Posted on 06/05/2010 1:16:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
It’s an unfortunate story that we hear every summer: young children getting left in cars in the sweltering heat.
Fortunately for a Gaithersburg child, a Good Samaritan was nearby and rescued her from a hot car.
On Friday, Tom Hruska was looking for a parking spot in a garage at the Rio Entertainment Complex, but had to go all the way to the sun-soaked roof to find an opening. As he left his car, he heard a baby crying and saw the three-month-old in a Volkswagen Beetle. Hruska ran to a nearby gym to call 911, then hurried back to his own car and got a wrench.
Baby Left in Sweltering Car Rescued "I broke the window and then I got the door open and I took the baby out," Hruska said. "It didn’t look really good. Its eyes were closing." The little girl had been left there by her father. She was rushed to the hospital; today, she's safe and at home. "This car had absolutely no shade; [it] was in a spot where direct sun was beating down on the car," said Lucille Bauer of Montgomery County Police. "When the baby was found, she was sweating, she was crying."
Police are thankful that someone took the proper steps to rescue the child, but they also see this as a teaching moment for all parents.
"What a lot of people don’t understand is, even when leaving windows cracked, it does not alleviate the heat buildup that goes inside," Bauer said.
At this time, the baby's father has not been charged, but authorities are still investigating. If authorities find that there was any negligence, he could receive a $500 fine or up to 30 days in jail.
I just don’t understand how anyone could leave a child in a hot car.
You simply forget they are with you.
They are in the back seat, they are asleep, particularly if it is not part of your regular routine to have them with you -
and particularly if you are sick or sleep deprived -
it does not require malice.
Sorry, don’t buy it.
More often than not, it's absent mindedness rather than intentional.
HUH? I NEVER forgot my children - in a car or anywhere else. I won’t leave my dog in the car in the hot sun either.
The man should go to jail for this - he’s just lucky it won’t be for a murder charge.
Watch the guy with the broken car window sue good guy for damages.
But do you notice how much sympathy the media has for a baby smothering in a sweltering hot car, but how little sympathy they have for a baby having its brains sucked into a sink in an abortion clinic?
Have a nice day.
Well you’ve got to pretty much have a awfully small brain to be that absent-minded.
Wouldn't shock me in the least.
I don’t either, but with a three month old baby, it could be a matter of sleep deprivation.
That’s a reach.
What you say is true.
However, this was the parking lot for the Rio Entertainment Complex.
One wonders what he was there for.
“...today, she’s safe and at home.” Half true.
Sadly, you are correct. Too many parents are so stressed with “life” that they forget that being a parent should preempt all other responsibilities.
Hit em hard! They need it.
Who in the hell doesn't know a car gets extremely hot while sitting in the sun, even with an open window and child neglect is a $500 fine or 30 days in jail??? WTF
Here are the activities at the Entertainment Center.
# All of our restaurants are on the waterfront with outside dining facilities.
# AMC Loews Rio Cinemas 18 offers all first run movies with Dolby Digital sound, on 18 screens with stadium seating.
# The Rio Sport and Health Club is one of the finest family workout facilities in the area, offering an indoor swimming pool, racquetball/basketball courts and KidsKlub for members.
# Clubgolf Performance Center will take care of all of your golfing needs.
# Paddleboats are available for your enjoyment during the spring, summer and fall months.
# Summer Concerts, Friday and Saturday evenings, 6-9pm, May - September.
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