Overview

• The boy was found unresponsive in his mother’s car outside Pinnacle Kids Academy on July 9 and was pronounced dead at the scene.
• His 22-year-old mother, who works next door, fully believed she had dropped him off at preschool before leaving him in the back seat for hours.
• The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the child’s identity as Aiden Martinez and has scheduled an autopsy to determine cause and manner of death.
• San Antonio police have opened an investigation to decide if criminal charges are warranted following this fatal oversight.
• National data show nearly 40 children die each year in hot cars and that interiors can exceed 100°F within minutes when outside temperatures reach the 90s.