EAGLE PASS, Texas - Two daycare employees were arrested after leaving a toddler in a hot car for hours, according to the Eagle Pass Police Department.

Jajaira Maria Hernandez, 33, and Samaria Denise Jimenez, 46, were booked into the Tom Bowles Detention Center on Friday, the department said.

Police said the investigation began in May 2026 after a 2-year-old child was left unattended inside a daycare van for approximately four hours.