In keeping with a social media submit shared by Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, the incident went down within the late morning or early afternoon hours on Saturday within the driveway of the suspect’s residence within the Tromball space simply exterior of Houston.

It started with the toddler and her mom Morgan Ottinger, 31, inside their car with Ottinger “allegedly handed out/or sleeping,” per Gonzalez’s report.

The kid subsequently made her approach out of that automobile and was standing within the driveway when the mother’s boyfriend, 41-year-old Cameron Hyperlink pulled in behind the wheel of his personal automobile, putting the kid.

By the point paramedics arrived on the scene at round 12:30 p.m., it was too late to avoid wasting her life. She was pronounced lifeless. Gonzalez mentioned in his statements that there was a “delay in contacting 911 for help,” however provided no additional clarification.

There was no impairment discovered affecting the driving force on the time the toddler was struck and killed.

“The kid was out and about unsupervised,” Harris County Sheriff Maj. Anthony McConnell instructed ABC affiliate KTRK.

“You ask how might this have occurred?” he added. “It ought to’ve by no means occurred and I can’t clarify the way it did occur. Now we have folks which might be simply not caring for their baby like they need to.”

Ottinger was arrested and charged with endangering a baby and is being held on a $40,000 bond. Hyperlink was arrested on open felony warrants for unauthorized use of a motorcar and theft and is in Harris County Jail, as is Ottinger, with out bond.