[Washi]

Tragic. Mother was probably drunk, high, or both.

Tragic, yes.

It's more likely that the mother was late for work, stressed and distracted, and became a victim of the law that makes parents place their kids in the back seat facing the rear of the car. Out of sight, out of mind.

[VeniVidiVici]

and became a victim of the law that makes parents place their kids in the back seat facing the rear of the car

I agree. I think the nanny-staters have much responsibility for the rise in these types of deaths.

[CedarDave]

It's more likely that the mother was late for work, stressed and distracted, and became a victim of the law that makes parents place their kids in the back seat facing the rear of the car. Out of sight, out of mind.

I listened to the local Fox Phoenix video. She is in jail on a charge of negligent homicide. The Phoenix police interviewed her friends and work associates who say she was bemoaning the fact that she had a child to take care of and wanted her independence back. Based on those statements she faces a murder charge vs. involuntary manslaughter.