Maya Hernandez Faces 15 Years After Son Dies in Hot Car

Maya Hernandez faces a 15-year prison sentence after pleading no contest to involuntary manslaughter following the 2025 death of her one-year-old son, Amillio Gutierrez.The infant died from extreme heat exposure after being left in a vehicle in Bakersfield while Maya Hernandez received lip filler injections at a nearby spa during 100-degree weather.This plea deal follows a previous mistrial on murder charges, although Maya Hernandez had already been convicted of child abuse related to the incident involving her two children.