A Georgia mom is accused of leaving her 7-month-old baby son to die inside her scorched vehicle while she worked nearby.

Nyla Simmons, 22, was charged on Nov. 3 with Second Degree Cruelty to Children and Second Degree Murder in connection with the death of her infant, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office .

Authorities said the mother left him in her car before starting her shift at the Kia automotive dealership in Albany — about 80 miles outside Columbus — on Oct. 16.

Simmons then rushed her baby five miles to Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital after she made the gut-wrenching discovery that she had left the child in the car.

Temperatures reached as high as 90 degrees, according to AccuWeather .

The infant was pronounced dead at the hospital, authorities said.

Lee County She

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