GREEN OAK TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Police in Livingston County's Green Oak Township say an 18-month-old girl is dead after being left unattended inside a pickup truck for more than two hours.
Chief Bob Brookins says police and fire crews responding to a call about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday found the girl unconscious and overheated.
National Weather Service data show the temperature in nearby Howell was 88 degrees at the time.
Brookins said that it doesn't appear any windows were cracked while the girl was in the truck in the driveway on Riviera Court.
Investigators said the girl's father was the last person to drive the pickup truck and her mother was at work in the morning. Investigators said at some point, both parents realized the child was in the car.
It is unclear what events led to the child being inside the vehicle.
Family members are cooperating with investigators.
Authorites have not released the names of the parents, who are both in their late 20s, but they did say the victim's name was Alyssa. The couple also shares a 3-year-old child.
One woman's daughter who lives in the neighborhood told her about it and she felt compelled to bring the family a card.
"She called me later on and told me the circumstances. My heart just goes out to them," said Sharon Burmeister.
An autopsy is to be conducted soon.
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MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY. MY QUESTION IS HOW DO YOU NOT KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILD IS AT ALL TIMES? WHEN YOU GO TO THE GROCER, DON'T YOU MAKE SURE YOU HAVED ALL YOUR FOOD? WHY IS IT SO HARD TO DO THE SAME WITH YOUR KID?
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