Houston (AP) – Police say a 3-year-old boy has died after being left in a hot day care center van for 31/2 hours parked outside the center in Northwest houston.
Police say the child was found unresponsive when his father arrived at Discovering Me Academy about 7 p.m. Thursday to pick him up. The van w had been parked since 3 p.m., and deputies said its interior was 113 degrees when they arrived.
Niño de 3 años murió por las altas temperaturas dentro del autobús de guardería Discovering Me Academy en Houston. El niño se durmió en el trayecto de regreso y ni el conductor ni la mujer a cargo del grupo se percataron de que se había quedado adentro. #NotasDeImpacto pic.twitter.com/mZGLgjc5uU
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An employee was questioned, but no charges were filed.
The academy had been cited in 2015 for not reporting a wreck involving the van in a timely manner and for a driver not knowing how many children were in her group.
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