New Car Death: Baby Left in SUV by Busy Dad
Every summer, we see the same story dozens of times: a mom or dad forgets to drop a kid off at child care, then walks into work and abandons their offspring. Hours later, the child is dead from heat stroke and dehydration, as summer temperatures of 90 or 100 degrees Fahrenheit push the internal temperature of the car up to 160 degrees.
The latest incident occurred in Dallas, Texas, where an unnamed dad scurried into work and left his son in a sweltering Chevrolet Tahoe. A passer-by called police to the grim scene shortly before 6pm, where they removed the body of a 10-month old.
I’m not going to belabor this point. I’m sure this dad is beating the hell out of himself, and continue to do so for the next 10 years. Like my wife just said, however, "I’d find it very hard to move past a mistake that big in our marriage."
No job is worth a child’s life, folks. Let’s have a little more awareness out there, so that preventable shit like this never happens again.
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10 opinions for New Car Death: Baby Left in SUV by Busy Dad
pam
Aug 27, 2006 at 5:54 am
When I would read these stories I would think the same thing. How could someone just forget their child? What kind of parent are they? The problem with this story is I know this person. I know what kind of parent they are, and that is what makes this so hard.
He is the most loving dad you will ever meet. He loves his kids. What happened that morning, that made him forget, I don’t know, but I do know that it was a very tragic accident one that he will have to live with for the rest of his life. We don’t know what was happening that morning, we were not there and until we walk in his shoes, I do not think that God gives us the right to pass judgement on anyone.
Jay Andrew Allen
Aug 27, 2006 at 9:05 am
All well and good, Pam, but a child is dead. I’m not as concerned with “passing judgment” as I am with making sure no more kids die needlessly. This is bigger than one person’s pain.
Beth
Sep 1, 2006 at 8:19 am
This is a horrible, horrible story, but it could happen to anyone. It’s not a matter of a job being more important than a child - I have no doubts this man would give anything, ANYTHING, to be able to undo what happened on that horrible day. You say he will continue to beat himself up for the next 10 years? Try the rest of his life. It shouldn’t have happened, and it was preventable, but I think it’s unfair to imply that this poor man believed his job to be more important than his child.
I know him, too, and I can vouch for the fact that he is a wonderful, loving father and husband. And I know, if he could, he would crawl into that car and trade places with his son in a second. This will haunt him every day for the rest of his life.
Dad Abandons Son in Car to Go Drinking - from Parents Behaving Badly by Jay Andrew Allen
Sep 3, 2006 at 5:07 pm
[…] I can have a speck of compassion for people who leave their kids in the sweltering heat of a locked vehicle all day. They’re tragic and preventable, but don’t generally involve malice. What Bello did, by contrast, was just plain dumb. […]
riss
Jan 18, 2007 at 3:31 am
I can maybe understand if your having a super hectic day and you have a bunch of kids and you MOMENTARILY forget the child , but not for any excessive amounts of time. COME ON MORONS>>
Lisa
Mar 29, 2007 at 9:45 am
I heard about a story a while back that the mother usually took the baby to daycare, but the father had to do it one day instead. The baby was asleep and didn’t make a peep in the car ride. Since the father usually drove straight to work and the baby didn’t make a peep, he forgot about it and went to work like usual. I can see that happening. A reasonable person could make that mistake if their mind was occupied by something at the time.
Jessica
Jun 6, 2007 at 4:55 am
This is such BS…how do you forget your child? This is the fruit of your loins. Come on now people. I don’t see myself ever forgetting my children, especially for the simple fact that I always check my backseats…whether it is that I put my purse back there, or to simply make sure that nothings wrong. This is happening too often now for it to be considred an accident anymore. People are doing this shit on purpose, and using it as a way to kill their children and not have to be put away for it. Its sad, really.
Karla
Jun 29, 2007 at 5:30 am
when my 2 kids were babies (they r 7 & 2 yo now) i use to dream about accidentally leaving them in the car while i just drove straight to work. but even in these dreams i realized the my infant child was still there before i went inside. it was a horrible nightmare that probably happened till they were over a year old. but i can’t imagine ACTUALLY leaving your baby in the car, let alone in the summer time w/all the windows up!!! i feel for the parents this happens too but, come on! *god forbid i should ever get a case of morning amnesia and forget a baby in a car* i just don’t think it’s possible to ACTUALLY FORGET YOUR BABY!!! then again- judge not lest ye be judged. my heart goes out to everyone this kind of tragedy affects.
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