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Bay Area accidents highlight importance of children's safety around vehicles

January 1, 2012

1/1/2012 San Jose Mercury News – By Paul Burgarino It’s hard to fathom how a young child can be accidentally killed outside his home by a loved one, but such tragedies happen more often than people might think. Learn More: 2012-01-01-sanjose-mercury-news

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Yencey Ayala

June 6, 2004

Yencey Ayala – June 8, 2004 Tot dies after her neck becomes stuck in car’s power window 06/08/2004 Associated Press A 3-year-old Farmers Branch girl was accidentally asphyxiated when her neck became caught in the power-operated window of a pickup truck, the Dallas County medical examiner’s office has ruled. Police said Yencey Ayala was reaching […]

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Cade Wright

June 30, 2003

Cade Wrigth – June 30, 2003 On June 30, 2003, Lisa and Brian Wright were visiting a crowded snow-cone stand on a hot summer day in Groves, TX with their son, Cade. Their family outing ended in tragedy when 3-year-old Cade was killed in the parking lot by the snow-cone stand. The boy was struck […]

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