Baby Left In The Car By Dad Confirmed Dead

Police are investigating the death of a nine-month-old baby who was left inside a car all day after his father allegedly forgot about him on his way to work.
The man told investigators that he had forgotten to drop his child off with a babysitter, San Jose Police Department spokeswoman Sergeant Heather Randol said.

The man parked his SUV in a quiet residential street and picked up a van he reportedly uses for work.

The baby remained inside the parked SUV for 10 hours until his father returned to find his son unconscious, ABC reported.

He called police shortly after 7pm on Wednesday, but it was too late.

The boy was pronounced dead a short time later, Sgt Randol said.

Some reports said the car had tinted windows so nobody spotted the child strapped in his car seat.

Neighbour Kevin Carroll told the San Francisco Chronicle that he walked by the SUV three times but did not notice the baby. 

Mr Carroll told the newspaper he saw firefighters go into the SUV in the evening and heard one of them say: "The baby is dead".

It is not clear how hot it was inside the SUV. Temperatures on Wednesday were reported at around mid-20sC (mid-70sF) but they might have been significantly higher inside the vehicle.

The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case, but no charges have been filed so far.

The identities of the father and baby have not been disclosed.