This could be a major step in offering solutions to the heartbreaking problem of hot car infant fatalities. Last year alone, there were 42 deaths of children who were left in hot vehicles. Such a sensor could prevent these tragedies.
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Imagine forgetting a child in a hot car …
ook at that face, those eyes as blue as robin’s eggs, the baby teeth of her smile, and imagine forgetting her.Listen to her chatter, the way she stretched the word “puppy” – her favorite animal – like it was two words, and imagine forgetting her. Watch how she always seemed in such a hurry, as if she knew time was short, and imagine forgetting her. Maliyah Jones dressed as Snow White for Halloween 2016. She died the next July after police say her child care workers forgot her and left her locked in an SUV.
Mother of child who died in a hot car advocates for child safety
Normally on a Saturday morning, Dawn’s youngest child Maya would go to work with her while her husband stayed at home with their other children. But on this occasion following the outing, Maya went home in the car with Wes so she could spend time with her visiting grandparents. It was that change in routine that changed Wes and Dawn’s life forever.
CES 2018: New sensor technology could prevent 'hot car' infant deaths
Forgetting a Child in a Back Seat Can Kill. Cars May Soon Warn You.
At least 41 children have died of heatstroke this year after being left in the back seat of a parked vehicle. Since 1990, when the annual number of vehicular heatstroke victims was first recorded, more than 800 children have died in hot parked cars.
Hot Car Fatalities Are Year-Round Threat to Children and Pets
Even on mild weather days, the temperature inside a closed vehicle can reach dangerous levels within an hour, posing major health risks to small children or pets left inside, Consumer Reports testing shows. Summer has officially ended, but parents and others still must be vigilant about the ongoing danger of hot cars.
