A 2-year-old girl was left in a locked vehicle Tuesday afternoon as temperatures climbed, police said, forcing rescuers to smash the vehicle’s windows to retrieve her. The toddler was unharmed, and her caretaker was arrested following the incident.
The Mountain View Fire Department received a call at 12:49 p.m. Tuesday that a baby had been left unattended in a vehicle near the Mountain View Library. When rescuers arrived, they found the 2-year old girl secured in a child seat with all the windows rolled up, sweating profusely.
Firefighters quickly smashed the car’s windows to get her out. The girl was then transported to a local emergency room by ambulance.
Police waited at the vehicle for the girl’s caretaker to return. When she finally did, nearly half an hour later, she was arrested and booked on charges of felony child endangerment.
The girl was given a clean bill of health, and reunited with her mother at the hospital, police said.
Tuesday’s temperatures reached a high of 86 degrees, peaking in mid-afternoon.
E-mail Melody Dye at mdye@mv-voice.com
