Overview

• The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has officially identified him as Aiden Martinez and is awaiting autopsy results to determine cause and manner of death.
• The boy’s 22-year-old mother went to work at 8 a.m. believing she dropped him off at Pinnacle Kids Academy, only to find him unresponsive in the back seat at 4:30 p.m.
• On July 9, San Antonio temperatures rose into the low 90s, allowing the car’s interior to exceed 130°F within an hour.
• San Antonio police are investigating whether the boy’s death resulted from accidental negligence or criminal wrongdoing; no arrests have been made.
• Approximately 40 children die each year from vehicular heatstroke nationwide, prompting experts to urge back-seat checks and in-vehicle alert systems.