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Texas Couple Whose Son Survived Hot Car Fights For Mandatory Technology To Prevent Tragedy
Most parents believe leaving their child locked in a hot car could never happen to them… until it does. It happened to Eric Stuyvesant. “To this day I can’t fathom how I would’ve left him in that car,” he said. It was a call his wife Michelle said she’ll never forget. “I could hear Eric screaming in the background and he kept yelling, ‘I forgot him, I forgot him’.”
Bill would require warning for children left in hot cars as number of deaths rises
As summer temperatures rise, car safety advocacy groups hoping to draw attention to hot car deaths will be aided by a bill intended to equip new vehicles with technology that detects sleeping children in hot cars. The HOT CARS Act of 2019, which was recently introduced in the House, would require an audible vehicle warning that would alert drivers to someone in the back seat if the engine is turned off. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who's also a contender in the crowded 2020 Democratic primary race for president, introduced the bill. A similar bill that was introduced in Congress in 2017 failed. "No child should endure the tragedy of dying while trapped in a hot vehicle," he said. "The unfortunate reality is that even good, loving and attentive parents can get distracted."
Look Before You Lock - Plugged into DFW
No one thinks it can happen to them, but Texas ranks #1 when it comes to children dying in hot cars. The Stuyvesant family shares their terrifying story to help raise awareness and prevent hot car tragedies.Watch Show:Too Many Children Die in Sweltering Cars, and a New Push Aims to Find a Fix
Late last month, at a news conference in Washington, Miles Harrison tearfully related how he had caused the death of his son, Chase, in 2008.
He was there to promote the Hot Cars Act of 2019, but he had told this story many times before: to the court that tried him for manslaughter, and to Gene Weingarten for a Pulitzer-winning article in The Washington Post in 2009 that helped alert the world to how children can overheat and die in vehicles.
After losing a child, a Cape Coral family wants to help prevent future tragedies
It's a little device with a big purpose.Payton's Charm uses the latest in aerospace technology to help protect children from being left in hot vehicles.Payton's Charm detects life in a vehicle, and will notify you on your cell phone if the conditions become too hot and dangerous inside. This device is particularly special to one Cape Coral family. The McKinnon family is one that's full of laughter and love. But, they're a family with a missing piece.
