Man Catches Train, Forgets Baby in Car

How's that for a headline? I've forgotten a lot of things. And I've been frantic when catching a train. But shee-it!

Here's the story, snarkified with my comments:

By MICHAEL W. KAHN Associated Press Writer
March 23,2006 WASHINGTON -- Commuters racing to catch the train typically forget things in the car -- keys, wallets, briefcases. But a baby daughter? Oh, ha ha ... that could never happen, could it?
That's what happened Thursday just north of Washington, police say. Holy shit! It happened! I'm stunned.
"Dad forgot baby was in the car, parked the car, got on the Metro," said Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for the Montgomery County, Md., Police Department. And since the reporter went with a cutesy lead, we know the kid's not dead.
"I don't know exactly when he got the memory flash, but he was in D.C. when it was the horrible defining moment, 'Oh my goodness, I think I've left my child back in my car,'" Baur said.
Yes, I'm sure the exact thought was 'Oh my goodness.' But a police spokesperson can't acknowledge the moments in life when 'Holy screaming fuck' applies.
At that point, she said, Jonathan Sander got off the southbound train and onto a northbound one, returning to the Shady Grove Metrorail station about 12 miles north of Washington.
By that time, other commuters had noticed the 7 1/2-month-old girl in the back seat of the car, firefighters had opened the locked door and the child had been taken to a hospital as a precaution.
She was reunited there with her mother. Who promised not to leave the child in the car when she put a boot up Dad's ass.
"Child Protective Services was comfortable with releasing the child back to the mom," said Baur. "We all believe that the child was not intentionally left in the car."
Sander, described as "terrified, embarrassed," was charged with leaving a child under 8 unattended in a car or building. He could face a fine of up to $500 and 30 days in jail.