A Clark County sheriff’s deputy broke a car window to rescue a 2-year-old left in the back seat on a 92-degree day last month, the sheriff’s office shared in a social media video.
Body camera footage shows Deputy Ben Hulsey approaching a parked car surrounded by worried onlookers and peering through a cracked window to find the child. The toddler was non-responsive and sweating with his head tilted to the side, according to the sheriff’s office.
Hulsey then broke the car window, took the toddler from his car seat and put him in the air-conditioned patrol car. Medics later examined the child.
The toddler was alone in the car for about 16 minutes, the sheriff’s office said. Meanwhile, deputies said the child’s parents were in a nearby grocery store for about 30 minutes by the time deputies found them.
The parents are facing reckless endangerment charges, and Child Protective Services was notified, according to the sheriff’s office.
In 2025, 31 children died of heatstroke in hot cars, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The sheriff’s office asks anyone who sees a child or pet left alone in a car to call 911.
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