SAN ANTONIO — A five-year-boy died on Wednesday after being left in a hot car all day after his mother thought she had dropped him off at school before leaving to work, police say.
San Antonio Police Chief McManus said in a media briefing, the boy's mother went to work in the morning and typically drops the child off at the Pinnacle school before driving to her place of work, next door.
The mother then left work this afternoon to go pick up her child from the school and was told the child never arrived. She told police she thought that she had dropped the child off before going to work. The child was discovered deceased in the backseat of the car, still in his car seat.
Detectives are investigating including determining whether it was accidental or criminal, Chief McManus said.
We'll update this article as new information becomes available.
shadyelf on July 10th, 2025 at 01:59 UTC »
I got a new car recently and I was wondering why my app for it would tell me to check the rear seat after turning off the engine.
Guess this is prevalent enough that some carmakers are taking it into account.
h0neybl0ss0m29 on July 10th, 2025 at 01:15 UTC »
This is very similar to this tragic story. Dad had a slight change in routine, forgot to drop off his son and went straight to work. Didn't realize he left him in the car until his wife called him and told him the child isn't in his classroom. The father ended up shooting himself hours later.
Glory-of-the-80s on July 10th, 2025 at 01:13 UTC »
not even ten minutes ago i read a “child dies in hot car” post and thought this was the same story. nope. that one was a mom who left her kids in the car to get lip filler.