Anguish for Arizona doctor mother after two year-old girl died in hot car 'when toddler's father made tragic mistake'

A two-year-old woman has died successful a basking car successful beforehand of her location aft she was near location for astatine slightest 30 minutes connected a 109F day.

Father Chris Scholtes, 37, told constabulary he went wrong nan location successful Marana, northbound of Tucson, Arizona, leaving nan car connected and nan air-conditioning running.

But he returned astir 4pm connected Tuesday to observe nan car had unopen disconnected and his girl Parker Scholtes was unresponsive, and instantly called 911.

The toddler was rushed to Banner University Medical Center Tucson, wherever her mother Erika Scholtes, 35, worked arsenic an anesthesiologist.

'Resuscitation efforts were being done, and nan kid was instantly transported to nan hospital. Unfortunately, nan kid was pronounced deceased astatine nan hospital,' constabulary said.

Parker was calved astatine nan extremity of October 2021, and wrong weeks had her first travel to Disneyland pinch her parents and 2 older sisters.

Chris posted adorable photos of nan woman online, including 1 his woman took successful February this twelvemonth of him dormant while snuggling pinch nan small girl.

'I telephone this 1 A Fathers Comfort,' nan dad, who besides coached his daughter's softball team, wrote adjacent to nan photo.

Another photograph showed a crayon drafting she made, captioned 'struggling artist', and different pinch her dressed up.

'Raising a menace to society, chapeau tilted for illustration her attitude, and her vicious pit bull fresh to attack,' Chris wrote.

Erika and Chris took predominant holidays successful nan past year, often leaving their youngest girl successful nan attraction of relatives.

They went skiing successful Banff successful February, pinch their older daughters successful tow, and took a formation vacation to Cancun successful March pinch nan full family.

The mates besides traveled done Europe successful June, Seattle successful October, and Sedona successful June past year, conscionable nan 2 of them.

Marana Police Captain Tim Brunenkant said galore of nan specifications astir Parker's decease were still being investigated - including whether it was an accident. 

'We don't cognize nan circumstances, we are trying to find that out. When those temperatures originate particularly this week erstwhile it's 110. It's conscionable tragic,' he said.

'We are doing nan interviews, and we are trying to find if this was a mistake, 'Is it an accident? Is that possible?' We'll person to find that.'

Brunenkant said it was unclear precisely really agelong Parker was successful nan car, and really agelong since nan car and air-conditioning turned off.

'All we cognize is that it was a basking car. The kid was unresponsive, it was very hot, and it's very tragic,' he said.

'He near nan kid successful nan car. The car was running, nan AC was operational. We are trying to find really agelong he was successful nan house, astatine what clip nan car whitethorn person unopen disconnected aliases nan AC stopped working.' 

Brunenkant said astatine slightest 1 kid died successful a basking car each summertime successful nan area, and this was a reminder to ne'er time off a kid unsocial successful a car.

Chris and Erika started making love connected October 19, 2012, according to a station Chris made connected their 10th anniversary.

'Ten astonishing years pinch this woman. Can’t hold for nan rest!' he wrote.

He posted a photograph of his woman successful nan operating room connected International Women's Day pinch a station celebrating her achievements. 

'This female is my leader Erika Ines. She has been an astonishing woman and unthinkable mother to our family, each while being an absolute badass redeeming lives, and makes it each look effortless,' he wrote.

'I don't cognize wherever I would beryllium without her, but it wouldn't beryllium here. Love you babe, convey you for this awesome life. No 1 other I would alternatively stock it with.'

Chris studied biochemistry astatine Arizona State University, but it was not clear wherever he now worked. 

He besides often posted photos of cars and high-performance engines connected his Facebook page.