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Deputies Break Window to Free 4-Month-Old as Another Hot‑Car Case Kills Dog

Sheriff Javier Salazar released bodycam video and warned that rapid interior heating can be life‑threatening and lead to criminal charges.

The Bexar County Sheriff's Office said deputies rescued a 4-month-old baby from a hot, locked car on San Antonio's Southwest Side.
Damaris Rebeca Herrera Aguilar, 35, is charged with cruelty to a non-livestock animal. She is accused of leaving her dog in a hot car while she spent an hour in a Walmart on San Antonio's Northeast Side. The animal died.
Deputies from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office broke into a vehicle on the West Side last month to rescue a 4-month-old infant from a “dangerously” hot vehicle, the department said.

Overview

  • Bexar County deputies used a baton to shatter a car window and pull a four‑month‑old from a locked vehicle on June 19, and the infant was not injured.
  • A teenage guardian was arrested in the June 19 case and will be processed in juvenile court, so formal charge details are not public.
  • On June 18 a dog left in a closed car outside a Northeast Side Walmart died; the owner, 35‑year‑old Damaris Rebeca Herrera Aguilar, was arrested on a cruelty charge and released after posting a $5,000 bond.
  • Sheriff Salazar released bodycam footage showing the rescue, said deputies carry window‑breaking tools for hot‑car emergencies, and urged people to call 911 immediately when they see a child or pet left in a vehicle.
  • Public‑health data cited by authorities note a parked car can heat about 20°F in 10 minutes, and local precedents from 2025 show hot‑car deaths can trigger criminal prosecution of caregivers.