Oklahoma advocate raises awareness for deadly accidents involving children

 

 

"We have a serious problem of children being killed in front overs because drivers simply couldn’t see them," said Amber Rollins, director of Kids and Cars Safety nonprofit.

Rollins hopes to shine a light on children killed by cars.

 

"As a mother, I'm heartbroken. The worst thing in the entire world is to lose a child. As a safety advocate, I'm frustrated," Rollins said.

Her organization works on policy change at state and federal levels, even helping pass a law requiring review cameras on cars. She said the incident could have been avoided with certain car safety features.

"Cameras. The opposite of a rearview camera, vehicles can have a forward camera or a lot of then have 360 technology or a birds-eye view camera," Rollins said.

She said a safety standard or law is necessary, saying cameras on cars are another set of eyes looking out for things that may not be seen.

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"It does that using a series of cameras that can put together that whole 360 view for you so you can see a child in the blind view of your camera, whether they are in front of your car, on the side or in front of it," Rollins said.

KOCO 5 asked what if folks can't afford a car with that feature?

"It shouldn’t matter what mommy and daddy can afford in a car. Every single child deserves to be afforded the same safety protections," Rollins said.

She also said if a person can't go out and buy a new car, she said buying a camera for the car will work just as well and for a fraction of the price. She also said to speak to children about the dangers of a moving vehicle.

As for the incident in Yukon, police said they don't know if anyone is at fault and there haven't been any arrests in the case.

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