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• Charges against Oklahoma father dropped after 2 children die in hot car

  June 18, 2020
  With fewer people driving due to COVID-19, hot car deaths have been down this year. Child safety groups still caution parents not to let their guard down.

   

  The father of two children who died in a hot truck over the weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been released from custody after investigators discovered new evidence about how the children gained access to the vehicle, according to ABC 8 in Tulsa.

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• Safety organization says it's seeing uptick in 'back-over' accidents involving kids

  June 17, 2020

  Even as communities begin to open up and people begin to venture out, a safety organization said it's seeing a growing problem with children.

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• FREE Hot Cars Online Training Course

  June 3, 2020

  In partnership with our friends at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness, KidsAndCars.org is offering this free online training course for childcare providers and others on hot car deaths and injuries and how they can be prevented. The course offers best practice suggestions for childcare providers and actionable safety tips for everyone to help stop these unthinkable deaths.

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• How to keep kids safe in Arizona's deadly heat

  May 29, 2020

  https://www.azfamily.com/video/how-to-keep-kids-safe-in-arizonas-deadly-heat/video_b91dff6b-3b3e-5270-9fa3-8e5a6138dcf3.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1iS0LRlI5dN9ZsxP5VCrVArj_cjjEluAXRR6cSHkpNGD2fjd5fS9JB-jk 

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• Video: Phoenix Police Department Hot Cars Press Event

  May 28, 2020

  A press event was held on May 27, 2020 in Phoenix, AZ by the Phoenix Police Department. Dawn Peabody, KidsAndCars.org Parent Advocate and Arizona Representative, spoke and told the story of how her family's lives changed forever the day they lost their precious and confident daughter, Maya.

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