06/30/2025
Safety experts from Kids and Car Safety recommend these critical steps to protect children:
Create a reminder system: Place your phone, purse or work badge in the back seat next to your child's car seat. This forces you to check the back seat when leaving the car.
Double-check your vehicle: Make it a habit to open the back door and check the back seat every time you park.
Keep cars locked: Always lock your vehicle and keep keys out of children's reach to prevent them from getting into parked cars.
Act immediately if you see a child alone in a car: Call 911 and, if the child appears to be in distress, get them out as quickly as possible.
We add one more step: ALWAYS CHECK!
A 7-month-old died in Hamlet, North Carolina, after being left in a hot car. The foster mother faces charges as experts report this is the sixth such death in 2025.