USA: 29 children have died from being left in hot cars this summer

[Ronan Kelly]

Child hot-car deaths reach 23 so far this year, closing in on 2015 total

Meghan Bunchman tells us about a new report showing how many kids die in hot cars each year. The number is going up.

Enjoli Francis, ABC NEWS , WZZM 6:52 AM. EDT July 27, 2016

As heat advisories popped up again across the Mid-Atlantic and a heat wave continued in the East, people were reminded again of the deadly dangers of kids and cars as two additional heat-related child deaths were reported.

KidsAndCars said late Monday that it had learned of two additional children -- one in Florida and another in Missouri -- who had died after being found in hot cars this weekend.

That raised the total number of children who have died of heatstroke in a vehicle so far this year from 23. KidsAndCars said that a total of 25 children had died in heat-related car deaths in 2015.
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http://www.wzzm13.com/news/health/c...-this-year-closing-in-on-2015-total/282477711

See also: http://www.kidsandcars.org/how-kids-get-hurt/heat-stroke/

 

[Ronan Kelly]

Fla. toddler becomes 29th victim in hot car deaths this year


Garin Flowers, WTSP , KUSA 7:47 PM. CDT September 11, 2016

PALM HARBOR, Fla.- A Palm Harbor father is out on bond facing aggravated manslaughter charges in the heat-related death of his son.

The Pinellas County Sheriff?s Office says 23-month-old Lawson Whitaker died after his father, Troy Whitaker, 41, left him in a hot car Friday.

The death of Lawson makes this the 29th hot car death for children in the United States this year.
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http://www.kvue.com/news/crime/fla-toddler-becomes-29th-victim-in-hot-car-deaths-this-year/316742573