A newborn baby has died after being left in a hot car for several hours.
The Lexington Police Department responded to the 1800 block of Barksdale Drive at about 8:15 Thursday night after a family member unintentionally left two-month-old Valen Hakizimana in a car.
The child died from hyperthermia, media outlets report. The high temperature in Lexington on Thursday was 84 degrees.
“This is one of those things that as a department we hate to investigate,” Sgt. Donnell Gordon told Kentucky.com. “We have to do our job, and for anyone involved — the detectives, officers on scene, firemen, emergency care guys — it’s one of those cases that stick with you for your entire career.”
As of Friday afternoon, no criminal charges had been filed.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com or 270-259-6000
