Dad Forgets Baby In Car While On Way To Work: Man Leaves Baby In SUV, Calls 911 To Rescue Her

Imagine if a dad forgets about his baby left in a car then realizes it while he’s on a train headed to work. That’s what happened to an unidentified man in Quincy, Massachusetts, on Wednesday. When he realized what he’d done, he made a 911 call to get someone to rescue his daughter from the SUV, KTIC Radio reports.

The man placed the call around 8:20 a.m. while he was already on a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) train. He told the dispatcher that he was on his way back to the station when it hit him what happened.

“I left my 1-year-old baby in my SUV by accident this morning. I am on my way back to the station now.”

The Quincy police, MTBA police, and EMTs responded to the 911 call and found the 1-year-old girl to be okay. She’d been inside the SUV about 35 minutes.

It’s unknown if the man who forgot his baby in the car will face charges for anything. He reportedly feels terrible and says that Wednesday was the worst day of his life. He’s thankful the temperatures weren’t warmer that morning.

WZB Channel 4 has the full statement here from the man who forgot his baby in the car.

“My family and I are very relieved but still shook up.

“This morning we had a very close call. Like many parents, I have a very repetitive morning procedure that involves two day care drop offs and a Red Line ride. After dropping off my older child at school, I neglected to drop off my infant at the in-home daycare we use and she was left in the car at an MBTA train station in Quincy. The baby had fallen asleep in the child seat and I went into auto pilot. I had what I thought was a safe-guard procedure against this in place that I neglected to use today. Obviously, we will be doing more to prevent this going forward.

“I had realized just before I arrived at work in Cambridge what I had done and rushed back to the T. Knowing that too much time had already elapsed, I called the police to ensure the baby’s safety. While this was one of the worst days of my life, I know that we were also very fortunate as it was a mild temperature day and I had come to my senses before too long.

“I’d like to thank the Quincy and Transit police departments as well as the responding EMTs for taking good care of my little one while I rushed back. She is safe and happy today.”

Quincy Police Capt., John Duggan, told WZB 4 that the baby was “in good shape” when first responders arrived to save her. He said they were able to successfully open the car door and get her out.

The dad who forgot his baby in the car is lucky the incident occurred in the morning and not later in the day when temperatures were much warmer.

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