A BABY girl has died after she was trapped in a car for eight hours as her carer allegedly washed cars nearby.
The girl, 1, was found unconscious in a hot car after Keyner Roman Vazquez De Leon, 22, allegedly forgot to drop her at her babysitter’s, police say.
The man was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child following the horror incident in Homestead, Florida, on Saturday.
Cops learned Vazquez De Leon was trusted to pick up the child and drive her to the babysitter six days a week.
On the fatal day, the suspect arrived as usual to collect the girl before picking up another friend who he also gives lifts to.
After dropping his companion off he returned home where he began washing cars, allegedly forgetting about the child.
According to cops the baby was in the vehicle for eight-hours before her mum called the man to ask about her daughters whereabouts.
Vazquez De Leon then reportedly rushed to the car where he found the girl unresponsive in her car seat.
He carried her inside and immediately called 911 and was taken into custody as soon as they arrived.
Fire rescue crews provided assistance but the child was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
He pleaded guilty during his pre-trial detention hearing on Sunday and was placed on house arrest.
The police statement said the suspect and victim are not related but did not expand on the relationship.
A neighbour named Berlin Vasquez said they knew the man for around three years, NBC6 reports.
He said: “He normally takes kids to school.
“Yesterday, he was taking care of baby basically 2 years old, and he forgot. Eight hours inside a car and he forgot.”
Another neighbour said the death has left the entire area shaken.
She told the outlet: “It’s very painful.
“We have our kids, we leave them with someone to take [care] of them, and now we don’t have that confidence to do so.”
In a similar situation, a after her parents allegedly forgot to drop her at nursery and drove off to work in September.
The 18-month-old child was discovered unconscious in the Flemish Brabant region in , sparking an urgent emergency response.
The little toddler had been trapped inside the car all day – and had fallen unconscious.
Emergency services raced to the scene and desperately tried to resuscitate the young girl but she tragically passed away.
