Infant Left In Hot Car While Mother Dined In McDonald's: Update

NORWICH, CT — A Norwich mother is facing charges after leaving her 1-year-old child in a hot car in a McDonald's parking lot on Salem Turnpike in Norwich while she ate inside, reports WFSB-TV.

The child was taken to a local hospital for evaluation and is expected to be OK, though how long the infant was alone in the car was not immediately available. According to police, the car was not left running, but the windows had been left cracked.

After looking in a window of the car Monday afternoon, and allegedly seeing the child perspiring, a witness contacted Norwich police.

Temperatures in the area had reached at least 90 degrees on Monday, but inside the vehicle it was likely a lot worse.

According to the below post on the nearby East Lyme Police Department's Facebook page, in 90-degree weather, the inside of a car can reach nearly 125 degrees within a half hour.

Arrested was Dolma Dawa on charges of first-degree reckless endangerment and leaving a child unsupervised. She was released after posting bond on bail of $5,000 and was expected to appear in court today, July 17.

Dawa, of Carlson Street, was found by police eating inside the McDonald's, writes the Norwich Bulletin.

The state Department of Children and Families is also investigating the case.

Click here to read the full story on the WFSB website.

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