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As Heat Wave Bakes Region, A Lesson on Kids and Pets in Cars
While there are no national statistics for pets that die from being left in vehicles, the advocacy group Kids and Cars says at least 27 children in D.C., Maryland and Virginia have died
Heatwave Heightens Danger for Kids in Cars
It can happen when a harried parent forgets to drop off their sleeping baby at day care and instead hurries off to work or a when a child “plays” in a car or its trunk and becomes trapped.
Monsters or mortals? Children in car seats too often out of sight and mind
It couldn't happen to you. It couldn't happen to me. Sure, we might get distracted. We might misplace keys, or the remote. We might click our browsers, only to forget what we were looking for, but we could never forget a child.
Mother of baby left in locked SUV in Homewood: "I wish I was in that car seat"
Katie Luong is inconsolable. She knows people blame her for leaving her 11-month-old daughter to die in a sweltering SUV.
"Look Before You Lock" campaign aims to reduce children killed in hot cars
In the U.S. more than 600 children have died after being left in a hot car during the past 20 years.