15 Month Old Child Okay After Locking Self In Car

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) — Something as simple as a set of keys can be a toy to a child. So many parents will allow their children to play with their car keys. Yet, for one local mother, this turned dangerous, because of a keyless remote entry. “I’m like sadie locked herself in the car, y’all have to help, what do we do?,” says Lauren Way. Lauren Way says the moments her fifteen month old daugher, Sadie were locked inside her car, could only be described as utter panic. After leaving the Pediatrician’s office on Tuesday, Lauren and Sadie followed their normal routine. “She holds the keys in her lap, while I strap her in, and once she is good and strapped in, I put the keys in the driver’s seat, and walk around to get in,” says Way. Only this time, the door did not open. “My car doesn’t make a noise when it’s locked, with the keyless entry, so I didn’t realize she had locked herself in,” says Way. Soon, panic set in. “I went running, literally back in the office and i said, oh my gosh, Sadie’s locked in the car.” Lauren called 911, and in the meantime, a volunteer offered to break the window. But that did not work, at first. “He slammed that thing about ten times, with all his might and nothing happened,” says Way. Finally, a sledge hammer broke the window you see here and Lauren was able to get Sadie out, safe and sound. “I grabbed her and we ran back inside i was literally crying tears of joy,” says Way. Lauren was lucky, but how do you prevent this from happening to you? According to KidsandCars.org, never allow your child to play with key, especially if there’s a keyless remote on theme. However, if you do find yourself in this situation, first look for a spare set of keys. Also, Call 911, along with a locksmith. And at last resort, break the window. Lauren also has some advice for other parents. “Do not let your child play with your keys particularly in the car, that was something you know that was part of our routine, but as she gets more curious, she just pushed a button, and I didn’t realize it and it literally could have meant life or death,” says Way. Police did report to the scene, and offered to have Sadie checked out by EMS, but luckily Lauren was at her Pediatrician’s office, so she took her back inside and Doctors gaver her some Pedialite and she was good to go. Lauren says she cannot say enough about the staff at the Pediatrician’s office and the volunteers who helped to get her daughter out safely. She also says, Sadie no longer plays with her car keys, she now only plays with her toy keys.