Baby forgotten by Dad, dies in van

Baby Found Dead In Car In Concord
Father Says He Forgot About Him..
(From CNN website)

How can you "forget" to drop your child off and then leave him in your van for 6 hours?
Your lunch or keys..yes..but your son???

CONCORD, Calif. -- A man who said he mistakenly left his 11-month-old son in a hot car for more than six hours while he went to work was arrested Wednesday night in the boy's death.

Danny Takemoto, 46, of Benicia, was booked on suspicion of felony manslaughter, said Concord police Lt. David Chilimidos.

Takemoto told police that he neglected to drop off the child at a day care center and instead drove to work Wednesday morning, Chilimidos said.

"For whatever reason, the father forgot about the son," Chilimidos said.

Takemoto's wife phoned him shortly before 3:30 p.m. to ask why the day care had called her to report that her son was not there, prompting Takemoto to race out to the van and find the lifeless body of his son still strapped in the car seat, the lieutenant said.

The temperature in Concord reached 81 degrees Wednesday but would have been much higher inside the vehicle.

An autopsy likely would be conducted Thursday, authorities said.

At least 15 small children have died so far this year nationwide after being left in hot vehicles, according to a study published in Pediatrics, the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and updated July 12. Last year, 29 children died, and 42 died in 2005, the study said.

Under California law, leaving a child, age 6 or younger, alone in a vehicle is a citable offense

How in the hell can you forget about your child?
How can no one notice a child left alone in a van for 6 SIX hours?

Windows to dark? Too much window tint?

In the photos, the van looks like a Honda Oddessy (sp).

[Dondi]

Linky?

[mv_princess]

Sadly a lot of parents forget about their kid in the back seat. Maybe he doesn't normally drop him off, and if they baby fell asleep?

I am not saying it's right, just saying it happens

Originally Posted by Dondi

Linky?

As noted: CNN website.......
But just for you
LINKY

[Nickel]

Originally Posted by Inkpen

As noted: CNN website.......
But just for you
LINKY

That is decidedly not CNN's website.

Really sad story, and unfortunately it happens too often.

Originally Posted by mv_princess

Sadly a lot of parents forget about their kid in the back seat. Maybe he doesn't normally drop him off, and if they baby fell asleep?

I am not saying it's right, just saying it happens

So it is a common thing to forget about your child and let it die?

[mv_princess]

Originally Posted by Inkpen

So it is a common thing to forget about your child and let it die?

I didn't once say it was common. But I did say it happens.

Originally Posted by Nickel

That is decidedly not CNN's website.

Really sad story, and unfortunately it happens too often.

Here ya go:
http://www.cnn.com/

Scroll down list of stories and see #10.....and click on that...OK?
KCRA: Baby found dead in van after dad forgets

[barncat]

How sad, I really don't understand how someone could forget their child in a vehicle.

CSI did an episode on this, it ended up the parents did it on purpose because they were afraid the child had an illness and was going to die anyway.

Originally Posted by mv_princess

I didn't once say it was common. But I did say it happens.

You said, "Sadly a lot of parents forget about their kid in the back seat."

So if a lot forget, than it is a common event....Yes??? No????

Just was not aware that a lot of parents forgot about their kids....