After more than a decade of persistent advocacy, Kids and Car Safety is celebrating a major vehicle safety milestone as the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) finalized a rule requiring seat belt use warnings for rear seats and enhanced warnings for driver and front passenger seats.
Florida man managed to lose his keys AND lock himself in his trunk. Things only got worse from there.
The number of child hot car deaths in 2024 has risen to at least 23, more than triple the number reported in early July. Tragically, two children—a 1-year-old boy and a 10-month-old girl—died on the same day, August 13. Florida has also been affected, with one confirmed fatality and another pending an autopsy. These deaths highlight the dangers of leaving children in vehicles, where temperatures can reach lethal levels quickly, even on mild days. Experts urge parents to always check the backseat and keep vehicles locked with keys out of children's reach to prevent further tragedies.
Nine people, including six children, died when an overloaded SUV veered off a rural road and flipped into a canal in Belle Glade, Florida. Authorities say the 2023 Ford Explorer, carrying 10 passengers, struck a guardrail before overturning into the water. Only one person, 26-year-old Jorden Hall, survived and remains hospitalized. The crash remains under investigation.
“It took losing my son and husband to understand that it can happen even to the most loving and attentive parents," Laura Beck tells PEOPLE
