An investigation is underway following the tragic death of a 2-month-old baby girl who was left in an SUV parked outside a home in eastern San Diego County. The incident was reported on June 19 by authorities.
According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, a family member discovered the unresponsive baby inside the parked SUV in the 10000 block of Settle Road in Santee on June 13. Deputies and paramedics rushed to the scene to provide life-saving measures, but unfortunately, the baby girl later passed away at the hospital.
If you have any information regarding this heartbreaking incident, please contact the county Sheriff’s Child Abuse Unit at 858-285-6222. For after-hours assistance, you can call the department’s non-emergency line at 858-868-3200.
Authorities are reminding the public about the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles, especially during the warmer summer months. It is illegal in the state of California to leave young children alone in a car.
“It only takes minutes for the temperatures inside your car to heat up like an oven,” warned the sheriff’s department in a statement released on June 19.
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It is important to remember Kaitlyn’s Law, which was enacted after a tragic incident in 2000 where a six-month-old baby died in Riverside County due to being left in a hot car for over two hours by her babysitter. The law prohibits leaving a child under the age of 6 unattended in a vehicle.
