3-year-old
girl dies after being found in hot car at Hopkinsville home
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WZTV) — Hopkinsville Police are
investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who was found
unresponsive inside a hot car over the weekend.
Police
said the incident happened at the family's home along South
Virginia Street on Saturday.
The mother reportedly found
noticed her daughter was missing, went looking for her and found
her unresponsive in a vehicle. Right now, investigators believe
the young girl got into the vehicle herself, but the
investigation is ongoing.
Emergency crews transported the
girl to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
No charges have been filed in this case.
“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.