An Alabama contract worker was arrested and criminally charged in connection to the death of a toddler who was left for hours inside a hot car, prosecutors said Friday

An Alabama woman was taken into custody following the death of a 3-year-old boy who police say was "forgotten" in a hot car for five hours, leading to his July 22 death.

An Alabama boy left to die inside a locked car where temperatures reached in excess of 140 degrees is being remembered as a bright child who was full of life and lost out on a promising future.