Baby dies -- left in hot car all day by dad in Concord

The father, 46-year-old Danny Takemoto of Benicia, left home early Wednesday with his son strapped into a child seat, according to Concord police Lt. David Chilimidos.

The boy was identified Thursday by the Contra Costa County Coroner's office as 11-month-old Ian Takemoto.

The man did not stop at the child care center and went directly to his office at a medical equipment company at 4040 Nelson Ave., parking his car, a blue Honda sedan, in the lot near the office.

His wife phoned him at work shortly before 3:30 p.m. to ask why the child care facility had called her to report that her son was not there. In horror, Takemoto raced outside to the car and found the lifeless body of his son still strapped in the car seat, Chilimidos said.

Officials ID baby found dead in El Cerrito car

Authorities are investigating the death of a 4-month-old boy who died after his father left him alone in a car at the El Cerrito BART station.

The child was identified Tuesday as Everett Carey.

Authorities say the boy's father normally would drop him off at day care in the morning before driving to the BART station. The mother went to the station after learning her son never showed up at day care Monday and found Everett unconscious inside the 2006 Chrysler around 5:30 p.m.

The boy was declared dead at the hospital shortly after.

Temperatures in El Cerrito were only in the high 60s or low 70s, but experts say young children can be at hyperthermia risk even in such mild weather.

Child Dies After Being Left Alone In Car

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- St. Johns sheriff's deputies said a 12-month-old child died after being left in the back seat of a car late Sunday morning. Investigators said the child's father had taken the mother to work and did not realize she had placed the infant in the back seat of the car. Upon returning home, the father went inside, realized the little girl was not in her room and began to search for her.

According to authorities, the father found the child in the back seat of the car and called 911 immediately. Rescuers took the infant to the hospital, but the little girl was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Deputies say there were other adults in the home at the time and that the incident appears to be accidental, though they are still investigating.

The Unlovin' Oven

Jared Andrew Lewis (11 montjs old) of Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, dead on arrival on 24 June 1997. His father left him alone in the car for 45 minutes while he smoked pot at someone's house.

I forgot to drop my son off at daycare on the way to work one day, granted I was still in the car with him, but I drove right past the building and didn't realize it till he asked why...