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MedStar Demonstrates Reality Of Hot Car Dangers

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FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - Tragically, Texas ranks number one in the nation in hot car deaths according to the Department of Meteorology & Climate Science at San Jose State University.

The department says the numbers skyrocketed this year.

Sixteen children have died so far this year compared to 24 in all of 2015.

So how long is too long in a hot car?

Learn more here and watch MedStar and Kaley O'Kelley's demonstrations.

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