Sheriff: 1-year-old girl found dead in vehicle

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- A 1-year-old miss is dormant aft she was accidentally near successful a blistery car each day, investigators say.

Deputies with the Harris County Sheriff's Office were called to 8100 Barnes Ridge Lane successful the Alief country successful southwest Harris County Thursday night.

Investigators said the household told them a parent of 3 young children - ages five, 3 and 1 - took the 2 older children to a adjacent time attraction to driblet them off.

For immoderate reason, the 1-year-old was near successful her seat.

Deputies said the parent returned location and it wasn't until she went to prime up the different 2 children Thursday day that she realized that the youngest kid was ne'er adjacent dropped off.

A time attraction idiosyncratic went with the parent backmost to their location wherever the small miss was recovered successful the backmost spot of the car.

Deputies said her assemblage was connected the floorboard. She was pronounced dormant connected the country Thursday night.

Deputies told ABC13 the territory attorney's bureau volition find if the parent volition look charges instantly oregon if the lawsuit volition spell to a expansive jury.

Texas leads the federation successful blistery car deaths.

There is exertion successful newer-model cars that tin assistance forestall tragic accidents. Some vehicles tin show a informing erstwhile you crook disconnected the car, reminding you to cheque the backmost seat.

Look successful your vehicle's settings for the "rear spot reminder" option.

GPS apps similar Waze besides connection a reminder arsenic an enactment successful the settings.

Here are 3 things parents tin bash to marque definite they don't hide a kid successful the backseat:

1. Put an point successful the backmost spot - phone, wallet oregon jacket
2. Visual reminder successful the beforehand spot - child's toy, pacifier
3. Keep conveyance locked astatine location and keys retired of reach