Even her 4-year-old reportedly knew that you\u2019re not supposed to leave kids alone inside a car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThat\u2019s why he allegedly called 911 to tell police that he and six other children were locked in a hot car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That call ended in the mom being hit with a charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Charles County Sheriff\u2019s Department says they got a call to 911 from a child in early May at 1:06 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The child told police that he and the other six kids were left alone in a hot car.
While the child wasn\u2019t able to articulate where they were to police, emergency personnel were able to track down the car\u2019s location using GPS and other methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The car was found at St. Charles Towne Center. It was there that police found seven children inside the car with the windows rolled up and the engine turned off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The children ranged in age from 4 to 2 years old. Police removed the children from the vehicle. The Charles County Fire\/EMS provided the children with treatment though the report doesn\u2019t specify if the children sustained injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The 37-year-old mother arrived back at the car about 10 minutes later. It is believed that she had been inside the mall shopping for about 20 minutes prior to that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Two of the children were hers, and she was babysitting the other five. The Department of Social Services also responded to the scene and were assisting with the case\u2019s investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Charles County Sheriff\u2019s Office reminded parents of the dangers of leaving people unattended in a car without air conditioning or ventilation.\u201cAs a reminder, it is against the law to leave a child under the age of eight unattended inside a motor vehicle if the caregiver is out of sight of the child unless a reliable person at least 13 years old remains with the child. It is also dangerous to leave anyone, including pets, inside a motor vehicle especially as outside temperatures become warmer. The temperature inside a parked car can quickly rise to extremely high and even fatal levels in a short period of time,\u201d their press release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to the Cleveland Clinic, temperatures inside a car can become dangerous within 10 minutes on an 80-degree day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even on a 60-degree day, your car can get up to 100 degrees. Even cracking the window isn\u2019t helpful in making conditions safe inside the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/istori.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-165.png\")
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The woman was charged with confinement of children inside a motor vehicle. Additional charges were pending at the time the press release was issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/istori.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-166.png\")
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They also warn that a child\u2019s body temperature can rise three to five times faster than an adult making it especially dangerous for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/istori.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/image-168.png\")
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