A 2-year-old girl reportedly died on Wednesday in a hot car in Maryland. The girl was found dead in a vehicle near Arcola Elementary School in Silver Spring. Sources told WJLA that the girl’s father dropped one child off at school but forgot to take the toddler to the babysitter’s — which became apparent hours …
A New Jersey father was arrested after allegedly leaving his 4-month-old son in a family van for two hours, resulting in the first pediatric vehicular heatstroke death of 2025. On March 18, Moshe Ehrlich was responsible for dropping four of his six children off at a babysitter’s home, according to The New York Post. Upon …
A New Jersey father is facing charges after prosecutors say he left his infant child inside a vehicle for hours, allegedly after forgetting to drop him off with a babysitter. Police charged Moshe Ehrlich, 35, of Lakewood with endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced on March 20. Lakewood Township …
A 15-month-old Florida baby was found unresponsive at Sumter Middle School, according to a media release from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A family member reportedly forgot the child was in the vehicle and did not drop them off at daycare as planned. The family member then entered the middle school, leaving the child in …
Two additional fatalities have been reported involving children left in hot cars earlier this summer. The pediatric vehicular heatstroke victims bring the total to 35 in the U.S. for 2024, matching last year’s count, according to Jan Null, an adjunct professor of Meteorology & Climate Science at San Jose State University. “Two additional hot car …
The father of a California toddler who died in a hot car last week had already lost two sons to a drunk driver. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police received a call about a medical emergency in Anaheim just before 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The toddler, identified as Ily Ruiz, was rushed to a hospital, where she …
The mom of 3-year-old California girl who died after being locked in a hot car in California last week has been arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter and neglect. The mother and child were found in the locked car in Anaheim on Friday, as CrimeOnline reported. Police received a call about a medical emergency in …
Twin 2-year-old girls in Oklahoma were reportedly supposed to be dropped off at daycare before they were found dead in a car on Thursday. The girls, identified as Ariel and Avery Suter, were found dead in a vehicle in Norman. KFOR reported that the parents had left the girls with a family member who was …
A 4-year-old Arizona girl died after being found unresponsive in a hot car on Sunday, police said. According to the Buckeye Police Department, officers were called to a home near McDowell Road and Sienna Hills Parkway around 5 p.m. by a family member who found the victim in the car. Police attempted to revive her …
A California toddler has died after being left in a hot car, marking the 30th such death nationwide this year. An Anaheim, California, mother and her 3-year-old toddler were found unresponsive in a vehicle on Friday afternoon, according to NBC Los Angeles. Both were taken to a nearby hospital, where the toddler was pronounced dead. …
A Florida daycare bus driver was arrested this week after she left a 6-year-old girl sleeping on her bus for over an hour. The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office said the girl banged on a window to attract the attention someone walking by after she woke up “realizing she was very hot and had trouble breathing,” …
A Nebraska mother is facing charges for allegedly leaving her 3-month-old baby in a pickup truck with windows “partially ajar” as temperatures soared to 90 degrees. According to the Merrick County Sheriff’s Office, police said that 40-year-old Cara Dugan was riding a horse at the Merrick County Fairgrounds when bystanders heard the baby crying inside …
