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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.
Front & Center: Popular cars come with hidden, dangerous blind zones
Blind spots are becoming bigger and more dangerous in millions of popular cars. Those blinds spots aren’t to the sides or behind those vehicles either. Most drivers have no idea they even exists and they’re directly in front of them. For the past nine years, an average of 58 kids have died each year from crashes the KidsAndCars organization calls “frontovers.” “People truly believe that they can see what's directly in front of their bumper and unfortunately, that's just not true,” Amber Rollins, the director of KidsAndCars said.
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.Are keyless ignitions putting you at risk?
Could a convenient feature in new cars be putting you and your family at risk?This year, 91 percent of new cars will have a keyless ignition. The push button start is now responsible for more carbon monoxide deaths in Florida than anywhere else in America.
OPINION: Toddler’s death in hot car calls for compassion, not outrage
There are no words. There are no words for the ache in every parent’s heart when they read a headline about a child dying in a hot car. There are no words for that deep, sinking feeling that hits you right in the gut when the thought jumps into your mind: What if it was my child? What if it was me?
