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Campaign seeks to prevent vehicular heat stroke
In a partnership with the non-profit Kids and Car Safety and Clear Channel Outdoor, Fort Bend county officials are participating in the Child Vehicular Heat Stroke Awareness Campaign.
Kids in cars could succumb to heat faster than adults
Anyone who has children will tell you, when (they’re that age), you don’t ever know if you’re going to get a good night’s sleep. … Fatigue is a huge part of what causes our brain not to work (optimally).”
New law: No liability for breaking child out of hot car
Every year, about 38 children die from being left or forgotten in hot cars across the country, according to the advocacy group Kids and Cars. This summer, Virginia will have a new law to help prevent these deaths. How often do passersby see a child left behind, locked in a hot car, but don't act, afraid of a lawsuit if they break them out?
HEARTBROKEN FAMILY WORKS TO PREVENT HOT CAR CHILD DEATHS
A couple shares their heartbreaking story in hopes of sparing another family from a similar tragedy.
Hot cars: A deadly danger that can happen to anyone
While it may be hard to imagine, many deaths have occurred when over-stressed parents forgot that their children were in the backseat.