Infant dies after
being left in truck in East Nashville
A 1-year-old
girl died after being left in a truck outside of an East Nashville home on
Tuesday evening, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.
The infant was found by her adoptive mother in a car seat in the
family's pickup truck, which was parked outside their home on Virginia
Avenue.
The child was pronounced dead when arriving at Vanderbilt
Hospital.
The adoptive father "forgot about the child" after
dropping off the girl's sibling at day care earlier in the day, according to
police. It is unclear how long the infant stayed inside the car.
Authorities have not identified the child or parents, and an investigation
is ongoing.
No charges filed
after 1-year-old dies in hot truck in East Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) - Metro Nashville Police say no charges are
currently being filed after a 1-year-old girl died after being left in a hot
truck all day Wednesday in East Nashville.
The girl has been
identified as Katera Barker. Police say the girl's adoptive father left her
in the truck "unintentionally."
Police say the father left the
family's Virginia Avenue home at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday to take Katera and
another 5-year-old child to a day care along Chapel Avenue. He got home at
about 8 a.m. and left minutes later via a ride share, heading for the
airport.
He then flew out on a business trip while his wife, Katera's
adoptive mother, left for work in her vehicle.
That evening, the
mother went to day care to pick up the kids, but was told Katera was never
dropped off. She called her husband and "came to the realization that Katera
was still in the pickup truck."
She called 911 at 5:42 p.m. as she
pulled into her driveway, police said. She took Katera out of the car seat
and began CPR until medics arrived.
Katera was transported to
Vanderbilt's children's hospital where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
The adoptive father flew back into Nashville Wednesday night. Police said he
and his wife have been fully cooperative with the investigation.
The
District Attorney's Office is aware of the case and is following detectives'
work in the investigation.