Hot Car Deaths
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3 months ago

3-year-old girl dies in hot car, mom arrested

A mother is facing charges after her 3-year-old daughter died from being left in a hot car as extreme heat grips Southern California, authorities said.
3 months ago
A police unit arrives to the scene of an incident.
3 months ago

3-year-old dies in hot car, police say

A 3-year-old Arizona girl was pronounced dead after she was found unresponsive on Sunday in a hot car in Buckeye, Arizona, police said.
3 months ago
4 months ago

2nd hot car death within 24 hours in Texas

Police said a nine-month-old girl was found in a car on one of the hottest days of the year.
4 months ago
Police said a nine-month-old girl was found in a car on one of the hottest days of the year.
4 months ago

9-month-old dead after being found strapped into safety seat in hot car for 8 hours

A 9-month-old child has died after being left in a car by the child’s grandmother for nearly eight hours in what authorities are investigating as a heat-related death.
4 months ago
4 months ago

22-month-old dies in hot car, mother arrested

Hilda Ann Adame was charged with serious bodily injury to a child and child endangerment and abandonment with imminent bodily injury, according to police.
4 months ago
Hilda Ann Adame was charged with serious bodily injury to a child and child endangerment and abandonment with imminent bodily injury, according to police.
4 months ago

Mother arrested in Texas after baby dies in hot car

A Texas mother has been arrested after police alleged her 22-month-old child died when left the infant in a hot car in Corpus Christi.
4 months ago
A police officer in Corpus Christi, Texas, investigates the hot car death of a 22-month-old child on Aug. 20, 2024.
5 months ago

2 baby boys die in hot cars in separate states on same day

A 6-month-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Arizona for about seven hours, authorities said.
5 months ago
In this undated stock photo, flashing red and blue lights are seen on top of a police car.
5 months ago

6-month-old boy dies in hot car after parent forgot to drop him off at day care

A 6-month-old boy died after being left for hours in a hot car in Louisiana, authorities said.
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A 6-month-old boy died on July 30, 2024 after being left for hours in a hot car in Louisiana, authorities said.
5 months ago

6-month-old Louisiana boy found dead in hot car: Sheriff

The parent had apparently forgotten to drop the baby off at day care that morning, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
5 months ago
The parent had apparently forgotten to drop the baby off at day care that morning, according to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office.
5 months ago

8-week-old girl dies in hot car, dad arrested

A dad is facing charges after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in New Jersey, authorities said.
5 months ago
A dad has been arrested after his 8-week-old daughter died when she was left in a hot car in Lakewood Township, New Jersey, authorities said.
5 months ago

Dad of 2-year-old girl who died in hot car arrested for 2nd-degree murder

A dad is facing a second-degree murder charge after his 2-year-old daughter died in a hot car in Arizona, authorities said.
5 months ago
Two year-old girl dies after being found in hot car in Marana, Ariz., on July 10, 2024.
5 months ago

5-year-old boy dies after being left in hot car for 7 hours; foster mom arrested

A 5-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car in Omaha, Nebraska, for about seven hours, authorities said.
5 months ago
A 5-year-old boy died in Omaha, Neb., on Wednesday after being left in a car for an extended period of time, police said.
5 months ago

2-year-old girl dies after dad leaves her in car during triple-digit heat: Police

A 2-year-old girl has died after her father left her in a hot car as triple-digit temperatures hit Arizona.
5 months ago
Two year-old girl dies after being found in hot car in Marana, Ariz., on July 10, 2024.
6 months ago

4-year-old Houston girl dies after being left in hot car: Officials

The girl appears to have been forgotten inside a car for about an hour before being discovered by a parent, officials said.
6 months ago
VIDEO: 4-year-old Houston girl dies after being left in hot car: Officials
6 months ago

6th hot car-related child death this year highlights ongoing risk

A two-year-old boy was found dead inside a car in Georgia, officials said.
6 months ago
In this screen grab from a video, cars are shown parked in the sun.
6 months ago

Mother arrested in hot car death

The North Carolina mother is charged with leaving her 8-year-old daughter in a hot car while she worked, resulting in the girl's death due to the heat, police said.
6 months ago
VIDEO: Mother arrested in hot car death
6 months ago

8-year-old dies after mom allegedly left her in car during high heat to go to work

Ashlee Stallings, 36, allegedly left her daughter in the vehicle "in hot weather conditions" and the 8-year-old suffered a fatal medical emergency, police said.
6 months ago
The booking photo for Ashlee Stallings.
6 months ago

Advocates renew calls for rule to require technology that prevents hot car deaths

As another hot summer begins, advocates are renewing their call for federal regulators to require technology in cars that can help prevent child deaths.
6 months ago
1,086 onesies were displayed across the street from the U.S. Department of Transportation building in Washington, DC on June 20, 2024 representing each child that has died in a hot car in the U.S. since 1990.
1 year ago

1-year-old dies after being left in daycare van in Omaha, Nebraska

The driver of the van was arrested on a charge of child abuse by neglect, resulting in death.
1 year ago
The driver of the van was arrested on a charge of child abuse by neglect, resulting in death.
1 year ago

3-month-old dies after being left in hot car in Houston, police say

A baby boy died in Houston on Tuesday after being left in a car amid a dangerous and unrelenting heat wave, police said.
1 year ago
1 year ago

Florida babysitter arrested over hot car death, authorities say

A Florida babysitter is facing a manslaughter charge over the death of an infant who was accidentally left in a car for hours amid scorching temperatures.
1 year ago
2 years ago

11-month-old dies after left in car during church service; mom arrested: Police

An 11-month-old baby girl has died after being left in a car for three hours while her mother officiated a Florida church service, police said.
2 years ago
Police tape at a crime scene.
2 years ago

Grandfather charged after leaving 1-year-old granddaughter in hot car

A grandfather has been charged in Florida after leaving his granddaughter in a hot rental car at a Hertz facility at a Daytona Beach International Airport.
2 years ago
The Volusia Sheriff's Office released a still from body camera footage after a child was found Monday at a Hertz rental car facility at Daytona Beach International Airport.
2 years ago

5-year-old boy dies in hot car outside elementary school

A 5-year-old boy died after he was found in a hot car outside a South Texas elementary school.
2 years ago
A car is seen in an undated stock photo.
2 years ago

3-month-old baby dies in hot car due to alleged delay in response

A 911 dispatcher allegedly took eight minutes to realize the child was in cardiac arrest, as some criticize the D.C. Office of Unified Communication’s past responses to critical situations.
2 years ago
 A 911 dispatcher allegedly took eight minutes to realize the child was in cardiac arrest, as some criticize the D.C. Office of Unified Communication’s past responses to critical situations.
2 years ago

3-month-old boy dies after being left in hot car

A 3-month-old baby boy has died after being left in a hot car in Washington, D.C., authorities said.
2 years ago
2 years ago

Children are dying in hot cars. Here's what automakers are doing to try to stop it

Automakers are working on advanced technology to prevent pediatric and pet heatstroke.
2 years ago
Japanese automaker Toyota is testing millimeter-wave, high-resolution 4D imaging radar to help detect occupants in vehicles.
2 years ago

The risk of leaving a child inside a hot car

The number of child hot car deaths is slowly rising with the scorching summer temperatures.
2 years ago
VIDEO: The risk of leaving a child inside a hot car
2 years ago

After 18-month-old dies in hot car, dad dies by apparent suicide: Police

A Virginia father has died by apparent suicide after finding his child dead inside his hot car, authorities said.
2 years ago
Stock photo shows a car parked in the sun on a street.
2 years ago

How to prevent hot car deaths

“I think the No. 1 misconception is that this will never happen to me and that it only happens to bad parents and nothing could be further from the truth.”
2 years ago
VIDEO: How to prevent hot car deaths
2 years ago

3-year-old dies after nearly 3 hours in hot car

A 3-year-old boy has died after he was left in a hot car in Columbus, Georgia, the coroner said.
2 years ago
Police continues to investigate the heat-related death of a three-year-old child found unresponsive in a car on June 26, 2022 at the Wendy’s on Wynnton Road in Columbus, Ga., pictured in this image from Google Maps Street view.
3 years ago

Man's murder conviction overturned for son's hot car death

Georgia's Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of Justin Ross Harris, a father who went on trial for his son's hot car death.
3 years ago
Justin Ross Harris, left, stands up in court at the request of his defense attorney H. Maddox Kilgore, right, during is trial, Oct. 3, 2016, Brunswick, Ga.
3 years ago

5-year-old boy dies in hot car as family prepares for birthday party

A child died after being left in a hot car in Houston on Monday as record-high temperatures struck the city.
3 years ago
A Houston mother rushing home to prepare for a birthday party may have left her 5-year-old son in a vehicle for two to three hours before realizing he was in there on June 20, 2022. The child died as a result, according to Harris County authorities.
3 years ago

1-year-old girl dies after spending all day in hot car

A 1-year-old girl has died in the Houston area after being left in a hot car all day, authorities said.
3 years ago
A 1 year-old girl was found dead in a car in Harris County, Texas, on Sept. 9, 2021.
3 years ago

Consumer Reports tests latest in hot car detection technology

As 17 children have died this year after being left in hot cars, new technology shows that the car itself could be the key to preventing tragedy.
3 years ago
VIDEO: Consumer Reports tests latest in hot car detection technology
3 years ago

At least 2 kids die in hot cars this week as heat wave hits US

At least two children have died in hot cars this week as a heat wave hits the U.S.
3 years ago
A car is seen in an undated stock photo.
4 years ago

3-year-old dies, sister in critical condition after found in hot car

On Monday, Arkansas State Police received a call from a 21-year-old mother Kaylee Petchenik who stated she woke up from a nap and her children were missing.
4 years ago
A car is seen in an undated stock photo.
4 years ago

Dad pleads guilty in hot car deaths of 1-year-old twins

The babies, Luna Rodriguez and Phoenix Rodriguez, died in July 2019.
4 years ago
Juan Rodriguez, his wife, and 4-year-old son stand outside the Bronx Hall of Justice on August 1, 2019, after prosecutors said they will not pursue a grand jury indictment at this time in the hot car deaths of his 1-year-old twins. 
5 years ago

1-year-old dies after being left in car all day, marking 50th hot-car death of year

Temperatures exceeded 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Tampa, Florida, that day.
5 years ago
A child died after being left inside a hot car in Tampa, Fla., on Oct. 14, 2019.
5 years ago

'Nobody believes this could happen to them': 2 more hot-car deaths in 1 afternoon

Within hours, two children over 900 miles away from each other died after being left in hot cars.
5 years ago
Police investigate the scene of a hot car death in Lindenwold, New Jersey, Aug. 16, 2019.
5 years ago

Child dies after being left inside hot car all day

The 1-year-old girl was found unconscious inside her family's car, parked outside their Tampa home, on Monday evening.
5 years ago
The 1-year-old girl was found unconscious inside her family's car, parked outside their Tampa home, on Monday evening.
5 years ago

4-month-old baby dies after being left in hot car in Phoenix

A 4-month-old baby died Tuesday after being left inside a van in Phoenix, authorities said.
5 years ago
A 4-month-old child died after being left inside a car parked outside a school district office in Phoenix, Oct. 1, 2019.
5 years ago

3-year-old dies after being left in hot car in San Antonio

A 3-year-old died on Saturday after being left in a hot car.
5 years ago
A 3-year-old died on Saturday after being left in a hot car in San Antonio.
5 years ago

Babysitter arrested in 2-year-old girl's hot car death

This marks the 42nd child to die in a hot car this year.
5 years ago
Tammy Brooks in a police booking photo.
5 years ago

Guardian charged after 1-year-old girl dies in hot car

Shelton Shambry, 60, was charged Monday with fourth-degree abuse and neglect after a 1-year-old girl died in a hot car.
5 years ago
Authorities investigate the the death of a child found inside a vehicle in the parking lot of the PATCO Lindenwold Station, in Lindenwold, N.J., Aug. 16, 2019.
5 years ago

2019 hot car deaths surpass yearly national average

The U.S. has already 40 hot car deaths in 2019, surpassing the yearly average. Automakers are voluntary committing to back-seat alert systems.
5 years ago
In this Sunday, July 28, 2019, file photograph, unsold 2019 Chevrolet Equinox sports utility vehicles sit at a dealership in Englewood, Colo.
5 years ago

1-year-old found dead inside hot car in North Carolina

The boy died Thursday at the Pineville shopping center after his mother left him in the car for hours while she was at work.
5 years ago
The boy died Thursday at the Pineville shopping center after his mother left him in the car for hours while she was at work.
5 years ago

1-year-old dies after being left in hot car all day, police say

A 1-year-old child died Thursday evening after being left inside a hot car in North Carolina, police said.
5 years ago
A 1-year-old boy has died after being left in a hot car in Pineville, North Carolina, Aug. 29, 2019, police said.
5 years ago

Video shows frantic mom after baby left in hot car: 'I don't know how I forgot her'

The mother said she was distracted and forgot the 5-month-old in the car.
5 years ago
Stacey Holly is seen in this booking photo.
5 years ago

2 children die after being left in hot cars

A 1-year-old girl died in a hot car in Lindenwold, New Jersey, and a 21-month-old boy was found dead in a car in Booneville, Mississippi. Both died on Friday.
5 years ago
VIDEO: 2 children die after being left in hot cars