11-month-old baby dies after being left inside hot car for hours as mother worked
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA: A Florida mom found her 11-month-old baby boy "unresponsive" in the back seat after realizing she had left him in the car while she was at work. According to authorities, the mother continued working her shift at the Big Bend Hospice while the infant boy was left in a parked car in the 1700 block of Mahan Center Boulevard.
The infant, who was left in the parked car for "an extended period of time," according to Tallahassee Police, passed away on July 19, Tuesday. The mother of the baby "inadvertently" left him in the car, where she later discovered him "unresponsive," according to WCTV. On Tuesday, AccuWeather noted that temperatures in Tallahassee were above 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Heather Merritt, Assistant Director of Communications TPD, said, "When she walked out and finished her shift, she did discover that she had left her child in the vehicle and they immediately called 911." The Tallahassee Democrat was informed by Bill Wertman, CEO of Big Bend Hospice, that the institution offers staff members grief counseling.
The precise reason for the baby's death is the subject of a police investigation and the findings will be given to the state attorney's office for examination of any potential charges after the investigation is concluded.
Shalom Tauber, a three-year-old Miami boy, died only last week after his parents "mistakenly" left him in the car. The little boy was left in a heated car for a straight eight hours outside a Miami daycare where both of his parents work. Tauber tragically passed away on July 11. According to the Miami Herald, Tauber was one of many kids from the same family who attended the Jewish childcare Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami Gardens.
On the day of his demise, the outside temperature was in the mid-90s Fahrenheit range, and the heat index indicated that the day's peak temperature was 103 Fahrenheit. The child was airlifted unconscious to Jackson North Medical Center, where staff members pronounced him dead. According to NBC Miami, the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner concluded that Tauber's death was unintentional and that it was caused by heat exhaustion and hyperthermia.
As compared to 2021 when there were 23 heat-related car deaths, 12 children have died in 2022 till now, according to the national NGO KidsandCars. More than 57 per cent of these victims involved children under the age of one, and 87 per cent of them were 3 years old or less.
Experts advise keeping crucial belongings in the back seat and developing a routine of opening the back door every time you get out of the car can help prevent forgetting children inside. Additionally, lock your parked car and keep the keys out of the children's reach to prevent them from entering the car while you are inside your home.