Mom of toddler who died after being left in hot car set for preliminary hearing

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman whose 1-year-old son died after she left him in a car while she got a lip filler injection is scheduled for a preliminary hearing next week.

Maya Hernandez, 20, has pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and two counts of child cruelty in connection with leaving two children — her other son survived — in the car for hours on a day when temperatures reached 101 degrees.

She’s being held on more than $1 million bail…

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