Baby Left to Die in Hot Car

A baby died in LaVergne Friday evening after police said the child's mother left her in a hot car.Police Chief Ted Boyd said the 18-month-old child, named Lisa, was left in the car for about three hours at a home along Chenoweth Lane.Boyd said the child's mother, Ladda Vorasane, was arrested Friday night and charged with criminal neglect homicide in connection with her daughter's death.Vorasane, who is from the Southeast Asian country of Laos, told authorities she was distraught because she just learned her father died in her home country.