{"id":13535,"date":"2024-08-04T12:54:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T12:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13535"},"modified":"2024-08-04T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T12:54:34","slug":"six-month-old-child-dies-in-hot-car-after-neighbour-forgot-about-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=13535","title":{"rendered":"Six-month-old child dies in hot car after \u2018neighbour forgot about him\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Travis Carter Jr was found dead in the back seat of his neighbour’s car<\/h2>\n

A six-month-old baby has tragically died after allegedly being left in a hot car by a neighbour.<\/p>\n

Travis Carter Jr was pronounced dead at the scene in Cordes Lakes, Arizona,\u00a0US<\/a>, at around 9pm on Tuesday (30 July).<\/p>\n

He was found in the back seat of a neighbour’s\u00a0car<\/a>, after they claimed to have forgotten to drop him back with his\u00a0father<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The neighbour, identified as a teenager, has since been\u00a0arrested<\/a>\u00a0and charged with negligent homicide.<\/p>\n

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In August, Arizona can see highs of 40\u00b0C. (Getty Stock Image)<\/cite><\/div>\n

According to the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office, Travis’s mother, Aleesia Phillips, had asked the teenager to drive her to Prescott Valley which is a half-hour\u00a0car<\/a> ride within the state of Arizona.<\/p>\n

Aleesia took Travis with her, but after he fell asleep, she allegedly told the neighbour to drop him back at his father’s house when she went off to work.<\/p>\n

The neighbour then set off back\u00a0home<\/a>, arriving at around 2pm and parking the car in their driveway.<\/p>\n

Police said that they ‘parked the car exposed in the hot sun and went into their house, claiming to forget about the baby in the car’.<\/p>\n

Almost seven hours later, at 8:45pm, it’s reported that Travis, the baby’s dad, called Aleesia, asking what time he could expect the neighbour to drop his son off.<\/p>\n

Only then did the couple realise what was going on, and that the baby had allegedly been left in the car for all these hours.<\/p>\n

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The child was just six months old. (Getty Stock Image)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Police said: “The neighbour ran next door to the father\u2019s house and both the father and neighbour pulled the baby out of the car, called 911 and tried CPR.”<\/p>\n

On Thursday (1 August), the juvenile was charged and hasn’t been named due to their age.<\/p>\n

Authorities said there is an ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the child’s death.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, this is not a rare occurrence as Kids and Car Safety recorded at least 1,083 hot car deaths between 1990 and 2023, with 29 deaths taking place last year and 36 in 2022.<\/p>\n

A GoFundMe for the boy’s memorial has been set up and reads: “Travis Carter Jr., parents Aleesia Phillips and Travis Carter could use financial support with funeral\/memorial costs.<\/p>\n

“If you cannot donate please share. Prayers are very welcome during this very devastating time.”<\/p>\n

At the time of writing, it has raised $2,675 out of its $10,000 target.<\/p>\n

If you wish to donate, you can do so\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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