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6-month-old baby dies after being left in hot car in Emporia

A 6-month-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Emporia, Virginia, on Friday, according to reports.
A 6-month-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Emporia, Virginia, on Friday, according to reports.

EMPORIA, Va. (WVEC) — A 6-month-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Emporia, Virginia, on Friday, according to reports.

ABC-affiliate WRIC reports that the infant was not breathing when he was located in the car around 9:10 p.m. at a Domino's Pizza parking lot.

An Emporia police official said that the mother of the infant is an employee of Domino's Pizza, according to WRIC.

The 6-month old boy was taken to Southside Regional Medical Center in Petersburg where he was pronounced dead, WRIC said in its report.

A 17-month-old boy died in Goochland County on Wednesday after his father left him in a car seat in a hot SUV.

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