Infant Left In A Hot Car in Bedford, TX
Vanna M. Smith of Bedford, Texas was placed in jail Monday on suspicion of abandoning and endangering a child.
Smith, age 23, left her 5-month-old baby unattended for four hours in a parked vehicle. A Bedford patrol officer, Lt. Kirk Roberts, found the baby while responding to a report that an infant was left alone in a car in the 2000 block of Natchez Drive. At 8:30 a.m. he found the baby strapped in a seat in the unlocked car with the windows rolled down about an inch.
Smith told the officers she arrived home at around 4:30 a.m., went inside the house and fell asleep.
The infant was taken to Texas Health Hurst-Euless-Bedford hospital in Bedford and then to Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Police say he did not suffer life-threatening injuries.
Every day in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, all kinds of preventable accidents resulting in serious injuries happen to children. In this case, the baby’s injuries were caused by the negligence of the mother. In the hot Texas heat mothers have to be more aware of their children. Leaving a child in a car unattended in the blistering sun is not acceptable. Thankfully the baby had no serious injuries.
Information and commentary are provided by Dallas/ Fort Worth Child Injury Lawyer Mark Anderson. The Anderson Law Firm can be reached in Fort Worth at 817.294. 1900 or in Dallas at 214.327.8000. If you have questions about child injuries please fill out our contact form online for a free consultation.
