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Read moreThe Utterly Heartbreaking and Horrifying Hot-Car Death of Baby Fern Thedford
SKIP HOLLANDSWORTH DATE AUG 23, 2018 Jennifer and Michael Thedford held hands as they walked into the Collin County courthouse in McKinney, north of Dallas. Jennifer, a 34-year-old veterinarian, was dressed in black pants and a blousy black sleeveless shirt, her blond hair pulled behind her ears. Michael, a 35-year-old high school science teacher, was wearing […]
Read moreHot Car Deaths: Why Do Parents Still Face Prison for a ‘Normal’ Memory Lapse?
By Victoria Mckenzie, This story originally appeared in The Crime Report Photo by Henry Rose Photography courtesy KidsAndCars.org. In late June, 38-year-old Nicole Engler unintentionally left her only child to die of hyperthermia in a hot car. Hours later, tearing her hair out and begging police to let her commit suicide, she was in the county jail, […]
Read more2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Rear Occupant Alert Aims to Protect Kids From Hot Cars
The safety system adds ultrasonic motion sensors to detect children left in the rear seat, but only if car doors are locked By Mike Monticello July 31, 2018 Hyundai rolled out a new technology in the redesigned 2019 Santa Fe SUV that could help prevent parents from leaving a child in the back seat of a hot […]
Read moreCheck the Back Seat! Alerts Remind Drivers About Children
As the hot-car death rate remains stubbornly high, new sensors and other reminders are in the works; Nissan to make its alert a standard feature, a step advocates have encouraged. Manufacturers and advocacy groups are launching devices to keep drivers aware of children in the back seat. PHOTO: ISTOCK By Ellen Byron July 28, 2018 7:01 a.m. ET Drivers […]
Read moreWhat happens in your brain when kids are left in cars
USA TODAY NETWORKAnna Groves, Milwaukee Journal SentinelPublished 6:15 a.m. ET July 17, 2018 | Updated 11:27 a.m. ET July 17, 2018 (Photo: Charles Auer) CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMORE Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly named David Diamond’s university. MILWAUKEE — Parents say they would never, ever forget their child in a car on a hot day. But David Diamond, […]
Read more‘How Did I Leave My Child In The Car?’ Experts Say It’s Easier Than You Might Think
By BONNIE PETRIE • KIDSANDCARS.ORG / KIDS AND CARS How could a parent forget their child in the car? That is a question people ask every summer as dozens of children die in hot cars, forgotten by their parents. Eric Stuyvesant used to be one of them. Eric Stuyvesant and his son Michael. CREDIT MICHELLE STUYVESANT “I was a keyboard […]
Read moreKansas law will help Good Samaritans prevent children’s deaths in hot cars
Amber Rollins, director of KidsAndCars.org GUEST COMMENTARY Kansas law will help Good Samaritans prevent children’s deaths in hot cars BY AMBER ROLLINS, Special to The Star, July 14, 2018 08:32 PM Updated July 14, 2018 08:32 PM What would you do if you saw a small child or animal in distress trapped inside a hot car? Would you […]
Read moreMother: When you lose a child to a ‘backover’ accident, ‘you never get over it’
Kristen Swilley 11:21 PM, Jul 5, 2018 CINCINNATI — Seven-year-old Gino DiMario, who loved piano lessons and going to church with his family, was dead by the time first responders arrived at his grandparents’ home on February 19, 2005. He had been playing in the parking lot when a family member, not noticing the thatch of […]
Read moreKansas removes lawsuit fear for rescuers of children, pets trapped in hot cars
Amber Rollins, director of KidsAndCars.org, demonstrates how to safely break a window using a device, the Resqme emergency window breaker and seat belt cutter, at 169 Auto Parts in Spring Hill, Kan., Monday, June 25, 2018. On July 1, a new Kansas law will go into effect that will legally protect Good Samaritans who break […]
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