In the News
Revised: October 12, 2004, 2004

Heat Related Injuries and Deaths (Hyperthermia)
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  • Incidences Occurring During 2004
  • Tot's death sparks probe
    The Miami Herald
    Hollywood, FL
    October 5, 2004

  • Meade County baby dies after being left in vehicle
    The Courier Journal
    Brandenburg, KY
    October 2, 2004

  • Baby's dad charged with manslaughter
    St. Petersburg Times.com
    New Port Richey, FL
    September 22, 2004

  • Toddler dies in hot automobile
    GulfLive.com
    Vancleave, MS
    September 20, 2004
  • Toddler found dead in vehicle
    The Clarion Ledger
    Vancleave, MS
    September 21, 2004

  • Lakeland tot found dead in locked car, apparently from the heat
    Bradenton.com
    Lakeland, FL
    September 13, 2004

  • Baby left in hot van dies
    AZCentral.com
    Mesa, AZ
    September 10, 2004

  • Police Investigate Death of Child Found in Car
    NBC4 TV News
    Santa Ana, CA
    September 9, 2004

  • Child dies when teen leaves her in hot car
    Houston Chronicle.com
    Brownsville, TX
    August 29, 2004

  • Mother is in jail after toddler left in van dies
    KESQ News, Channel 3
    Healdsburg, CA
    August 19, 2004

  • Toddler locked in minivan dies Temperature in vehicle estimated at 120; mom held
    SFGate.com (San Francisco Chronicle)
    Healdsburg, CA
    August 21, 2004

  • Baby in van dies; father charged
    The Richmond-Times Dispatch
    Richmond, VA
    August 17, 2004

  • Infant Dies After Being Left In Sweltering Car
    WREG - Channel 3.com
    Bartlett, TN
    August 9, 2004

  • Child Left In Car Dies
    WRIC TV
    Mechanicsville, VA
    August 3, 2004

  • Child-Safety Door Locks May Have Role in Death
    Albuquerque Journal
    Shiprock, NM
    July 29, 2004

  • Grandfather charged in baby’s death:
    19-month-old girl was left alone in car for three hours

    Sacramento Bee
    Stamford, CT
    July 27, 2004

  • Child left in vehicle dies
    2-year-old succumbs to heat exposure as her family, unaware, attends church

    Sacramento Bee
    Sacramento, CA
    July 20, 2004

  • Child Left Unattended Dies in Car
    First Coast News, ABC 25
    Orange Park, FL
    July 11, 2004

  • 2-Year-Old Orange Park Boy Dies In Hot Car
    News 4 JAX
    Boca Raton, FL
    July 15, 2004

  • Boy found dead
    Authorities: Death looks like 'tragic accident'

    Times Record News
    Wichita Falls, TX
    July 6, 2004

  • Child Left Inside SUV, Dies
    Los Angeles Times
    DeKalb, GA
    June 23, 2004

  • Anaheim Woman Cited After Baby Is Found in Hot Car
    Los Angeles Times
    Anaheim, CA
    June 22, 2004

  • Police: Woman Locks Baby In Hot SUV, Shops With Other Kids
    NBC 4 TV News
    Los Angeles, CA
    June 22, 2004
  • Toddler dies after being found inside hot car
    ABC13 - Eyewitness News
    Katy, TX
    May 16, 2004

  • 5-month-old infant dies after being left in car
    KVOA - Channel 4
    Tucson, AZ
    April 28, 2004

  • Unattended infant found dead in a car in Newport
    The Sun Journal
    Newport, NC
    April 22, 2004

  • Deputy probed after baby dies in car
    The Sun Journal
    Lake Worth, FL
    April 7, 2004

  • Baby Left in Hot Car Dies, Police Say
    Local10.com
    Hallendale, FL
    March 15, 2004

  • Baby's death still under investigation
    Corvalis Gazette-Times
    Harrisburg, OR
    March 9, 2004