This is such sad news to report (and it seems to be happening more often): on Thursday a 3-year-old boy was left behind in a hot daycare van after a field trip and died. Police believe the child was left in the vehicle for at least four hours where temperatures reached at least 113 degrees.
The child, who has not been named, “was found unresponsive in the van around 7 p.m., when his father arrived at Discovering Me Academy in the 8000 block of Antoine to pick up his son.”1 The driver and a chaperone were detained for questioning.
“According to records, the daycare was cited for several violations involving their van in 2015. One violation included not having an electronic child safety alarm, which is used to notify a driver that a child was left in the vehicle.
The daycare was also cited for not reporting a wreck involving the van in a timely manner, and for a driver not knowing the number of children in her group.”2
We are so sorry for his parent’s loss. Please be careful always with your children but especially at this time of year as temperatures inside of cars can soar into triple digits.
