On Tuesday, a 2-year-old was found dead in a hot car in Hobbs after being left there for several hours by a babysitter, according to the Hobbs Police Department.
A news release indicates Hobbs police received a 911 call around 1:30 p.m. from a woman who said she had accidentally left her child in her car for several hours.
According to HPD, Tammy Brooks, 40, was babysitting the child and called 911. Police said they believed she was away from the vehicle for several hours prior to calling 911.
Fire and rescue crews responded and declared the child dead at the scene.
The baby sitter, Tammy Brooks, was being held at the Hobbs County Detention Center on a first-degree felony charge of abandonment or abuse of a child that resulted in death.
The accident marks the 42nd case of a child dying of heat exhaustion in ovenlike cars nationally in 2019.
