NASHVILLE, Tennessee -- A baby is dead after she was left in a pickup in sweltering heat.
Nashville police say the adoptive father forgot to drop the 1-year-old girl off at day care Wednesday.
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The girl's mother later found the baby in a car seat inside the truck, which was parked outside their home. The girl was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Tennessee is having a heat wave. The high temperature was 88 degrees.
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It's not clear how long the girl was in the truck. A police investigation is ongoing.
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