Dr. Stacey Fazenbaker forgets to drop off Scottie Crowell, Madisonville, Kentucky 10-month-old-granddaughter to daycare, leaving her in hot car to die. Grand Jury to now decide whether to bring charges forward.
A 10-month-old baby girl died a hot car death after her grandmother allegedly forget to drop her off at a Kentucky daycare last week.
Scottie Crowell, died after being left inside a car in the parking lot of Owensboro Health Multicare on South Main Street according to an August 13th release from the Madisonville Police Department.
Police said Crowell’s grandmother, Dr. Stacey Fazenbaker, had picked up the infant from her daughter that morning, as she was supposed to bring her to daycare before going to work as a doctor at the healthcare center.
Dad makes devastating discovery
Fazenbaker allegedly forgot the 10-month-old was in the vehicle, instead driving directly to work around 8 a.m. local time. Crowell’s father went to the daycare to pick up his daughter later that day only to discover the girl had never been dropped off, police said. He then called his wife, who contacted her mother.
Yes kids, you know how this phone call is going to end up…
‘She [Fazenbaker] ran outside with some co-workers to get the child,’ Major Jason McKnight told WEHT. ‘But it was far too late by then.’
‘Officers arrived on scene, Med Center and the fire department arrived shortly after they did and they found the infant,’ McKnight added to WFIE. ‘It’s a front parking lot of Multicare. So the grandmother had already got the child. And so the officers tried some lifesaving measures, but unfortunately it was too late for that.’
Police said Fazenbaker consented to a blood test.
An autopsy for the infant was ordered for Friday. The results of that procedure are pending.
Grand Jury to decide whether charges forthcoming
McKnight told WFIE that Kentucky Child Protective Services ‘basically walked hand in hand with our detectives while the investigation was ongoing and [during] the interviews.’
‘Anybody who loses a child obviously is going to be very upset, and this is no different,’ McKnight said. ‘So yes, the families were all there and more came, after the fact. But yes, for this community, it’s a pretty big deal.’
The case is to now go to a grand jury upon the completion of police investigations, where it will be determined whether to bring charges forward.
According to Kids and Car Safety, Crowell marks 20th hot car-related death for 2026.
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