Sept. 15, 2005 01:50 PM
SCOTTSDALE - A 4-year-old
girl found unconscious earlier this week in her mother's car
died Wednesday at Phoenix Children's Hospital.
Haley
Gray was unsupervised when she wandered into the car parked in
an uncovered space in a Scottsdale apartment complex Saturday,
police said.
The girl's mother, Celene Gray, 24, is
being investigated for possible child endangerment. The
Scottsdale police case will soon be transferred to the
Maricopa County Attorney's Office.
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The
girl was taken off life support Wednesday.
Police
found the girl after the mother called to report her daughter
missing Saturday from her apartment in the 4400 block of North
78th Street.
The mother told police she drank alcohol
and fell asleep that day, leaving her three young children
without adult supervision.
The county attorney's office
will likely receive the case this week or early next week,
police said.
Scottsdale Fire officials urged parents
to lock the doors on vacant cars and to watch children around
vehicles.
The summer heat has faded slightly, although
the temperatures inside cars still can rise to dangerous
levels in the sun, especially for young children. Car
temperatures can rise to 122 degrees in 20 minutes, Scottsdale
Fire officials said.
Reach the reporter at
michael.ferraresi@scottsdalerepublic.com
or (602) 444-6843.