As triple-digit temperatures continue to surge across Southern California, a toddler died Friday afternoon in Anaheim, Orange County, after being left in a hot car. Authorities responded to a call about 4:30 p.m. Friday to the 1300 block of Fashion Lane, where they found a mother and her 3-year-old daughter unconscious in the car.
The temperature was 104 degrees, and on hot days, temperatures inside cars can be much higher than outside temperatures. Both mother and child were taken to the hospital due to the extreme heat inside the car, and the infant died at the hospital.
The deceased infant was identified as Ili Ruiz, a resident of Anaheim, and it is unclear whether the mother will face criminal charges.