Pandabear
06-10-2008, 04:04 PM
http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=62882&provider=top
The City of Columbia (SC) Police Department is investigating an incident where they say a young child was left in a daycare vehicle for about three hours. VIDEO
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Columbia (WLTX) -- The City of Columbia Police Department is investigating an incident where they say a young child was left in a daycare vehicle for about three hours.
Brick Lewis with the police department says the child is being treated at Palmetto Richland, and she is in stable condition.
No charges have yet been filed in the case, as officers say it is too early in the investigation to be sure.
Investigators say the child was left in the vehicle, which was owned by Conyers Early Learning Center on Colonial Drive, sometime between 8:30 a.m. or 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Police say a City of Columbia employee who was working next door heard cries coming from the vehicle. That's when she went to daycare to alert daycare workers, who found the child inside the vehicle.
Columbia police was called to the scene, and they alerted the child's mother. The child was transported to the hospital.
"We certainly believe someone that is operating a daycare has a huge responsibility," says Capt. Thomas Dodson with City of Columbia Police.
For officials, that responsibility may have been neglected today. "As we all know, the temperatures are very high today... You throw in the humidity and you throw in a metal bus encased with glass and temperatures rise very quickly. We hear all the time temperatures can exceed 145 to 150 degrees," he says.
Officials say the doors were open on the bus, but an unattended child at daycare is still cause for concern. "The awareness falls back to the owners of that daycare, to make sure they're in compliance with common sense standards," says Dodson.
City of Columbia police are hoping their questions will lead to answers. Dodson asks, "Quite frankly, how does it happen? Someone forgot to take the child off the bus. Someone's responsible."
And lead to more parents questioning the people in charge of their child's safety. "Ask them on a frequent basis, are they following their own rules in addition to state regulations? Can't ask too many questions, sometimes you don't get a second chance," he says.
Investigators are still interviewing the driver of the vehicle.
If you have any information that could help investigators you are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC
What in the heck is wrong with these people that are supposed to be child care 'providers'? How do you misplace a 4 year old child?
The City of Columbia (SC) Police Department is investigating an incident where they say a young child was left in a daycare vehicle for about three hours. VIDEO
Advertisement
Columbia (WLTX) -- The City of Columbia Police Department is investigating an incident where they say a young child was left in a daycare vehicle for about three hours.
Brick Lewis with the police department says the child is being treated at Palmetto Richland, and she is in stable condition.
No charges have yet been filed in the case, as officers say it is too early in the investigation to be sure.
Investigators say the child was left in the vehicle, which was owned by Conyers Early Learning Center on Colonial Drive, sometime between 8:30 a.m. or 8:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Police say a City of Columbia employee who was working next door heard cries coming from the vehicle. That's when she went to daycare to alert daycare workers, who found the child inside the vehicle.
Columbia police was called to the scene, and they alerted the child's mother. The child was transported to the hospital.
"We certainly believe someone that is operating a daycare has a huge responsibility," says Capt. Thomas Dodson with City of Columbia Police.
For officials, that responsibility may have been neglected today. "As we all know, the temperatures are very high today... You throw in the humidity and you throw in a metal bus encased with glass and temperatures rise very quickly. We hear all the time temperatures can exceed 145 to 150 degrees," he says.
Officials say the doors were open on the bus, but an unattended child at daycare is still cause for concern. "The awareness falls back to the owners of that daycare, to make sure they're in compliance with common sense standards," says Dodson.
City of Columbia police are hoping their questions will lead to answers. Dodson asks, "Quite frankly, how does it happen? Someone forgot to take the child off the bus. Someone's responsible."
And lead to more parents questioning the people in charge of their child's safety. "Ask them on a frequent basis, are they following their own rules in addition to state regulations? Can't ask too many questions, sometimes you don't get a second chance," he says.
Investigators are still interviewing the driver of the vehicle.
If you have any information that could help investigators you are asked to call CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC
What in the heck is wrong with these people that are supposed to be child care 'providers'? How do you misplace a 4 year old child?