Avoiding hot car deaths
In the U.S., 16 children have died in 2025 from being left in hot cars, the national nonprofit Kids and Car Safety said. Here's how to avoid accidents, and how to help if you see a child in a hot car.
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Summer heat increases risk of child deaths in hot cars
Nine children have died in the U.S. after being left in hot cars this year, according to data from Kids and Car Safety.
Baby dies after being left in hot car for over 7 hours, officials say
Local police said a preliminary investigation shows the child's grandmother left the baby in the rear seat of the car.
North Carolina police charge mother after 8-year-old dies in hot car
The 36-year-old woman is being held in the Mecklenburg County Jail on a $250,000 bond, jail records show.
Georgia father freed from prison 10 years after toddler died in hot car
Justin Ross Harris was freed on Father's Day from the Macon State Prison a decade after his 22-month-old son Cooper died, records show.
Could better safety tech help protect kids from hot cars?
The law requires car manufacturers to install rear seat reminder alerts in new passenger cars by 2025. The government is weighing whether to go beyond that mandate to require occupant detection technology.
Baby and dog die after being left in car for 6 hours in Virginia
The woman arrested was the child's caretaker, police said.
3-month-old baby dies after being left alone in car in Houston
Police called the infant's death "avoidable" and are investigating.
Toddler dies after grandmother leaves her in hot car for 8 hours
The grandmother forgot to drop the toddler off and went to work, leaving the girl in a car seat inside a Jeep Cherokee, police said.
How hot does a car get? Here's why the heat can be deadly.
All it takes is a few minutes for the temperature in cars to hit triple digits, even when it's 80 degrees Fahrenheit outside.
Florida infant dies after being left in hot car; babysitter charged
Rhonda Jewell, 46, was charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child.
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