A Treasure Coast father is behind bars after leaving his son in a vehicle for hours, resulting in the child’s death. At 1:17 p.m. Monday, Port St. police officers. Lucie responded to reports of a 2-year-old boy who had been left for several hours inside a parked car in the 1700 block of Southeast Aires Lane. Your Neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News According to the Port St. Police Department. Lucie, the boy’s father, James Fidele, 37, called 911 after realizing he forgot to remove his child from his vehicle when he arrived home Monday morning. Officers immediately began rescue measures. Firefighters from the County of St. Lucie transported the boy to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Investigators say after speaking with Fidele, she told them she dropped off her other four children at school and returned home around 8:15 a.m. to begin work from her office. It wasn’t until 1:15 p.m., when he says he went to get a package from that car, that he noticed the boy was unconscious with his eyes open in the back seat. However, the police say. a search warrant verified that there was a rear seat reminder security alert on the SUV Fidele was driving. They also say video from a Ring camera near a neighbor’s home shows Fidele had “no urgency” about getting her son out of the vehicle. .Criminal Investigations Division detectives arrested and charged Fidele with leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle causing serious bodily injury. and Families was notified of the incident and the PSLPD Victim Assistance Unit provided support and resources to the family. “This is a very unfortunate and tragic incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family during this difficult time,” police told Janette Fennell, president and founder of the nonprofit Kids and Car Safety, says statistics show that since 1990, more than 1,000 children have died in hot cars nationwide. He says there are things parents can do to prevent a tragedy like this from happening. “If you put something in the back seat, like your cell phone or purse, when you’re out in the morning with your child, when you get to your destination, that will cause you to open the back door, that’s the look before closing.
A Treasure Coast father is behind bars after leaving his son in a vehicle for hours, resulting in the boy’s death.
On Monday at 1:17 p.m., police officers from Port St. Lucie responded to reports of a 2-year-old boy who had been left for several hours in a parked car in the 1700 block of Southeast Lane in Aires.
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According to the Port St. Police Department. Lucie, the boy’s father, James Fidele, 37, called 911 after realizing he had forgotten to remove his toddler from his vehicle when he arrived home Monday morning.
Officers immediately began rescue measures. Firefighters from the County of St. Lucie transported the boy to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Investigators say after speaking with Fidele, she told them she dropped off her other four children at school and returned home around 8:15 a.m. to begin work from her office.
It wasn’t until about 1:15 p.m., when he says he went to get a package from that car, that he noticed the boy was unconscious with his eyes open in the back seat.
However, police say a search warrant verified that there was a back seat reminder safety alert in the SUV Fidele was driving.
They also say video from a Ring camera near a neighbor’s home shows Fidele had “no urgency” about getting her son out of the vehicle.
Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division arrested and charged Fidele with leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle causing great bodily harm.
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Police say the Florida Department of Children and Families was notified of the incident and the PSLPD Victim Assistance Unit provided support and resources to the family.
“This is a very unfortunate and tragic incident and our thoughts and prayers are with the victim’s family during this difficult time,” police said in a news release.
Janette Fennell, president and founder of the nonprofit Kids and Car Safety, says statistics show that since 1990, more than 1,000 children have died in hot cars nationwide.
He says there are things parents can do to prevent a tragedy like this from happening.
“If you put something in the back seat, like your cell phone or your purse, when you leave in the morning with your child, when you get to your destination, that will cause you to open the back door, that’s the appearance before closing.”
