Los Angeles, United States - August 28, 2025 08/27/2025 10:15 pm GMT-0700 SANTA CLARITA, Calif. – A toddler is safe after being found wandering alone in diapers through one of Santa Clarita’s busiest intersections overnight. The incident unfolded shortly after 10 p.m. when multiple 911 callers reported seeing a small child, believed to be between 3 and 5 years old, darting through traffic near Magic Mountain Parkway and McBean Parkway — an eight-lane intersection with usual heavy nighttime traffic. Teenager Julius Rivera spotted the girl, wearing only a diaper, a shirt, and a backpack, with a small dog in tow. Rivera called 911 while keeping her in sight and eventually guided her toward the River Oaks shopping center outside a Target store. “She was just wearing a diaper and a shirt and a backpack, and she had her little dog and her iPad,” Rivera told Key News Network. “It was late at night, and it’s a little girl wandering by herself.” Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded and secured the child and her dog with the help of good Samaritans. For about an hour, deputies worked to trace her home before locating her mother, who was reportedly intoxicated inside a residence about half a mile away. The mother was arrested and transported to the sheriff’s station. The case remains under investigation. Drone footage featured here has been reviewed and verified by Key News Network LLC. This aerial UAV footage complies with and conforms to the FAA Part 107 guidelines. All operations were conducted by FAA-certified Part 107 UAS pilot(s). Related information can be provided upon request.