A 3-year-old girl died and her mother was arrested after leaving the toddler in a hot car for hours while tending to a marijuana grow in California, police say.
Police responded to a call of a child, later identified as Jessica Campos, who was not breathing on Thursday evening after being left in a parked car outside a residence on Perez Avenue in Visalia, which is 43 miles south of Fresno.
An officer who was on an unrelated call nearby arrived at the scene and took over CPR procedures after family members attempted to save the child. Fire and ambulance personnel then attempted lifesaving efforts after they arrived.Investigators believe it was at least 100 degrees outside when Jessica was left inside the car for about three hours.
Eustajia Mojica Dominguez, Jessica's 28-year-old mother, told investigators she had been tending to a marijuana grow and processing marijuana during the time the child was inside the car,The Narcotics Unit and the Special Enforcement Unit were contacted to assist in the investigation. They found 150 marijuana plants and about 475 pounds of processed marijuana inside the residence.Two 9-month-old children, an 11-year-old and a 15-year-old were all turned over to Child Protective Services.
The adults were identified as Araceli Mojica, 33; Emmanuel Ortiz-Aguilar, 34; Valentin Aguilar Ortiz, 27; and Victor Flores Corona, 41.Visalia police is recommending additional drug charges related to the marijuana found at the scene for all five adults involved, but final charges will be determined by the Tulare County District Attorney’s Office once their investigation is complete.
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