Mother charged after children rescued from hot car

One of these stories with a happy ending for once; police in Maryland rescued seven very young children that had been left in a car in a store parking lot, after one of the children called 911 for help.

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Charles County deputies received the call just after 1 p.m. on Friday. The child told a 911 dispatcher he did not know where they were, but authorities were able to trace the call to a mall parking lot in St. Charles, Maryland, the Charles County Sheriff's Office said in a press release. The seven children, ages 2 to 4, were found in the vehicle, which had its windows rolled up. Authorities said the kids had been left unattended for at least 20 minutes. "Officers helped the children out of the vehicle and Charles County Fire/EMS provided treatment on the scene," the sheriff's office said. According to WJLA, the kids were "scared" and "sweaty." Temperatures in the area climbed up to around 80 degrees on Friday. Authorities believe the 4-year-old used a phone left in the car to call for help, according to the outlet. A 37-year-old woman arrived back at the car about 10 minutes after police. The woman, who is the mother of two of the children and was babysitting the others, was arrested and charged with confinement of children inside a motor vehicle. Authorities said they were not releasing the woman's name to protect the children's identities.

The article also mentions "additional charges" expected. If I were to hazard a guess, I would say one or more of those charges might appertain to how seven children ages 4 and under were supposed to be safely and properly restrained inside that car while it was traveling. Assuming the Monte Carlo in the photo at the top of the article was the vehicle in question, of course.

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