Santee 2-Month-Old Who Died After Being Left in Parked SUV for Hours Identified

Authorities Monday publicly identified an infant who died two weeks ago after being left in a parked SUV outside her family’s eastern San Diego County home for about nine hours.

A family member made an emergency call shortly after midnight June 13 to report discovering 2-month-old Diana Aleman Roman unconscious in the vehicle in the 10000 block of Settle Road in Santee, according to the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department.

Paramedics took the baby — who is believed to have been left alone in the SUV since about 3 p.m. the previous day — to Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, where she was pronounced dead, Lt. Lon Nguyen said.

The child’s cause of death is under investigation. It remained unclear this week whether anyone might face criminal charges over the fatality.