Despite greater awareness in recent years, an unacceptable number of children are still dying in hot cars.
In 2020 and 2021, a total of 48 children in the U-S died as a result of pediatric vehicular heatstroke. They ranged in age from five months to 11 years, but more than half were under the age of two. Since 1998, more that 900 children have been lost in tragic hot car incidents. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 52.6% of those kids were forgotten by a parent or caregiver.
In an attempt to save more children from these horrible deaths, NHTSA just launched its new campaign, "Where's Baby? Look Before You Lock," which runs through September.
KRLD's Chris Sommer talked about the chilling statistics and the campaign with NHTSA Deputy Administrator Dr. Steven Cliff.
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