This is the third child to die inside a hot car in the state this year, according to the Kids and Car Safety nonprofit organization, which tracks such deaths.
Local police said officers responded to reports of “an unresponsive child” at a Walgreens store in Danielsville, which is about 16 miles northeast of Athens, early Thursday afternoon.
According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, which is assisting Danielsville police in the case, the child’s mother worked at the Walgreens store.
The sheriff’s office estimates the baby was inside the hot car for three or fours hours before the mother discovered the child in the vehicle, WXIA, NBC’s Atlanta affiliate, reported. Authorities believe the inside car temperature was over 100 degrees.
The 1-year-old received emergency aid before being rushed to a hospital in Athens, where the child was eventually pronounced dead, WXIA reported.
