DALLAS (KRLD) - On Thursday, a child was found dead in a hot car in Garland. The infant was the fifth child to die in a hot car in Texas this year. Nationwide, 25 young lives have been lost under similar circumstances in 2019.
A couple that knows all-too-well that it can happen to anyone is Eric and Michelle Stuyvesant of Garland. In June of 2015, they almost lost their 3-year-old son Michael, after he was left in a hot car. A phone call had distracted Eric from taking Michael to his daycare. Eric's experience helped him know, it can happen to anyone.
Now the Stuyvesants speak out on what they've experienced through the organization Kids and Cars.
The pain in Eric and Michelle's eyes is unmistakable. They know in their soul it can happen to the most responsible parents and caretakers. That's why they're trying to press lawmakers to pass a law mandating that all new cars be built with safety measures to alert you if a child gets left in a car.
So far they feel their efforts have been met with indifference. But they and Kids and Cars continue to fight for change. Meanwhile, they're thankful that their now 7-year-old son Michael has life.