US EditionAlabama toddler dies in hot car while in state custody
ALABAMA, JUL 26 – The boy was left in a car for five hours amid 108-degree heat, making this Alabama's first hot car death of 2025 and the 16th nationwide, according to Kids and Car Safety.
- A toddler died after being left in a hot car while in the custody of a worker contracted by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, according to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office and the state Department of Human Resources.
- The toddler, K.J., was left in a car parked outside a home in Birmingham for several hours during hot weather on Tuesday, the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office stated.
- The contracted worker completed personal errands with K.J. strapped in a car seat in the back of the vehicle, leaving him inside with all windows up and the car engine off, according to a family attorney's timeline.
- K.J. was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m., as reported by the medical examiner’s office.
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