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Alabama 3-Year-Old Dies After Being Left in Hot Car While in State's Child Care
- In Birmingham on July 22, 2025, authorities found Ke'Torrius Starkes Jr in a hot car on Pine Tree Drive and are investigating his death, the Birmingham Police Department said.
- Alabama authorities said 'A child in DHR custody was being transported by a contract provider when the incident occurred,' and Laquitta Wade stated the contractor had 'forgotten that the child was in the vehicle.'
- Afternoon heat in Birmingham felt like 103 degrees, and police were dispatched shortly after 5:30 p.m. on July 22, after records show the child remained in the vehicle from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said.
- Alabama authorities are investigating the death of the three-year-old, with the official cause of death not yet determined, the Jefferson County Medical Examiner’s Office said.
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Alabama toddler who died inside hot car was 'forgotten' by state contract worker, police say
Alabama authorities on Monday called the death of a toddler inside a hot car a tragic accident after a contractor for the state Department of Human Resources allegedly had "forgotten that the child was in the vehicle."Keterrius Sparks, a 3-year-old from Bessemer, was pronounced dead early Tuesday evening after he was found inside a hot car in the 1500 block of Pine Tree Drive in Birmingham, the Birmingham Police Department said in a statement.
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3-year-old dies in hot car while in custody of contract worker of Alabama Department of Human Resources, police say
Raymond Boyd/Getty Images (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — A 3-year-old child died after being left in a vehicle while in the care of a contractor for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the Birmingham Police Department said in a press release.Katerrius Sparks, from Bessemer, died on July 22, police said. The contracted worker, whom police didn’t identify, has been cooperating with the investigation into the death, law enforcement said. The worker wa…
Alabama 3-year-old dies after being left in hot car while in state's child care
A 3-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car for more than five hours while in the custody of a contractor working for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, according to multiple outlets.Ke'Torrius Starkes Jr, known as KJ, was reportedly trapped inside a vehicle on Tuesday after a supervised visit with his father while under the care of the state's department that oversees social services like child protective services and foster car…
A young 3-year-old, who was under the care of a service provider hired by the Department of Human Resources in Alabama, died after being left in a hot car for about five hours, according to authorities. The case prompted a police investigation and led state lawmakers to ask for more taxation on the childcare system. Read also: Attack shots leave at least five dead in New York, including a police assistant: Video where young food sugar in Maragog…
Alabama's Department of Human Resources, the agency responsible for child protective services in the U.S., confirmed that a three-year-old child died on July 22 after becoming trapped in a hot car while in the care of an employee contracted by the agency.
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