Mirlande Jean Baptiste

- Date of incident: July 19, 2008Palm Beach Post: Mom at Salon, Boy Dies in Suv (July 19, 2008)
- Son: Gregory CesarPalm Beach Post: Mom at Salon, Boy Dies in Suv (July 19, 2008)
- Age of son: Four years oldPalm Beach Post: Mom at Salon, Boy Dies in Suv (July 19, 2008)
- Son left in Ford Expedition for three hoursPalm Beach Post: Mom at Salon, Boy Dies in Suv (July 19, 2008)
- Authorities believe son may have been in SUV without mother's knowledgeSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel: Boy Dies in Car on Day of Mom's Wedding (July 20, 2008)

Mirlande Jean Baptiste is a South Florida woman whose son, Gregory Cesar, died on her wedding day after being left in a hot SUV for three hours. Authorities say that Baptiste may not have known her son was in the SUV.South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Boy Dies in Car on Day of Mom's Wedding (July 20, 2008) Baptiste was at a West Palm Beach salon, getting ready for her wedding later that afternoon, at the time of the incident.Palm Beach Post: Mom at Salon, Boy Dies in Suv (July 19, 2008)
The Tragedy

The Palm Beach County sheriff's office believes that Baptiste's son may have remained in the car without her knowledge.South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Boy Dies in Car on Day of Mom's Wedding (July 20, 2008) Baptiste was due to be married at 5:30 p.m.; the first 911 call reached authorities at 11:45 a.m. Gregory Cesar Baptiste was pronounced dead on arrival at Palms West Hospital in Loxahatchee, Florida.South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Boy Dies in Car on Day of Mom's Wedding (July 20, 2008)