Mother Never Responded To Daycare's Text Asking About 1YO Boy Who Never Arrived

[Sugar Cookie]

A death investigation is underway after an infant was found unresponsive inside a hot car in a parking lot in Lexington on Tuesday, authorities announced Wednesday.

Emergency crews responded around 5:30 p.m. found an unresponsive 1-year-old boy inside a vehicle, according to Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan.

The boy was rushed to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Boston 25 News learned that the child attended a daycare located in the building, Sol-Solecito. The founder of the business, Nelly Mayorga, said in a statement that the boy was supposed to have been at daycare yesterday, but did not show up. Their policy, she said, was to take attendance by 8:45 a.m. and to send a message to parents of children not there.

In this case, that was done around 9 a.m. But they never heard from the mom, Mayorga said.

At 5:20 p.m., the mom in question showed up to pick up her son, Mayorga said. When staff told her he wasn’t there she became agitated. A staffer then asked a key question... if your son was never here today where would he be? At that point, Mayorga said, the mom ran out to her car and found the baby unresponsive. The daycare called 9-1-1 but the baby was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office says a preliminary investigation suggests the child never entered the daycare and that he may have been in the car for an extended time. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death for the child.

‘Nothing compares to this’: Baby dies after being left in hot car in Lexington, officials say

The Middlesex District Attorney’s Office says a preliminary investigation suggests the child never entered the daycare and that he may have been in the car for an extended time.

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[Sugar Cookie]

You would think will all the reports of hot car deaths this summer parents would be a little more vigilant in checking their cars.

 

[runninfawn]

well i am wondering if with a child left in car for that long a perid wouldn't there be a smell in enclosed cars, like wet and dirty diaper smell that you couldn't miss when you open the car doors... wouldn't it be even worse in hot weather? plus also the added smells of a baked human being?? especially after that many hours in a hot car? how could you not smell it and drive even for 5 minutes with that smell??

 

[the cat did it]

well i am wondering if with a child left in car for that long a perid wouldn't there be a smell in enclosed cars, like wet and dirty diaper smell that you couldn't miss when you open the car doors... wouldn't it be even worse in hot weather? plus also the added smells of a baked human being?? especially after that many hours in a hot car? how could you not smell it and drive even for 5 minutes with that smell??

You are so right! I never even thought of that, very smart!

Somethings rotten in the state of Denmark....

 

[Josh P]

I doubt the boy climbed into the backseat of the car and patiently waited for mom to squire him to daycare. I'd be interested to know how much the mom used her phone throughout the day and missed the text. I wouldn't be surprised if this wasn't as accidental as it appears to be.

 

[hiitsme]

I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd set an alarm for five minutes after the time I was supposed to drop them off, labeled look in the backseat.

 

[Josh P]

I don't have kids, but if I did, I'd set an alarm for five minutes after the time I was supposed to drop them off, labeled look in the backseat.

That's a good idea, if she checked her mirrors once, the rear view mirror would have revealed a child in the backseat.

 

[stevierae]

Maybe the mom WORKED in the same building in which the daycare was located? If that were (perhaps) the case, she would have just walked from work to daycare to pick up her son ...not stopping at the car nor driving it (having any reason to do so.)

Just speculating as to a possibility.

 

[Josh P]

Maybe the mom WORKED in the same building in which the daycare was located? If that were (perhaps) the case, she would have just walked from work to daycare to pick up her son ...not stopping at the car nor driving it (having any reason to do so.)

Just speculating as to a possibility.

Very good possibility

 

[runninfawn]

i don't know of very many people that carry their phones where ever they go (normal now a days) and do not check if they had texts, even their social media at breaks, lunch time even bathroom breaks... most people that silence the ring tones turn their cell phone to vibrate so they don't miss important "to them" texts etc... especially if you have children in school or younger ... you would want to know if they got sick, hurt, skipped school what ever...if daycare texted her in early morning and she didn't see the text she would be one of the rare ones that doesn't carry or even turn her cell on and when you have children and for me it would be the only reason to put mine on vibrate and check my phone on breaks even bathroom break

 

[DivineRAiNz]

I can't understand how this happens. Theres been plenty of times where I barely reached the corner of my block and had to turn around because I realized I forgot something. Never a child, but like I didn't grab my monster coffee, bank card, little things. Can't understand doing a whole shift without ever remembering you forgot your child is still in the car

 

[Blizzard]

None of these baby deaths should be happening - - - for many, MANY reasons. It's all backwards and fucked up.

 

[knockout]

On TV they said put something important in backseat so you don't forget the kids, sounds stupid whats more important than your kids
But maybe a purse or wallet is what it takes