Friday, August 24, 2007
BATAVIA, Ohio (AP) — A 2-year-old child was found dead Thursday inside a sweltering sport utility vehicle that had its windows rolled up, police said.
The vehicle was in the parking lot of Glen Este Middle School in Union Township near Batavia, about 20 miles southeast of Cincinnati, police said.
An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death. Temperatures in the area reached 100 degrees Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
Police have not said who found the child shortly after 3 p.m. The names of the child and the child’s parents were not released.
“We’re working on a time line right now to determine what exactly happened,” said Union Township police Lt. Scott Gaviglia. “The parents are being very cooperative.”