Omaha police arrest man after death of 1-year-old left in hot car
A 62-year-old man was arrested after a 1-year-old child outside an Omaha daycare.
Around 3 p.m., officers responded to Kidz of the Future Childcare, near 50th and Leavenworth streets, for an unresponsive child, Omaha police said.
Medical personnel transported the child to the Nebraska Medical Center, where the child was declared dead, according to authorities.
Investigators arrested the van driver, 62-year-old Ryan Williams, for child abuse by neglect resulting in death.
Authorities told vlog sister station KETV NewsWatch 7 that Williams was driving the van for Kidz of the Future Childcare.
Omaha police on scene told KETV NewsWatch 7 it is unknown how long the child was in the car or whose car it was, whether it belonged to the daycare, a worker, or a parent.
The incident is still under investigation.
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