Photo: Facebook / O’Fallon Missouri Police Department
In a bid to help parents avoid tragedy and save children’s lives, the O’Fallon Missouri Police Department is offering free hang tags to those who may forget about a young one in the backseat.
Most cases of children dying in hot cars are preventable, in that there is no malicious intent on the part of the parent / caregiver. Police acknowledge that parents and caregivers simply “forget” about the baby in the backseat, either because of a change in the daily routine or because of excessive tiredness.
For these parents, the cops over at the O’Fallon PD have free hang tags and stickers. They are available as of late last month and can be picked up (for free) at several points across the city, as revealed by the department in a Facebook post. It also includes a sample of 2 such reminders, one of which reads, “Where is baby? Look before you lock,” while the other says, “Baby in the back! Heat-related deaths are preventable.”
“In the continuing effort to provide the best level of service possible to our residents, the OPD is offering these rearview mirror reminders to ensure your most prized possession is safe,” the department says.
“So far this year 13 children have died in the US after being left in hot cars, including one in St. Louis County earlier this month,” adds the same post. “Hangers are free to the public.”
In the meantime, one woman from North Texas whose son was forgotten in a hot car for an hour but survived, is working with the organization Kids And Cars to have the HOT CARS Act (Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2019) passed. It would force automakers to install sensors in their cars, warning exhausted or distracted parents about the presence of a child in the backseat.
For these parents, the cops over at the O’Fallon PD have free hang tags and stickers. They are available as of late last month and can be picked up (for free) at several points across the city, as revealed by the department in a Facebook post. It also includes a sample of 2 such reminders, one of which reads, “Where is baby? Look before you lock,” while the other says, “Baby in the back! Heat-related deaths are preventable.”
“In the continuing effort to provide the best level of service possible to our residents, the OPD is offering these rearview mirror reminders to ensure your most prized possession is safe,” the department says.
“So far this year 13 children have died in the US after being left in hot cars, including one in St. Louis County earlier this month,” adds the same post. “Hangers are free to the public.”
In the meantime, one woman from North Texas whose son was forgotten in a hot car for an hour but survived, is working with the organization Kids And Cars to have the HOT CARS Act (Helping Overcome Trauma for Children Alone in Rear Seats Act of 2019) passed. It would force automakers to install sensors in their cars, warning exhausted or distracted parents about the presence of a child in the backseat.
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