Overview

• A 5-year-old boy was found unresponsive in his mother’s vehicle on Marion Avenue after nearly nine hours inside and later pronounced dead at a hospital.
• Mansfield detectives are gathering evidence and awaiting autopsy results before presenting the case to prosecutors for potential charges.
• Kids and Car Safety reports this is the ninth child hot car fatality in the United States in 2025.
• Temperatures in Mansfield reached around 90°F on June 26, conditions under which vehicle interiors can become lethal within minutes.
• Safety groups and NHTSA recommend backseat check routines and visual reminders such as placing personal items in the rear seat to prevent similar tragedies.