Categories:
Hot Cars - Latest News
KC agencies reach out to parents to help them keep kids out of hot cars
If the Kansas City area campaign against kids being left in hot cars had a tipping point, maybe it occurred Monday night.
Pastor speaks on ten-year anniversary of daughter's hot car death
It was ten years ago this week that a 3-year-old girl died after being accidentally left in a hot car for several hours at a Mechanicsville church. Her father, a former church pastor, is speaking out for the first time.
Woman Forgives Husband Who Left Son in Hot Car
A Connecticut woman whose 15-month-old son died this month after her husband left him in a car on a hot day said Tuesday he is an amazing father and that she forgives him.
New apps aim to prevent child deaths in hot cars
Thursday is National Heatstroke Prevention Day, which raises awareness about the estimated 40 child deaths each year in hot cars.
Kids and Cars
“The wealthy do it … and the poor, and the middle class. Parents of all ages and ethnicities do it. Mothers are just as likely to do it as fathers … In the last 10 years, it has happened to a dentist. A postal clerk. A social worker. A police officer. An accountant. A soldier. A paralegal. An electrician. A Protestant clergyman. A rabbinical student. A nurse. A construction worker. An assistant principal … It happened to a rocket scientist …”
