In the News

Heat Related Injuries and Deaths (Hyperthermia)
Incidences Occurring During 2001
  • Baby Dies After Being Left in Car
    The St. Cloud Times, Sauk Rapids, MN
    September 27, 2001

  • Woman Leaves Tot Inside Locked Car
    Firefighters, Emergency Medical Crews and Police Rescue The Toddler

    Greensboro News & Record, Greensboro, NC
    August 24, 2001

  • Crying Toddler Rescued from Hot Day Care Van
    GoMemphis.com, Memphis, TN
    August 23, 2001

  • Girl, 3, Discovered Dead in Car
    The KRCA Channel.com, Modesto, CA
    August 20, 2001

    Follow-Up Article
  • Girl Most Likely Died of the Heat
    modbee.com, Modesto, CA
    August 22, 2001

  • Family Prepares for Funeral of Girl Who Died at Day Care Center
    news-journal online.com, Daytona Beach, FL
    August 18, 2001

  • 2 St. Louis Toddlers Die in Hot Car
    Third Child Remains in Critical Condition

    ClickonDetroit.com, St. Louis, MO
    August 13, 2001

  • Mother Ordered to Stand Trial
    Gazette Extra, Janesville, WI
    August 11, 2001

  • Toddler Recovering After Being Left in Hot Car
    Jefferson City News Tribune, Kansas City, KS
    August 11, 2001

  • Father is Held for Leaving Child in Car
    York Daily Record, York, PA
    August 11, 2001

  • Woman Held After Boy is Found in Hot Car
    The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
    August 9, 2001

  • Kids Found Alone In Parking Lot; Police Say Temperature Outside Car Was 86 Degrees
    Click On Detroit, Detroit, MI
    August 6, 2001

  • 3-Year-Old Boy, Left in Car, Dies
    The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO
    August 6, 2001

  • Two Young Simi Valley Brothers Die After Being Left in Minivan
    Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA
    August 5, 2001

  • Child Left in Car; Mother Arrested
    The Kansas City Channel, Kansas City, KS
    August 3, 2001

  • Toddler Found in Hot Car in Arlington Dies
    Houston Chronicle.com, Fort Worth, TX
    July 30, 2001

  • Father Arrested After Leaving His Kids in Hot Car
    Woonsocket Call.com, Woonsocket, RI
    July 26, 2001

  • Dad Forgot Infant Son in Hot Car, Police Say
    The Mercury News, San Jose, CA
    July 26, 2001

  • Toddler Left in SUV dies of Heat
    The Kansas City Channel.com, Bowling Green, MO
    July 25, 2001

  • HEB Employee Prevents Harm to Child
    The Daily Tribune,
    Bay City, TX
    July 25, 2001

  • Parents in Court; Babies in Hot Car"
    The Washington Post, Prince Frederick/Washington, D.C.
    July 24, 2001

  • Boy Found in Hot Car is in Critical Condition
    WPBFChannel.com, West Palm Beach, FL
    July 19, 2001

  • Baby Dies From Heat in Van
    Click2Houston.com, Blaine, MN
    July 11, 2001

  • Details Emerge In Baby's Minivan Death
    NewsNet5, Blaine, MN
    July 11, 2001

  • Children Found in Hot Car, Mom Charged
    WCCO.com, Roseville, MN
    July 10, 2001

  • Desert Hot Springs Toddler found Dead in Parked Vehicle
    The Press-Enterprise, Desert Hot Springs, CA
    July 3, 2001

  • Girl, 3, Dies After Being Left in a Sweltering Car
    latimes.com, Rialto, CA
    June 29, 2001

  • Children Found in Hot Van; Mother Arrested
    latimes.com, Northridge, CA
    June 27, 2001

  • Perry Mother Still Facing Charges, Baby Died Trapped in a Hot Minivan
    TheIowaChannel.com, Iowa
    June 26, 2001

  • College Station Police Investigate Child's Death
    The Bryan-College Station Eagle, College Station, TX
    June 13, 2001

  • Toddler Dies in Hot Car
    WFAA.com, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
    June 4, 2001

  • 9-Month-Old, Left Inside Car for Two Hours, on Life Support
    Las Vegas Sun, Las Vegas, NV
    May 23, 2001

  • Infant Dies in Parked Car, Teen Mother Charged with Child Abuse
    TheDenverChannel.com, Colorado Springs, CO
    May 13, 2001

  • Man Charged with Leaving Baby in Car
    Boston.com, Nashua, NH
    May 1, 2001

  • DYFS Investigating Woman Who Left Baby in Car
    Asbury Park Press, Brick, NJ
    April 30, 2001

  • Mother Arraigned On Abandonment Charges
    Woman: Boy Didn't Want To Go Inside

    KOAT, The New Mexico Channel, Bernalillo, NM
    March 27, 2001

  • Infant Dies Alone in Car
    Mom Reportedly Thought She'd Left Boy at Day Care

    Dallas Morning News, Dallas,TX
    March 22, 2001

    Revised November 30, 2001