The family of a 3-year-old boy who died after being left in a hot vehicle has hired an attorney while authorities say the death of the child is a "tragic accident"

A 3-year-old child died after being left in a vehicle while in the care of a contractor for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the Birmingham Police Department said in a press release. Ke’Torrius Starkes, from Bessemer, died on July 22, police and an attorney representing his family said.

A toddler is dead after he was left for hours in a hot car by a a Department of Human Resources worker, who was supposed to be taking the child back to daycare following a supervised visit with