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Kids Are Still Dying: People Need to See that Cars Act as Ovens in the Sun
Kids Are Still Dying: People Need to See that Cars Act as Ovens in the Sun

20 Jun 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Heatstroke in a locked vehicle remains the main cause of death in children under 14, startling figures reveal; and it can happen within minutes

 
Hot Car Act Could Bring Mandatory Rear Seat Child Alert, Save Precious Lives
Hot Car Act Could Bring Mandatory Rear Seat Child Alert, Save Precious Lives

1 Sep 2017, 12:37 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It might seem impossible for people to forget about the kids they have in their cars and leave them to die of heatstroke, and yet it happens quite a lot

 
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Locking Two Kids In the Trunk To Go Shopping
Woman Arrested After Allegedly Locking Two Kids In the Trunk To Go Shopping

30 May 2017, 15:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A 39-year-old woman from Utah was arrested after police officers discovered her two kids apparently locked in the trunk of her car. She went to the supermarket

 
Leaving A Realistic Dummy In Your Car Is Not How You Do The Mannequin Challenge
Leaving A Realistic Dummy In Your Car Is Not How You Do The Mannequin Challenge

19 Dec 2016, 15:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Leaving a mannequin in your car could make others think that it is a human that needs to be saved from extreme cold or heat. The same happened to a NY resident

 
Pedestrian Confuses Wig For Child, Calls Police To Break Car Window
Pedestrian Confuses Wig For Child, Calls Police To Break Car Window

26 Oct 2016, 13:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Police in Suffolk were called by a pedestrian that saw something that appeared to be a child in the backseat of a parked car. It turned out to be wig

 
GMC Introduces Rear Seat Reminder On 2017 Acadia To Prevent Heatstroke Deaths
GMC Introduces Rear Seat Reminder On 2017 Acadia To Prevent Heatstroke Deaths

14 Jun 2016, 14:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / GMC has announced the introduction of a rear seat reminder system, but only for the 2017 Acadia. It's meant to prevent drivers from forgetting their kids inside

 
Heatstroke Deaths Almost Tripled In The USA, Stop Leaving Your Kids In The Car
Heatstroke Deaths Almost Tripled In The USA, Stop Leaving Your Kids In The Car

10 Jun 2016, 17:40 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A recent analysis showed the heatstroke deaths in cars have nearly tripled this year when compared to last year. 24 kids died last year because of this