Toddler Left Alone in Car Dies After Becoming 'Wedged' Between Car Door and Driver's Seat, Mother Charged

27-year-old Angelica Linda Arechiga is charged with child abuse: leaving a child in a car resulting in death. (Credit: Grand Rapids Police Department)

An 18-month-old in Michigan died from suffocation when her head became trapped between the driver's seat and the door of a truck parked outside the grocery store while her mother was inside.

Angelica Linda Arechiga left her three young children and a child she was babysitting alone in her pickup truck on October 9 while she went into the store to buy lunch. When she returned and opened the driver's side door, her daughter's body fell to the ground.