10-month-old baby girl dies after being left in car for several
hours, police say
HOUSTON - Authorities
say a baby girl has passed away Friday after she was left in a
car for several hours in southwest Houston.
Details are
limited as it's an active investigation, but preliminary
information by the Houston Police Department is officials is
that officers called a little after 1:30 p.m. for a call about
an unresponsive infant brought to HCA Houston Health Care -
Pearland.
Responding officers spoke with parents as well
as the paramedics who were already on the scene performing
lifesaving efforts. Authorities learned the baby's mother left
her in a car seat inside a car for several hours while it was
not running.
Once she came back, she realized she left
the child in the vehicle and rushed the baby to a hospital,
where authorities say she succumbed to her injuries.
No
other information was made available, as of this writing, but an
investigation remains underway, and the case will be referred to
a Harris County grand jury.