Girl dies after being found in hot car Saturday

A toddler died Saturday afternoon in Hopkinsville after being found inside a hot car on South Virginia Street.

Hopkinsville police are investigating and Detective Sgt. Todd DeArmond says the mother of the three-year old girl told police she began looking for the girl after noticing her missing and found her unresponsive inside a vehicle. It’s believed she got inside the vehicle on her own.

EMS transported the girl to Jennie Stuart Medical Center, where she was pronounced deceased, according to Coroner Scott Daniel.

No other details on the incident have been released.

No criminal charges have been filed in connection with the incident.