{"id":265476,"date":"2025-07-27T18:04:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/alabama-toddler-dies-in-hot-car-while-in-state-custody\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T18:04:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T17:04:54","slug":"alabama-toddler-dies-in-hot-car-while-in-state-custody","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/alabama-toddler-dies-in-hot-car-while-in-state-custody\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama toddler dies in hot car while in state custody"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/SAD0N8SkrQk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Alabama toddler dies in hot car while in state custody\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SAD0N8SkrQk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The family of 3-year-old Ke\u2019Torrius \u201cK.J.\u201d Starkes Jr. is remembering the little boy as a \u201cjoyful,\u201d \u201cbrilliant\u201d \u201chappy boy who loved life, who would light up any room that he would enter into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The toddler died after he was trapped inside a hot car while in the custody of a worker contracted by the Alabama Department of Human Resources, the state\u2019s child protective services agency, according to the Jefferson County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office and the state Department of Human Resources. 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