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Los Angeles detectives examine the scene where the boys died Tuesday. And vehicles, when they are not properly ventilated, are death traps. Leslie Sue Smoot, 48, was booked late Tuesday night and held on $100,000 bail. Sheriff Lee Baca said earlier Tuesday that those responsible for leaving the children in the car would be charged with child endangerment and possibly manslaughter. His brother, who was severely dehydrated, died a short time later at a hospital, sheriff's Sgt. Afternoon temperatures hovered around 100 degrees in the high desert town about 70 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Officials from the Department of Children and Family Services said they will investigate. A woman who answered the phone at A Child's Place Daycare declined to comment. Friends and parents gathered Tuesday at the 24-hour day care center. Naeemah Edwards, whose daughter attended the center, told KABC-TV she was shocked. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Story Tools 27 Click Here to try 4 Free Trial Issues of Time!
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