Infant dies, toddler in hospital after being left in cars

GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) -- A 4-month-old girl died and a 16-month-old girl was hospitalized Saturday in separate incidents near Indianapolis when both were found locked in cars during near-record 105-degree heat.

The 4-month-old was found by police around 3:35 p.m. in Greenfield, about 25 miles east of Indianapolis.

Greenfield Police Chief John Jester says the baby's death is still under investigation, but says it appears she had been left in the car for "an extended period of time."

Jester said the baby was pronounced dead at Hancock Regional Hospital.

The father faces a charge of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

In Fishers, 15 miles northwest of Indianapolis, police broke a side window of a Ford Explorer SUV to rescue a 16-month-old girl locked inside.

Police spokesman Tom Weger said officials were called to a store parking lot shortly after 3 p.m. and found the child.

Officers said the temperature inside the vehicle was 124 degrees. The girl began having seizures shortly after being taken inside an air-conditioned building.

The girl was taken to Peyton Manning Children's Hospital in Indianapolis. Weger said he does not know her condition.

Weger said the girl's mother, 30-year-old Meg Trueblood, has been charged with neglect.