That Time of Year Again, 3 Year Old Dies in Locked Hot Car

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Poor babies, what a way to die. :( More here.

A 3-year-old boy has died after he was found locked in a hot car in Sweetwater, Tennessee, on Monday, authorities said.
The boy's grandmother -- who is also his guardian -- told authorities she had been mowing a neighbor's lawn while a teenager was watching several children at the home, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
When the grandmother came back to the home, they realized the boy was missing, officials said.

The boy was found in a locked 2006 Honda Accord at the home. It's not clear if the car was locked when it was parked earlier that day, the sheriff's office said.
The grandmother said she took the boy out of the car and into the home where she tried to revive him but was unsuccessful, the sheriff's office said.
The boy had spent 35 minutes in the car, officials said. The temperature reached 86 degrees that day.

This marks the 23rd child to die from a hot car in the United States this year, according to KidsAndCars.org.
Children's bodies heat up much faster than adults and children's internal organs begin to shut down after their core body temperature reaches 104 degrees, according to a report from the National Safety Council.


On an 86-degree day, for example, it would take only about 10 minutes for the inside of a car to reach a dangerous 105 degrees, the report said.
July is the deadliest month of the year for hot car deaths, according to KidsAndCars.org.
"The last three fatalities have involved children who got into the vehicle on their own," KidsAndCars.org director Amber Rollins told ABC News via email on Tuesday. "These are the easiest tragedies to prevent."


Rollins offers these tips for drivers:
-- Always keep cars locked even if you don't have children.
-- Always keep keys out of children's reach.
-- If a child goes missing, check the inside and trunk of all cars in the area immediately.
 

A few days ago, I fixed a small rock chip on my trucks windshield. The instructions say to park the vehicle in the direct sunlight for 15 minutes to allow the resin to sink into the glass and cure. I decided to give it 30 minutes, and out of curiosity, I put one of the wife's cooking thermometers on the seat. When I opened the truck to put it back in the garage, the thermometer was reading 148 degrees. That kind of heat would overcome Anyone within a couple of minutes.
 
Not clear if the car was locked?
"a teenager was watching several children at the home, according to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
When the grandmother came back to the home, they realized the boy was missing, officials said."


Even if it wasn't locked, watching children means watching. Three tragedies, the child's death, the grandmothers lifetime of grief and the rest of the teens life remembering what happened.
 

A few days ago, I fixed a small rock chip on my trucks windshield. The instructions say to park the vehicle in the direct sunlight for 15 minutes to allow the resin to sink into the glass and cure. I decided to give it 30 minutes, and out of curiosity, I put one of the wife's cooking thermometers on the seat. When I opened the truck to put it back in the garage, the thermometer was reading 148 degrees. That kind of heat would overcome Anyone within a couple of minutes.

I wonder what 100 degrees of heat would do to kids left in a car while the mom went into a convenience store?
 

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