Arizona girl, 2, left in car by father on 109-degree day and is found dead #2

[stmarysmead]

He never checked the car. He couldn’t hear her from inside the house. He never checked on her.

So, he had no idea if she was awake…or crying, or vomiting, or sitting in a dirty diaper or in any kind of distress. He only knew that she was ‘contained’ and that left him ‘off-duty’ to drink and play his game.

He was not only physically but emotionally removed from that poor child.

I keep remembering how the steering wheel burned my hands every time we entered the car that summer in Az. That’s a very physical reminder, like an electric jolt…of how scorching hot is…every single time it happens.
Yet he left her there. Toddlers are work. But not contained in a car seat in an empty car.

‘Pillar of the community?’ E. lied to the court. Her own texts prove that. They had money for numerous vacations that year…but knowing the risks he took with her children, she still did not hire proper caregivers.

 

[MsMarple]

The specific number makes me think that she was referring to something that she saw from an alert on the car or other car tracker.

Early in the first thread, it's discussed that this is probably a Tesla model Y, so it'd go up to 155 mph.

It was a 2023 Acura MDX SUV. I think his wife drives a Tesla.

911 call made by Arizona dad who left his 2-year-old daughter in car

The distressing 911 call made by an Arizona father accused of leaving his two-year-old daughter to die in a hot car while he played Playtation has been released.

www.dailymail.co.uk

138 mph is pretty specific so I’m inclined to believe the number. So yeah, either the speed was logged or possibly he was foolish enough to brag to her how fast his car could go.
JMO

Edited to change car model. Not Honda.
Also adding that top speed is only about 112 mph so no idea about that text!

 

[daybreaking]

It was a 2023 Honda Acura SUV. I think his wife drives a Tesla.

Thank you, I've been reading through the first thread trying to find that.

According to this page, there's an app/service called AcuraLink which includes speed notifications:

MyGarage

mygarage.honda.com

" Speed Alert : Receive a notification when your vehicle has exceeded a speed limit set by you. "

 

[Arkay]

Speed Alert : Receive a notification when your vehicle has exceeded a speed limit set by you.

Wow, set by him? He could have set it for 140 for all we know. That may be what he regarded as cruising speed.

Other posters, who are more knowledgeable about cars than I, have said that his car physically could not go 138 mph, but whatever is the exact number was clearly at reckless speed.

Enough that his defender, Dr. Mom, complained about it. Of course, not enough though.

Imo

 

[stmarysmead]

Thank you, I've been reading through the first thread trying to find that.

According to this page, there's an app/service called AcuraLink which includes speed notifications:

MyGarage

mygarage.honda.com

" Speed Alert : Receive a notification when your vehicle has exceeded a speed limit set by you. "

I use one of those “Friend’ tracking apps with my daughter. It does tell me the top speed of the car…in addition to the route etc. it is one of the ‘gold’plans however.

Edited to add…also ‘speeding’, ‘hard braking’ and ‘phone usage.’ Maybe E was keeping track of him that way.

 

[al66pine]

Reaction to Speed Notice?

.... an app/service called AcuraLink which includes speed notifications:

MyGarage

mygarage.honda.com

" Speed Alert : Receive a notification when your vehicle has exceeded a speed limit set by you. "

snipped for focus. @daybreaking. Thx for finding this app/service w speed notification w Acura.

My reaction re receiving text that my/our vehicle is going 138 MpH?
Would be: OMG, carjacked and now that thief is driving like a maniac.
Not assuming that spouse may be inclined to hotfoot it to 138 MpH.
(Admittedly my own reaction is only hypothetical & w no baby in car.)

ES' actual reaction re 138 MpH?
Not sure if ES got app-generated notice, but however she learned of "138"
she scolds but indicates lower level of shock/disbelief imo.

 

[LifeIsAMystery]

It was a 2023 Acura MDX SUV. I think his wife drives a Tesla.

911 call made by Arizona dad who left his 2-year-old daughter in car

The distressing 911 call made by an Arizona father accused of leaving his two-year-old daughter to die in a hot car while he played Playtation has been released.

www.dailymail.co.uk

138 mph is pretty specific so I’m inclined to believe the number. So yeah, either the speed was logged or possibly he was foolish enough to brag to her how fast his car could go.
JMO

Edited to change car model. Not Honda.
Also adding that top speed is only about 112 mph so no idea about that text!

He may have driven the Tesla sometimes. JMOO.

 

[MsMarple]

Thank you, I've been reading through the first thread trying to find that.

According to this page, there's an app/service called AcuraLink which includes speed notifications:

MyGarage

mygarage.honda.com

" Speed Alert : Receive a notification when your vehicle has exceeded a speed limit set by you. "

I’ve been thinking…

Is it possible the 138 speed was recorded by the Tesla? Parker died in the 2023 blue Acura MDX but the parents could have swapped vehicles for a day. Tesla X has a top speed of about 163 mph.

The car may have recorded the speed or he may have excitedly texted his wife, like woohoo! or something. That would explain her sour text.

This is just my opinion to possibly understand that high speed better. JMO

 

[MsMarple]

He may have driven the Tesla sometimes. JMOO.

Ha I was typing while you posted! Jinx!

 

[abyquinn]

Has anyone seen any timelines linking the bodycam footage to the texts the day Parker was killed? Curious @ timing of the Sorry and We lost ones. I had thought they were in different places and ES left very quickly with Parker and EMTs but bodycam seemed to show them in same place for a bit. I wonder how much the texts were to "create a record" perhaps. Also struck by him throwing her under the bus SO QUICKLY to LE, true or another lie. Talk @ biting the hand that feeds you AND buys you a new PS!

What I read, possibly in Daily Mail, was the ‘How many times’ was in route to the hospital & ‘We’ve lost her’ was after arriving at the ER. It didn’t have any times though. It would be easy to estimate by using the arrival of 1st responders - length of time they stayed at the house & the TOD. They took her to Banner which is pretty close to where they live. I think it was obvious to all of the EMTs that they were not getting Parker back as soon as they took her temperature. But she’s a baby, they will still try. I don’t know if they would’ve continued trying at the ER.

If Mom overheard CS telling LE they both leave the kids in the car I think you could be right. She may have serious issues with CS, but she’s no fool. She’s not going to jail for anyone.

 

[SMK777]

I wonder how much the texts were to "create a record" perhaps. Also struck by him throwing her under the bus SO QUICKLY to LE, true or another lie.

Yes, I immediately had the sense of this intuitively, when I read the story for the very first time.

 

[Arkay]

Has anyone seen any timelines linking the bodycam footage to the texts the day Parker was killed? Curious @ timing of the Sorry and We lost ones. I had thought they were in different places and ES left very quickly with Parker and EMTs but bodycam seemed to show them in same place for a bit. I wonder how much the texts were to "create a record" perhaps. Also struck by him throwing her under the bus SO QUICKLY to LE, true or another lie. Talk @ biting the hand that feeds you AND buys you a new PS!

With the disclaimer that I know people react differently, the conversations between them still seem so abnormal to me.

I have a daughter and three grandchildren. Had any of them died at two years old, particularly in this heinous fashion, I would be incoherent.

Had I learned that my husband deliberately performed actions that caused my child to die, I would never even be able to look at him again. Or my son-in-law doing that to my grandchild…

To me the tone of their texts seems studied. Deliberate. Underwhelmed. It just doesn’t ring true to anguished parents.

Nonchalant is too strong a word here, IMO, but definitely not rising to the level of guilt and grief that most parents would exhibit.

It’s just off.

IMO

 

[BrownRice]

Yeah I found CS statements to LE the day of Parker's death confusing. first lied about length of time left in car, fudging by about an hour. Then appears to suggest that he went out to "check on her" at some point that afternoon and reports the car was "still running" and that Parker was "still sleeping"

so he didn't just go in, put food away jump on his game and distracted. He went out at least one time to check on her per his own statements.

But I'm pretty sure I read that the neighbor's video footage shows him enter the house, leaving P in the car, and is not seen again exiting the residence until ES comes home.

ETA link
Police said the security camera footage never showed Scholtes return to the vehicle after arriving home just before 1 p.m. and when his daughter was found unresponsive.
Arrest records show Marana dad habitually left children in vehicle before toddler died

Yes, Christopher Scholtes blatantly lied to officers while his baby daughter’s dead body was in the next room. About the time he got home (lied by hours not minutes! Distancing blame), about going out to check on her (nope, not once). He should have been so distraught and beside himself that he couldn’t even give details. Or lie. Bad enough your little kid is dead. Add the fact you literally killed her. He should not have even been able to breathe.

 

[Rosydecember]

Maybe the 138 was a typo…. Sometimes when I text or message quickly, I fat finger it. Maybe it was supposed to be 130? Idk MOO

 

[BrownRice]

Maybe the 138 was a typo…. Sometimes when I text or message quickly, I fat finger it. Maybe it was supposed to be 130? Idk MOO

130, 138. Even 90! I’d be livid if my kid was in the car. And it appears she knew he drank too much.

I used to have Life 360 on my kids phones and sometimes the app misreported mph, so maybe the speed was overestimated, but he didn’t deny it! Lol. He just said the baby was asleep.

 

[abyquinn]

Maybe the 138 was a typo…. Sometimes when I text or message quickly, I fat finger it. Maybe it was supposed to be 130? Idk MOO

130 meaning he was actually under 80 mph? That would make sense. Doesn’t matter, Parker was asleep anyway! Whatever that means!! Sort of like ‘You hate me’ in response to a valid criticism!

 

[LifeIsAMystery]

With the disclaimer that I know people react differently, the conversations between them still seem so abnormal to me.

I have a daughter and three grandchildren. Had any of them died at two years old, particularly in this heinous fashion, I would be incoherent.

Had I learned that my husband deliberately performed actions that caused my child to die, I would never even be able to look at him again. Or my son-in-law doing that to my grandchild…

To me the tone of their texts seems studied. Deliberate. Underwhelmed. It just doesn’t ring true to anguished parents.

Nonchalant is too strong a word here, IMO, but definitely not rising to the level of guilt and grief that most parents would exhibit.

It’s just off.

IMO

Agree.

 

[sunspun]

I think she was driving the Tesla and he was driving an older SUV

I think that was true the day PS died, but probably not on the day he went 138mph w/baby asleep in car (per ES text to him). I think he was in the Tesla that day, just out testing its limits! Some people who buy a new car that can go up to 155mph can't resist seeing how fast they can get it to go. But I can't believe anyone would do something so dangerous with a baby on board. How utterly stupid of him.

 

[LadyL]

I think that was true the day PS died, but probably not on the day he went 138mph w/baby asleep in car (per ES text to him). I think he was in the Tesla that day, just out testing its limits! Some people who buy a new car that can go up to 155mph can't resist seeing how fast they can get it to go. But I can't believe anyone would do something so dangerous with a baby on board. How utterly stupid of him.

oh yes probably

 

[Curiosum]

There has been several previous comments about ES being a mandated reporter and if her failure to report possible abuse and/or neglect in her own home by her spouse could be grounds for any charges or suspension or revocation of her medical license.

I am curious about this and a quick search found this from the NY Office of Children and Family Services -

“What Is a Professional Role?
The individuals listed above are operating in their professional role and are therefore legally mandated to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment whenever they are practicing their profession. For example, a doctor who is examining a child in their practice and has a reasonable suspicion that the child is experiencing abuse MUST report their concern. In contrast, a doctor who witnesses child abuse when riding their bike while off-duty is not legally mandated to report that abuse but may choose to report. The mandated reporter’s legal responsibility
to report suspected child abuse or maltreatment ceases when the mandated reporter stops practicing their profession.”

I know there can be differences between states but this makes me wonder if ES may not have been LEGALLY mandated to report CS.

However, even if she was not LEGALLY mandated to report, she had a moral and ethical - not to mention PARENTAL - responsibility to protect those girls!

Mandated reporter definitions vary significantly from state to state. In some states all adults are mandatory reporters. Also technically we do not know if ES reported anything prior to PS’s death. As a physician mom who has reported non patient (and in my case also non spouse or relative) reports and watched CPS presumably screen it out multiple times until the unthinkable happened, CPS doesn’t always intervene appropriately.