In the News
Revised: October 9, 2003

Heat Related Injuries and Deaths (Hyperthermia)
Incidences Occurring During 2003
  • Mom finds infant girl dead after being left in car for 8 hours
    Middleton, WI
    October 8, 2003

  • Left in van at day care, child dies
    Littlerock, AR
    September 11, 2003

  • Man saves child locked in hot car
    The 2-year-old Ontario girl is treated for heat exhaustion. Her mother is arrested

    Corona, CA
    August 23, 2003

  • Toddler Dies After Being Left in Car
    La Paloma, TX
    August 18, 2003

  • 2 Sisters Die After Climbing Into Parked Car
    Queen Creek, AZ
    August 16, 2003

  • Brothers Die in Back Seat of Dad's SUV
    East Orange, NJ
    August 15, 2003

  • Baby Dies in Car; Aunt says she forgot 4-month-old-girl
    Cintronelle, FL
    August 13, 2003

  • Infant Dies At Irvine Campus After Being Locked In Car
    Death Appears To Be Heat Related

    Irvine, CA
    August 8, 2003

  • Springdale : Girl, 3, dies in mother’s hot car
    Springdale, AR
    August 8, 2003

  • Child Left in Hot Car Dies This Afternoon
    Mesa, AZ
    July 30,2003

  • Young boys die after being left in locked car in Southern California heat
    Lancaster, CA
    July 8,2003

  • Mom arrested in heat-related death of 6-month infant
    Tucson, AZ
    June 29,2003

  • Child Dies in summer Heat in Daycare Van in Macon Road Center
    Memphis, TN
    June 26, 2003

    It's Happened Again! Toddler Dies After Being Left in Daycare Van
    Memphis, TN
    June 26, 2003


  • Child Found Dead in Family Car
    Austin American-Statesman
    Austin, TX
    June 26, 2003

  • Investigation continues in child's heat-related death
    News 8 - Austin
    Austin, TX
    June 18, 2003

  • Two-Year-Old Dies In Hot Daycare Van
    WFTV.com
    Orange County, FL
    June 11, 2003

  • Tot dies after Vegas teacher forgets him all day in hot van
    SFGate.com
    Las Vegas, NV
    June 6, 2003

  • Parents Face Charges for Leaving Child in Hot Car
    Channel 5 KSL TV
    Salt Lake City, UT
    May 29, 2003

  • Mom charged after toddler left in car suffers heatstroke
    The Atlanta Journal Constitution
    Atlanta, GA
    May 28, 2003

  • Child left in car is in critical condition
    The Atlanta-Journal Constitution
    Atlanta, GA
    May 27, 2003

  • Cop frees girl, 6, locked in hot van;
    Grandmother booked on cruelty charge

    The Times-Picayune
    May 20, 2003

  • Salinas woman arrested; allegedly left child in hot car
    The Press Enterprise
    Riverside, CA
    May 19, 2003

  • Baby girl dies after being left in car
    The Journal Net
    Johnson County, IN
    May 15, 2003

  • Father probed in death of toddler left in car
    AJC.com
    Lawrenceville, GA
    May 8, 2003

  • Mom allegedly left toddlers in hot car while having fortune told
    ABC 13, KTRK TV - Houston
    Houston, TX
    May 6, 2003

  • Baby Left In Hot Car While Mother Shops
    WOAI.com
    San Antonio, TX
    May 1, 2003

  • Baby girl locked in hot car dies; mom could face murder charges
    The Sun-Sentinel
    Fort Lauderdale, FL
    April 26, 2003

  • Boy, 3, Trapped in Car, Later Dies;
    His mother and her cousin find him after searching for at least an hour.

    The Ledger
    Winter Haven, FL
    April 7, 2003

  • Covina woman suspected of leaving baby in car
    SGV Tribune
    San Gabriel Valley, CA
    March 31, 2003

  • Father Charged With Abuse After Child Found In Hot Car
    The Tampa Tribune
    New Port Richey, FL
    March 8, 2003

  • Woman arrested for leaving child in car outside store
    Naples Daily News Naples, FL
    March 5, 2003

  • Parents Accused of Leaving Child in Hot Car in Ninety-Degree Temps
    WAJR Radio News (Morgantowns Dot Com) Morgantown, OH
    February 26, 2003