The
Orange County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of
a young child who they say was left in a car for several hours
in the heat on Saturday.
According to
Detective Joshua Lockett, deputies responded to a location north
of Vidor at about 8:00 pm. Saturday when the child was
discovered unresponsive in the vehicle.
KJAS News has
learned that the vehicle was at The Donut Palace, located on
Farm to Market Road 105 just north of FM-1131. However, there's
no word on whether the incident has any relevance to that
business, other than occurring there.
Detective Lockett
said the child was 4-years-old and the case remains under
investigation, but no other information was released.
“Any time there’s a loss of a child, it’s just a very tragic event no
matter if it’s by natural means or by accident or by some other means,” he
said.