Alabama toddler who died inside hot car was 'forgotten' by state contract worker, police say. [View all]
A toddler died inside a hot car in a tragic accident because a state contractor had "forgotten that the child was in the vehicle," Alabama authorities said Monday.
Ke'Terrious Starkes Jr., 3, of Bessemer, was pronounced dead early Tuesday evening after he was found in a hot car in the 1500 block of Pine Tree Drive in Birmingham, Birmingham police said in a statement.
Afternoon temperatures reached the 90s on Tuesday, accompanied by humidity that made it feel like triple digits.
"At this time, the only thing that I can say is that we believe it [the child’s death] was accidental," Police Sgt. Laquitta Wade told NBC News on Monday, adding that the contractor had "forgotten that the child was in the vehicle."
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