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Safety cards urge parents to "Look Before You Lock"
August 22, 2012
22 children have died after being left in hot cars so far this year, according to child safety group Kidsandcars.org. "It's happened to people that wouldn't have imagined that they'd do it and very well educated people," Waff said.
Read More‘Backover’ accidents a hidden problem in Canada
August 19, 2012
The scene held no forewarning of automotive tragedy: nearing noon, clear day, balmy temperatures, empty parking lot. A father seated behind the wheel of a 2002 Toyota Corolla dropped off his wife and eight-year-old son in the lot outside Toronto’s Ontario Science Centre.
Read MoreSafety Push After 8 Kids Die In Hot, Parked Cars
August 17, 2012
They were snapped into car seats and carted away to places with the people who loved them most. Then, the unthinkable happened. All of them died when they were accidentally left behind in a hot, parked car.
Read MoreChild Safety Advocates Warn Any Parent Can Make a Deadly Summertime Mistake
August 10, 2012
It can happen to even the most loving, responsible caregivers...
Read MoreHeat is lethal threat for children in vehicles
August 10, 2012
Misremembering a child alone in a hot vehicle can and does happen to loving, caring and responsible caregivers.
Read MoreA family's ordinary morning turns tragic with baby's heat death
August 09, 2012
People who know Stephanie and Aaron Gray say the couple put their four children at the center of their lives. Now family, friends and Donelson neighbors are reeling from the death of 5-month-old Joel Gray, left unattended for five hours in the family minivan
Read MoreFather Aims to Educate After Daughter is Left in Hot Car
August 09, 2012
Sarah Corinne Marson was inadvertently left behind in a vehicle and suffered severe brain damage from the heat, but this strong little girl survived. Now, the Marson family is working to help raise awarness and educate others…
Read MoreForgetting a child in a hot back seat can prove deadly
August 09, 2012
"A father wants others to learn from his experience. It doesn't take a 100-degree day to make it dangerous for children inside the car."
Read MoreDad Hopes to Educate People about Leaving Kids in Hot Cars
August 08, 2012
When you look at Sara Corinne Marson, with her bright blue eyes, thick braid and big smile - you'd never know what she survived.
Read MoreChild Left In Hot Car: Manteca Family Uses Tragedy To Educate Families
August 08, 2012
Parents in Manteca are still in agony after they accidentally left their daughter in their hot car, and they want their story to be a warning to others. The daughter survived, but now all their lives have changed forever.
Read MoreSeven children in 4 states die after being left in hot cars
August 07, 2012
The five-day period from August 2 - 6 brought tragedy to families in Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida and New Mexico as 7 children died of heat stroke after being left in hot vehicles.
Read MoreTech fix to prevent deaths of kids left in cars a frustrating challenge
August 03, 2012
They're horrific stories, difficult to read and get your mind around. No one would blame you for ignoring them. But they come every year: the news articles about children who died of heatstroke after being left in cars.
Read MoreTechnology won't solve kids-in-car death problem anytime soon
July 30, 2012
They're horrific stories, difficult to read and get your mind around. No one would blame you for ignoring them. But they come every year, the news articles about children who died of heatstroke after being left in cars.
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: New Research Says Current Warning Systems Designed to Detect Children Left in Vehicles Are Not Reliable
July 30, 2012
The study found that currently available products are limited in their effectiveness and are unreliable as a stand-alone preventative measure for addressing child heatstroke tragedies.
Read MoreBlindZone Demonstration
July 30, 2012
Gelber and O'Connell, LLC demonstrate the large and very dangerous blindzones that exist behind all vehicles.
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