More kids trapped in sweltering cars are dying
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Some people should not be parents. Reports of infants and toddlers dying from being trapped inside sizzling automobiles are on the rise.
A researcher says 18 children have died of hyperthermia since the beginning of the year, with eight deaths reported since June 13. That’s the largest number of fatalities through the first half of a year since the adjunct professor of meteorology at San Francisco State University began tracking the data in the late 1990s.
Some of these are bad parenting, while some involved children who climbed inside an unlocked vehicle on a hot day and then couldn’t get out. 37 children typically die each year from heat exhaustion in vehicles.
For God’s sake, keep an eye on your kids and check the backseat before you leave the car.
Last Updated on June 29th, 2010
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