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LAS VEGAS The summer heat in southern Nevada
has claimed a young life. Authorities say a
16-month-old baby died Friday after being left
in a car for several hours.
Las Vegas police are investigating
whether his dad should face criminal charges.
Authorities say the child's father was at
a relative's house when he left the child in the
car (near Lake Mead Boulevard and Losee Road) in
the city's northeast.
It's the first child death in a car in
southern Nevada this year.
Officials warn that it only takes a
couple of minutes for sun and intense heat to
warm car interiors to lethal levels.
Similar cases in recent years prompted
the state Legislature to pass a new law making
it a crime to leave kids in cars for any reason.
It's set to go into effect in October.
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