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Is leaving a child in a hot car a crime or accident? A look at 2 Lafayette cases
Baby Gavin Gholston and toddler Ryatt Hensley both faced untimely deaths after overheating in vehicles in Lafayette Parish. Gavin, 11 months, died on a June day in 2012 in a hot vehicle parked at a workplace after his father forgot to drop him off at daycare that morning. Ryatt, 2, was found dead over the weekend in a vehicle parked outside of a residential area. In the first case, Robert "Matt" Gholston faced no criminal charges. Investigators determined the death was a horrible tragedy, not a crime.
Advocate discusses federal bill after 3-year-old girl dies after being left in hot car in Edmond
Edmond police are still investigating the tragic death of a 3-year-old girl who was left in a hot vehicle for several hours Monday. Authorities told KOCO 5 that her father called 911 after finding his daughter in an SUV Monday evening. Police said the girl was in the car for four to six hours. A federal bill that is headed to the Senate would require technology to detect a child inside a car. Amber Rollins, who is the director of the nonprofit organization KidsAndCars.org in Kansas and is a working mother whose heart breaks for the Edmond girl's family, spoke with KOCO 5 about the what's being done to prevent other tragedies.
Safety advocates push for technology that can save lives of children left in hot cars
More than a dozen children have died so far this year in hot cars, even with Americans staying home more because of the coronavirus. Now safety advocates are pushing for new technology that can save lives.
Safety Advocates Push for Advanced Tech Mandate to Cut Hot Car Deaths
Safety advocates pushing for new technology that would alert drivers if they leave a child in their vehicle after leaving it say the new devices could lower the cost of sensor technology in current and coming vehicles. KidsAndCars.org rolled out examples of new technology that could be installed in vehicles right now that can determine if a baby or small child has been left in a vehicle and trigger a series of alarms and warnings to prevent that child from dying or being injured due to exposure in an overheated vehicle.
'Hot Cars Act' would require rear seat passenger detection
There's a new bill working its way through Congress to help prevent children from dying inside hot vehicles in the U.S. If passed, it would require detection technology in every new vehicle. More than 100 kids have died inside hot cars over the past couple years in the U.S. Two of those happened in Ohio. Sgt. Ryan Purpura with Ohio State Highway Patrol says you should never leave a child in a hot car, even if you are just running inside for 10 seconds to get something that you left inside the house or a store. "When it's 95 degrees out and that vehicle is closed up, it heats up rapidly, very fast.
