HOUSTON (KIAH) – A 9-year-old girl died after being left in a hot car while her mother went to work at an industrial complex on Mayo Shell Road, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said the child was left inside the vehicle with some water and the windows slightly cracked. Temperatures in the area felt like they were over 100 degrees at the time.
Investigators are questioning the child’s mother. When asked why the girl didn’t get out of the car or call for help, the sheriff declined to speculate. The child was taken to the hospital…