A 17-month-old boy died in a hot car today in Goochland County after his father unknowingly left him in his SUV and went to work. He thought he had dropped him off at daycare.
Virginia ranks #10 in the nation in child hot car deaths with 26 fatalities since 1997. This is the 3rd child to die in a hot car in Virginia this year. On May 10, 2018, 5-month-old twins died in a hot car after they were left by their father in Chesterfield, VA.
2018 U.S. Child Vehicular Heatstroke Deaths: 31
- + 1 possible death in Waterford, CT on 5/3/18
- + 2 possible deaths near Kearney, MO on 7/4/2018
(waiting on autopsy to confirm cause of death for the above cases)
Hot car deaths continue to happen because nobody believes this could happen to them. Please help us raise awareness about these predictable and preventable tragedies.
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