Hot Car Death: What to know about P&G’s Mason Business Center

An investigation continues into the death of a child in a hot car at Procter & Gamble’s Mason Business Center.

Newly obtained records indicate the Warren County mother was running late the day her child died after being left in the back seat of her car.

A search warrant affidavit filed by Mason Police Department detective Jeff Wyss said Karen Osorio-Martinez left her 15-month-old daughter, Sofia Aveiro, inside the car for about nine hours Wednesday. Osorio-Martinez worked at the largest employer in Warren County.

Here’s three things to know about the business center:

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1. The Cincinnati-based maker of household branded products including Crest toothpaste, Tide laundry detergent and Olay skin care announced in March 2015 that it would be expanding the Mason center to about 1.65 million square feet, adding about 500,000 square feet and employees were expected to make the move in 2018 and 2019.

2. With the expansion, P&G said it was moving 1,150 research and development staff from Blue Ash to the expanding Mason research and development center. This solidified P&G's role as the largest employer in Warren County, this media outlet reported at the time, adding to the 2,600 employees in Mason at the time of the announcement.

3. Once the new Mason facility is complete, researchers and scientists from P&G's beauty division, which includes hair care and skin care products, will work alongside researchers and staff of the Fortune 100 company's personal and oral health care divisions. The Mason Business Center today contains the research, development and marketing activities of personal care products.

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