A mom in Maryland was arrested after her 4-year-old boy called 911 while waiting unsupervised for her in a hot car.
This mom had gone shopping at the mall in St. Charles, Maryland. While shopping, she left seven children alone in her hot car. Although the car doors were unlocked, she reportedly told the kids not to leave the vehicle. The windows were rolled up.
The kids ranged in age from 2 years old to 4 years old were in the car waiting for at least 20 minutes while temperatures were around 80 degrees F.
Finally, a 4-year-old boy used a phone in the car to call 911. Officers arrived and then released the kids. All of these children were “scared” and “sweaty.” and then provided with appropriate medical treatment while on the scene.
The Charles County sheriff’s office said: “It is against the law to leave a child under the age of 8 unattended inside a motor vehicle if the caregiver is out of sight of the child unless a reliable person at least 13-years-old remains with the child,”
“It is also dangerous to leave anyone, including pets, inside a motor vehicle especially as outside temperatures become warmer. The temperature inside a parked car can quickly rise to extremely high and even fatal levels in a short period of time.” They added.
About 10 minutes after the police got there, the woman arrived. Then, she faced a charge of confinement of children inside a motor vehicle.
Source: http://twentytwowords.com
