A Porterville mother has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the death of her 1‑year‑old son, who was left in a hot car for hours in Bakersfield last year.
The 5-year-old child may have been in the vehicle for two to three hours as his mother rushed to put together a birthday party for his sister.
As the child was being placed in a police officer's car, the father jumped over the concrete median and crossed three lanes of traffic to escape.
Eustajia Mojica was charged with involuntary manslaughter and child abuse with a special allegation of willful harm or injury resulting in death.
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