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Guardian of 1-year-old charged after deadly Alabama crash unveils toddler has been missing for months

Guardian of 1-year-old charged after deadly Alabama crash unveils toddler has been missing for months
WELCOME BACK. AND SARAH KILLIAN HERE AT THE BREAKING NEWS DESK. AND WE ARE FOLLOWING SOME BREAKING NEWS THIS MORNING OUT OF FAYETTE COUNTY. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A LIVE LOOK RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE HOME OF ONE YEAR OLD CALEB COLLINS. HE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE SEPTEMBER, AND RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE HERE THE HOME HERE ON ALABAMA. 129 IS SURROUNDED BY CRIME SCENE TAPE. THE FAYETTE COUNTY DEPUTIES CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR THIS LITTLE BOY. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF THE LITTLE BOY HERE. DEPUTIES SAY THEY DIDN鈥橳 EVEN KNOW LITTLE CALEB WAS MISSING UNTIL AFTER HIS FATHER AND SISTER WERE KILLED IN A CRASH ON DECEMBER THE 8TH. HIS GRANDFATHER, JOHN BAILEY, IS CALEB鈥橲 GUARDIAN. HE IS BEING HELD IN JAIL ON A $100,000 BOND FOR FAILING TO REPORT A MISSING CHILD. CALEB鈥橲 MOTHER, WENDY, REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AT UAB HOSPITAL. AUTHORITIES SAY THAT CALEB WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK WHEN HIS FATHER, STEVEN, CRASHED INTO A TREE GOING NEARLY 100 MILES AN HOUR. INVESTIGATORS SAY THAT STEVEN AND WENDY WERE NOT WEARING A SEATBELT, AND THEY WERE THROWN FROM THE TRUCK. BOTH STEVEN AND CALEB鈥橲 TWO YEAR OLD SISTER WERE KILLED. NOW OUR CREW WILL STAY ON THE SCENE AT THE HOUSE THERE THIS MORNING AS WE WAIT TO SEE IF INVESTIGATORS SHOW BACK UP THERE AND CONTINUE THEIR
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Guardian of 1-year-old charged after deadly Alabama crash unveils toddler has been missing for months
An Emergency Missing Child Alert has been issued for 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins on Tuesday.The child was last seen on Sept. 4 in Winfield, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.Crime tape was seen surrounding the home where Kahleb lived on Thursday morning as investigators searched the property. The Fayette County Sheriff's Office originally stated that he was reported missing on Dec. 9, one day after a deadly crash. The crash was near the Glen Allen community on County Road 73, according to Fayette County deputies. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from 米兰体育 13Kahleb's sister, a 2-year-old named Ryleigh Collins, and father, Steven Collins, 40, died in the crash, deputies said. Kahleb's mother, Wendy Bailey, was also in the vehicle. She remains in critical condition. According to the crash report, Steven was driving aggressively at 92 miles per hour on the wet street.The sheriff's office said law enforcement was told a day later that the man and woman in the crash "had another child" who was unaccounted for, according to a news release.On Dec. 11, John Elton Bailey, Kahleb's custodian, was taken into custody for failing to report a missing child. Court documents show there were physical injuries to the child, and he was removed from the home and taken to an unknown location, but no report was made by anyone in the home.Investigators believe Kahleb went missing more than three months ago, according to the complaint.He is still missing.>> 米兰体育 13 ON-THE-GO: Download our app for freeThe Fayette County Sheriff's Office and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are investigating the case.Anyone who knows where the child is asked to call deputies at 205-932-3205.This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. Stay updated on the latest stories with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.

An Emergency Missing Child Alert has been issued for 1-year-old Kahleb Rowan Collins on Tuesday.

The child was last seen on Sept. 4 in Winfield, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency.

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Crime tape was seen surrounding the home where Kahleb lived on Thursday morning as investigators searched the property.

Fayette County home of  Kahleb Collins surrounded by crime tape.
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Fayette County home of  Kahleb Collins surrounded by crime tape.

The Fayette County Sheriff's Office originally stated that he was reported missing on Dec. 9, one day after a deadly crash.

The crash was near the Glen Allen community on County Road 73, according to Fayette County deputies.

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Kahleb's sister, a 2-year-old named Ryleigh Collins, and father, Steven Collins, 40, died in the crash, deputies said. Kahleb's mother, Wendy Bailey, was also in the vehicle. She remains in critical condition. According to the crash report, Steven was driving aggressively at 92 miles per hour on the wet street.

The sheriff's office said law enforcement was told a day later that the man and woman in the crash "had another child" who was unaccounted for, according to a news release.

On Dec. 11, John Elton Bailey, Kahleb's custodian, was taken into custody for failing to report a missing child. Court documents show there were physical injuries to the child, and he was removed from the home and taken to an unknown location, but no report was made by anyone in the home.

Investigators believe Kahleb went missing more than three months ago, according to the complaint.

He is still missing.

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The Fayette County Sheriff's Office and Alabama Law Enforcement Agency are investigating the case.

Anyone who knows where the child is asked to call deputies at 205-932-3205.

This is a developing story and will be updated as information becomes available. Stay updated on the latest stories with the 米兰体育 13 app. You can download it here.