"The interior temperature of the car where KJ was trapped likely exceeded 150 degrees," an attorney for the family said.

The boy, who was in foster care, was being transported between a supervised visit and day care, his aunt said. State lawmakers said they were seeking answers and the police were investigating.

Legislators in Alabama's capital are offering their thoughts on the recent death of a 3-year-old child who was left to die in a hot car in Bessemer Tuesday.