If a child is left in a hot car, the vehicle should alert you, advocates for law say
In this June 18, 2014, photo, police investigate an SUV where a toddler died near Marietta, Ga., when the father forgot to drop his child off at day care and went to work. (Ben Gray / AP) Mary Wisniewski Contact ReporterChicago Tribune Jennifer Hilton is a loving mother who would never put a child in danger. […]
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By Jessie Wagoner jessie@emporia.com Aug 1, 2017 Updated Aug 1, 2017 National Child Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention Day activities were held nationwide Monday in hopes of preventing child deaths associated with being left in hot cars. Already this year 30 children have died — two in Arizona over the weekend — after being left in hot cars. “No one […]
Read moreHot car deaths reach record numbers in July
By Susan Scutti, CNN Updated 5:07 PM ET, Tue August 1, 2017 Story highlights On average, 37 children die each year after being left in a car Legislation, technologies are not enough, expert advises (CNN)As of July 31, the number of children across the United States who have died of heatstroke when left in hot cars […]
Read moreHot car deaths reach record numbers in July
By Susan Scutti, CNN Updated 5:07 PM ET, Tue August 1, 2017 Story highlights On average, 37 children die each year after being left in a car Legislation, technologies are not enough, expert advises (CNN)As of July 31, the number of children across the United States who have died of heatstroke when left in hot cars […]
Read moreHeat Stroke Death a Risk to Children in Hot Cars
By Consumer Reports Last updated: July 31, 2017 With warm weather, sadly, come tragic cases of children being left in hot cars and dying from heat stroke. On average, 37 children in the U.S. die of heat stroke each year after being left in a hot car, according to KidsAndCars.org. While it may be hard to imagine, many […]
Read moreHeat Stroke Death a Risk to Children in Hot Cars
By Consumer Reports Last updated: July 31, 2017 With warm weather, sadly, come tragic cases of children being left in hot cars and dying from heat stroke. On average, 37 children in the U.S. die of heat stroke each year after being left in a hot car, according to KidsAndCars.org. While it may be hard to imagine, many […]
Read moreChild advocates urge back-seat alarms as 2 die in Arizona
Associated Press, JULY 30, 2017 7:39 PM A proposed law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot cars. The law also would streamline the criminal process against caregivers who cause the deaths — cases that can […]
Read moreChild advocates urge back-seat alarms as 2 die in Arizona
Associated Press, JULY 30, 2017 7:39 PM A proposed law that would require carmakers to build alarms for back seats is being pushed by child advocates who say it will prevent kids from dying in hot cars. The law also would streamline the criminal process against caregivers who cause the deaths — cases that can […]
Read more115 degrees in 10 minutes: The dangers of kids and hot cars
Mike Marusarz 8:00 PM, Jul 26, 2017 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – When the engine is cut and the doors are shut, your vehicle can turn into an oven. Every year, children die trapped in the backs of hot cars. In the last 27 years, nearly 800 children died in hot cars. In 2017, 23 have died […]
Read more115 degrees in 10 minutes: The dangers of kids and hot cars
Mike Marusarz 8:00 PM, Jul 26, 2017 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – When the engine is cut and the doors are shut, your vehicle can turn into an oven. Every year, children die trapped in the backs of hot cars. In the last 27 years, nearly 800 children died in hot cars. In 2017, 23 have died […]
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