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