A 3-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car for more than five hours while in the custody of a contractor working for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, according to multiple outlets.
Breakdown
- A toddler died in a hot car while under state custody in Alabama. 5s
- Three-year-old Katorius Starks Jr. was trapped in the vehicle for five hours. 10s
- The child was picked up from daycare by a state worker for a supervised visit with his father. 22s
- The state worker ran personal errands with the child still in the backseat instead of returning him to daycare. 32s
- The Birmingham Police Department is investigating the incident. 37s