Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty
A one-year-old is dead after being left in a hot car for hours while his mother underwent a cosmetic procedure, police said.
Maya Hernandez, 20, is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter and child cruelty after allegedly leaving her two sons, Amillio Gutierrez, 1, and his two-year-old brother, locked inside a parked car as temperatures soared to 101 degrees in Bakersfield, California on June 29.
I own the same model of car, and it tells you the car will shut off after an hour. As soon as you open the door, you get a big “car will automatically shut off in one hour” warning and cabin chime. It even pings your phone if you have the app installed.
That’s all good. Still feels like insane behavior for the car to have.
I think this is the classic case of trying to second guess the operator of the vehicle.
Some people were leaving their cars on in their garages accidentally, and having the engine start at some point later. This leads to leaking combustion products into the garage and home.
To fix that, they add an auto shut off that leads to cars unexpectedly turning off.
Hard nut to crack.