Overview

• The boy has been identified as 5-year-old Aiden Martinez by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office following his discovery outside Pinnacle Kids Academy on July 9.
• He remained in the back seat from early morning until before 5 p.m., during which outside temperatures rose from the low 80s to 91°F with a heat index of 95°F.
• His 22-year-old mother, who maintains a daily routine of dropping him off at the daycare next to her workplace, fully believed she had taken him inside.
• San Antonio Police homicide detectives are assessing whether the incident amounts to criminal negligence, and no arrests have been made as of July 11.
• With four hot-car child deaths in Texas over two weeks, safety experts urge back-seat checks and deployment of alert technologies to prevent similar tragedies.