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Man Catches Train, Forgets Baby in Car

By MICHAEL W. KAHN, Associated Press Writer

7 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Commuters racing to catch the train typically forget things in the car — keys, wallets, briefcases. But a baby daughter?

That's what happened Thursday just north of Washington, police say.

"Dad forgot baby was in the car, parked the car, got on the Metro," said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department.

"I don't know exactly when he got the memory flash, but he was in D.C. when it was the horrible defining moment, 'Oh my goodness, I think I've left my child back in my car,'" Baur said.

At that point, she said, Jonathan Sander got off the southbound train and onto a northbound one, returning to the Shady Grove Metrorail station about 12 miles north of Washington.

By that time, other commuters had noticed the 7 1/2-month-old girl in the back seat of the car, firefighters had opened the locked door and the child had been taken to a hospital as a precaution.

She was reunited there with her mother.

"Child Protective Services was comfortable with releasing the child back to the mom," said Baur. "We all believe that the child was not intentionally left in the car."

Sander, described as "terrified, embarrassed," was charged with leaving a child under 8 unattended in a car or building. He could face a fine of up to $500 and 30 days in jail.

Yahoo! News/AP-March 23, 2006

:eek: ohno:

D'oh!

people need to be given a test before being able to have children.

people need to be given a test before being able to have children.


I think Dennis Miller once suggested that people needed to get a license to have children. :lol:

oops.

Being a parent, I could never, never, never, never, never understand how one could forget their child IN THEIR CAR!!!!

I have heard abt the mother who forgot her child was strapped in her car seat and she went to work. "Ooops, forgot to drop her off at daycare" was the excuse.

I heard abt the father who did the same thing. HOW THE HELL CAN ANYONE FORGET THEIR CHILD IN THE CAR??????

That's horrible. I don't get how someone could do that and live with themselves. If I was that guy I'd actually hope I got put in jail for 30 days and had to cough up 500 bucks, that's just crazy.

Being a parent, I could never, never, never, never, never understand how one could forget their child IN THEIR CAR!!!!

I have heard abt the mother who forgot her child was strapped in her car seat and she went to work. "Ooops, forgot to drop her off at daycare" was the excuse.

I heard abt the father who did the same thing. HOW THE HELL CAN ANYONE FORGET THEIR CHILD IN THE CAR??????
I know. That's just way beyond my comprehension.

people need to be given a test before being able to have children.
Totally.

I can't even imagine the sick feeling a parent would have after doing something like that.

i've had dreams that I do stuff like to my kids (i swear, it's a sign I don't need to have children...)

Imagine how the mother of that child is feeling???? man, she will never trust him again with their child...
GOOD!!!!!!!!!!

WORST DAD EVER!

Give the guy a break-he did not mean to abandon the child. He was scared and embarrased
about it.

yeah but your kid should be the first thing on your mind, not a train.

If you think that's bad, there was a news story where a mom left her baby in the car while she did YOGA, forgetting she had brought her baby with her.

If you think that's bad, there was a news story where a mom left her baby in the car while she did YOGA, forgetting she had brought her baby with her.
We had a lady here who left her baby in the back of her car, went to work, worked a full 8 or more hour day, and THEN remembered the baby. By that time, the poor thing had baked to death, considering it was sitting in a locked car in 90 degree weather. She blamed her forgetting her baby on job stress.

The bitch never spent one day in jail. I think she should have been shot by a firing squad of angry paents who lost their children to illness....just for being a complete and total moron. She's breathing my air and I want it back.

a child is like a person...how could you forget like a person..thats like forgetting i dont know what..