With summer officially here, it’s important to remind parents about the danger hot cars pose to children.
Since 1998, more than a thousand children have died in hot cars, and every year, an average of 37 children die from heatstroke after being left behind or becoming trapped in a car.
Two children have died in hot cars so far this year. We're finding out how this type of tragedy can happen and ways to prevent another child from dying.
Flagler County deputies smashed a car window on Monday to rescue a 1-year-old who was locked inside with the engine off and the windows closed.
A mother and father in Lakeland left their 18-month-old daughter in a hot car overnight, which killed her, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
No one ever thinks it will happen to them, but a record 53 children died of heatstroke between 2018 and 2019, after being left in a vehicle.
