Three children died in the United States due to extreme heat inside vehicles between July 14 and July 15. The children from Florida, Nevada, and Tennessee are among the almost two dozen cases this year of preventable deaths due to heatstroke in cars, usually caused by parents forgetting their child is in the vehicle.
On the afternoon of July 14, police in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, found a 2-year-old dead in a car in 91-degree heat. They estimated the child had been left in the vehicle overnight.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, together with the local police, are investigating the incident and will determine if charges should be filed.
On July 15, 23-month-old Khayden Saint Sauveur was found inside a car parked outside a home in Delray Beach, Florida. Sauveur was pronounced dead shortly after being transported to a local hospital.
Little Khayden would’ve turned 2-years-old next month. @DelrayBeachPD: Death investigation continues. @CBS12 pic.twitter.com/OcQddhjJWt
— Luli Ortiz (@LuliOrtizTV) July 17, 2017
Police said it appeared the child had somehow gotten inside the car without his parents noticing and could have been inside for two hours. It was 90 degrees that day.
Also on July 15, around 5 p.m., Las Vegas Metropolitan Police were called to rescue a 3-year-old boy suffering from heat-related injuries. The boy, who had been left in a car for at least an hour, was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Police said the boy’s family had lost track of him during a large family reunion that included about a dozen children. That day saw highs of 114 degrees.
