CCPD: Mother arrested after leaving child in a hot car

UPDATE: 8 p.m., 8/20/2024

CCPD has arrested 33-year-old Hilda Ann Adame for the death of her nearly 2-year-old child, who died after being left inside a hot car.

According to CCPD Blotter, Adame was transported from the school to the main police station for interviewing. She was later taken to the City Detention Center for booking, where she was charged with injury to a child, serious bodily injury and abandon/endanger child, imminent bodily injury.

ORIGINAL: 6:30 p.m., 8/20/2024

The Corpus Christi Fire Department received a call about a child left inside a hot car around 1:29 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, in the parking lot of Tom Browne Middle School, located on Schanen Boulevard.

When CCFD and CCPD arrived at the scene, they found a school nurse administering CPR to the 22-month-old child.

Emergency crews took the child to the Driscoll Children's Hospital, where the toddler later died.

CCPD continues to investigate the incident, but it's still unknown how long the child was left in the car. Senior Officer Antonio Contreras told KRIS 6 News that CCPD took several witnesses back to the police station to be questioned.

Corpus Christi Independent School District also released a statement asking for privacy for staff and students and offering counseling services for those who need them.

Corpus Christi ISD and school officials are aware of a young child being found in a hot car
Tuesday at Tom Browne Middle School. We want to express our gratitude to those who
swiftly responded upon learning of this crisis, including school staff as well as district police
and local law enforcement. As this is an active investigation, we refer all inquiries to the Corpus Christi Police Department. Counseling was available on campus Tuesday afternoon, and the district’s crisis counseling team will be onsite on Wednesday. We ask for privacy for our staff and students as we
work to continue school routines, which can be of comfort during a crisis. We also want to take this opportunity to ask for kindness and compassion for all involved, especially the child’s family. We appreciate everyone’s continued support and care for the CCISD community.

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