King County is seeing more cases that involve young children and fentanyl exposure. In some instances, the results have been deadly. At 2:55 a.m. on Nov. 29, police were called to a Redmond gas station because of a car parked at a gas pump for three hours. When officers approached, they say in the driver's seat they found a 28-year-old woman slumped over with her lethargic and pale 3-month-old son in her lap. According to police, inches away was unpackaged, loose narcotics and a pipe on a child's "Sponge Bob" plate. The baby was rushed to the hospital. The child tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamines, according to law enforcement. He did survive. On Thursday, the child's mother was in court to face charges that include Endangerment with a Controlled Substance. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office handled three separate cases of overdose deaths from fentanyl involving toddlers. According to the organization, Families Against Fentanyl, nationally fentanyl deaths doubled in the two years from 2019-2021. But in that same time, deaths among infants to 1-year-olds quadrupled. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/fentanyl-exposure-cases-among-children-rising/281-ebde34b3-2882-4ccc-8328-fd260cdc5d1a