Alabama toddler who died inside hot car was ‘forgotten’ by state contract worker, police say

Alabama authorities on Monday called the death of a toddler inside a hot car a tragic accident after a contractor for the state Department of Human Resources allegedly had “forgotten that the child was in the vehicle.”Keterrius Sparks, a 3-year-old from Bessemer, was pronounced dead early Tuesday evening after he was found inside a hot car in the 1500 block of Pine Tree Drive in Birmingham, the Birmingham Police Department said in a statement.