# Kentucky grand jury declines to indict doctor over granddaughter’s hot-car death

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/doctor-grandma-who-left-10-month-old-granddaughter-to-die-in-hot-car-wont-be-indicted-over-the-tragedy/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:22:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T14:34:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248955/doctor-grandma-baby-death-hot-car-kentucky.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Basketball, Sport, World

## Key points

- Grand jury declines to indict Stacey Fazenbaker.
- Her 10-month-old granddaughter died after being left in a hot car.
- Officials cite insufficient probable cause and keep grand jury proceedings secret.

## Summary

A Kentucky grand jury has declined to indict family doctor Stacey Fazenbaker over the death of her 10-month-old granddaughter, who was left in a hot car for about eight hours. Prosecutors said jurors found insufficient probable cause, so no indictment will proceed; the decision does not change the circumstances of the child’s death.

The baby, Scottie Gwyn Crowell, died on 13 August after Fazenbaker drove to work instead of taking her to daycare. The outside temperature was reported to have reached 95F, and the child was found after her father went to the daycare that afternoon and learnt she had not arrived. Officials gave little detail about the grand jury’s reasoning, citing the secrecy of proceedings, and said the parents were consulted during the investigation. US figures cited in the article estimate about 37 children die in hot cars each year.

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