1-year-old dies after being left in hot car in Washington state

PUYALLUP, Wash. (KING) - A 1-year-old child died after being left in a hot car in Puyallup, Washington. Police said the child was in the vehicle wh...

May 30, 2023
9:04 PM

PUYALLUP, Wash. (KING) - A 1-year-old child died after being left in a hot car in Puyallup, Washington. Police said the child was in the vehicle while the foster mother went into work at a hospital's social services program. 'This is a tragic incident, and our hearts go out to the family and those who, everyone who was affected by this,' Puyallup Police Capt. Don Bourbon said. It happened Wednesday when police say the temperatures outside were in the 70s but topped 100 degrees inside the car. Police said the mother offering foster care for the child became distracted and left them in her car as she went to work.

KING Staff