A 4-year-old girl from Pennsylvania died on Friday, July 22, after her babysitter left her in a hot vehicle for hours during a heat wave, as per the reports.
The unidentified caretaker was supposed to drop off the kid, who was later on recognized as Samaria Motyka, at day care in the morning however, instead, went straight to work, leaving the girl, identified by WNEP as Samaria Motyka, in the backseat of the vehicle for the rest of the day.
The Associated Press noted that the lady came out to her automobile at around 3:30 p.m. on Friday, when she found the girl not responding.
Police were contacted to the scene and administered emergency treatment before rushing the kid to Williamsport Regional Medical Center, where she was declared dead on arrival.
According to the National Weather Service, the temperature level in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, reached 97 degrees just after 4 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The Northeast remains in the middle of its longest heat wave since 2013, NBC Philadelphia later reported.
“With today’s heat, it’s dreadful, dreadful. Makes me want to weep,” a Williamsport local told regional news station WNEP of the occurrence.
An autopsy was conducted on Saturday, July 23, at the Lehigh Valley Medical Center in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Authorities are waiting for toxicology results before deciding whether to submit criminal charges against the babysitter, as per WNEP.
