Harlingen police: Parents won’t face charges after accidentally locking baby in car
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The Harlingen Police Department said the parent seen in a viral video smashing the windshield of their car to get their baby out of it won’t face any charges.
A spokesperson for the Harlingen Police Department said the parents accidentally locked their baby and keys inside the vehicle.
South Texas Emergency Care Foundation, the EMS provider who responded to the call, said the baby was treated at the scene.
STEC transportation director Rene Perez said the parents did the right thing in calling 911 right away, as first responders arrived at the scene within minutes.
“When you have a child, particularly a child in a vehicle like that, 10 minutes is too long,” Perez said. “So you really want to make sure that the baby is doing well, and it’s best to have observations on the child just to make sure that they're compensating properly for the stress that they just went through."
Perez said it's always best to get your child checked out and hydrate them right away after a similar situation.
It's also best to continue monitoring your child for the next several days, and get them checked out by a doctor if parents notice any strange behavior.
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