Infant dies after being left in hot car; mom forgot to drop her off at day care, police say

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Gray News) - A Texas mother is facing charges following the death of her child who was left in a car during triple-digit temperatures.

The Corpus Christi Police Department said 33-year-old Hilda Adame was arrested in connection with the death of her nearly 2-year-old daughter Tuesday.

Police say she forgot to drop off her daughter at day care that morning and ended up leaving her in the back seat of her vehicle while she went to work.

According to authorities, officers were called to Adame’s work, Tom Browne Middle School, at about 1:30 p.m. regarding an infant who was left inside a vehicle.

KRIS reports that Adame’s daughter, Harley Adame, was left inside the parked vehicle from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. before Hilda Adame went back to her SUV and realized Harley was still inside.

The mother then took her daughter to the nurse’s office where they started CPR until medics arrived.

Harley was taken to the Driscoll Children’s Hospital but was pronounced dead shortly before 2 p.m.

Corpus Christi police said Hilda Adame was arrested on charges that included injury to a child and abandoning or endangering a child causing imminent bodily injury.

According to AccuWeather, the high temperature in Corpus Christi reached as high as 102 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, including an excessive heat warning for the area.

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