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Kansas 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 […]
Read moreHow parents can prevent hot car deaths
CLICK HERE WATCH VIDEO REPORT Fox and Friends, Jun. 23, 2018 – 4:21 Vice president of KidsandCars.org shares important information about protecting children from the dangers of hot cars. http://video.foxnews.com/v/5801061002001/?#sp=show-clips
Read moreAnniversary of Baby’s Hot Car Death Prompts Warning
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — June 20, 2010 is Conni Lowe’s worst day… the day she lost her granddaughter, Holly Judy. At the time, she had not met the five-month-old. “I met Holly for the first time at the funeral,” Conni said on the eight year anniversary of Holly’s death. Judy was left in her […]
Read moreNew Tech to Prevent Hot Car Deaths
Nearly 40 children die in hot cars every year in the United States. Author: CBS News Published: 7:07 PM EDT June 20, 2018 Updated: 7:09 PM EDT June 20, 2018 As hard as it is to imagine, most parents say they simply forgot their kids. “So you take your handbag, you put it on the floor, right by the […]
Read moreLook Before You Lock Interview with Janet Welch
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Read moreValley mom advocates for sensors to prevent hot car deaths
Angie Koehle 4:38 PM, Jun 8, 2018 11:50 AM, Jun 10, 2018 let joe know PHOENIX – 10 years later and it’s still hard to talk about at all. But speaking so publicly? That’s something Dawn Peabody had to think hard about after her daughter Maya died in the backseat of a hot car. But she wants something […]
Read more‘It can happen to anyone’: Mom shares story on child’s hot car death
A local mom shares her story about how her child died after being left in a vehicle on a hot day and says the biggest mistake parents make is thinking it can’t happen to them. Published: 4:43 PM CDT June 5, 2018
Read moreFrontover deaths involving kids skyrocketing with truck and SUV popularity
Angie Koehle 5:00 PM, Jun 4, 2018 1:04 PM, Jun 5, 2018 roads | let joe know PHOENIX – Federal law now requires all new cars sold in the US to come equipped with rear cameras and screens. It’s to prevent backover crashes, many times involving small children. The recent change is a huge victory for child safety advocates, […]
Read moreBack up cameras to become standard for all new cars
Amy Lipman 11:42 PM, May 30, 2018, 6:41 AM, May 31, 2018 SUBURBAN BOCA RATON, Fla. – Thirteen years after the Rosenfelds lost their 2-year-old daughter, Veronica, to a back-up collision in suburban Boca Raton, rearview cameras will soon be the standard in every new car sold. “I had people who told me that they now […]
Read moreSensor technology can prevent toddlers from dying in hot cars
By KATE GIBSON MONEYWATCH May 29, 2018, 5:15 AM Each summer in the U.S., 35 to 40 children die after being inadvertently left in hot cars. Safety advocates say the heart-wrenching scenario will continue to play out until vehicles come equipped with detection systems to prevent it. Just as vehicles now come equipped with systems to alert drivers […]
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