Ronan Kelly
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Twenty-three child vehicular heatstroke deaths reported so far this year
July 16th, 2018by Elizabeth Fite in Local Regional NewsRead Time: 2 mins.
Latoya Percy puts a "Look before you lock" sticker in her window after a hot car awareness news conference at the Tennessee Highway 153 Wal Mart on Aug. 2, 2016, in Chattanooga. The campaign sought to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving children and pets inside of hot cars.
Photo by Doug Strickland /Times Free Press.
All children ? no matter how well they're cared for ? are at risk of dying in a hot vehicle, officials said after the death of a 3-year-old boy in Sweetwater, Tenn., last week.
At least 23 children have died from vehicular heatstroke this year, with the latest known death occurring after the boy wandered out of sight and into an unlocked car, becoming trapped.
Last year, 43 children in the United States died after being stuck in hot vehicles, including an 11-month-old girl who died in July in Chattanooga. Tennessee ranks No. 8 in the nation in child hot car deaths, with 31 fatalities since 1990, according to KidsAndCars.org.
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https://www.timesfreepress.com/news...hree-child-vehicular-heatstroke-death/474995/
July 16th, 2018by Elizabeth Fite in Local Regional NewsRead Time: 2 mins.
Latoya Percy puts a "Look before you lock" sticker in her window after a hot car awareness news conference at the Tennessee Highway 153 Wal Mart on Aug. 2, 2016, in Chattanooga. The campaign sought to raise awareness of the dangers of leaving children and pets inside of hot cars.
Photo by Doug Strickland /Times Free Press.
All children ? no matter how well they're cared for ? are at risk of dying in a hot vehicle, officials said after the death of a 3-year-old boy in Sweetwater, Tenn., last week.
At least 23 children have died from vehicular heatstroke this year, with the latest known death occurring after the boy wandered out of sight and into an unlocked car, becoming trapped.
Last year, 43 children in the United States died after being stuck in hot vehicles, including an 11-month-old girl who died in July in Chattanooga. Tennessee ranks No. 8 in the nation in child hot car deaths, with 31 fatalities since 1990, according to KidsAndCars.org.
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https://www.timesfreepress.com/news...hree-child-vehicular-heatstroke-death/474995/