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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Record Number Of Children Die In Hot Cars In 2010

Advocacy group counts 48 such deaths in a year of record temperatures

This year of record temperatures has also led a record number of children dying in hot vehicles, according to a group that tracks such deaths.

According to the Kansas-based organization Kids and Cars, 48 children have died of hyperthermia after being left or becoming trapped in a hot car or truck. The previous record of 47 was set in 2005, says Janette Fennell, the group's founder and president.

"I'm devastated," Fennell said Wednesday.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's because we have a record number of idiots this country.