LOS ANGELES
-- A 5-month-old girl left inside a van for nearly five hours
Thursday died at a hospital.
Police said her father was detained. He was being questioned
Thursday evening.
The child was found inside a white minivan at First Street
and Grand Avenue in Santa Ana. Authorities said the child was
pronounced dead at the Western Medical Center.
Police said the father followed emergency crews to the
hospital and called 911 on the way. He was told to pull over and
meet an officer.
Police said the death probably was caused by hot conditions
inside the vehicle. The child was in the vehicle for about five
hours, police said.
Temperatures in Santa Ana topped 90 degrees Thursday
afternoon.
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