Hot car Coverage

Toddler left in hot daycare van dies

A 1-year-old girl died Monday after being left in a hot van at a daycare center, and her parents want someone held accountable.

CNN Newsource

Autopsy: Sisters, 2 and 3, left in hot car for 6 hours outside sweepstakes parlor

An autopsy report released Wednesday night shows two young sisters left alone inside a hot car in Wake County last August died from hyperthermia.

Autopsy report: 2 and 3-year-old sisters died of hyperthermia from being left in hot car in 95-degree heat

An autopsy report released Wednesday shows two young sisters found dead inside a car in Wake County died from hyperthermia.

Brett Knese, WRAL reporter

State officials warn inside of car can heat up to 150 degrees in minutes

North Carolina authorities are continuing to raise awareness about hot cars a month after a 1-year-old girl was killed in the heat in Mebane. 10 children have already died this year in hot cars.

Inside of hot car can become deadly in a matter of minutes

North Carolina has been hit hard by rising temperatures lately; this year alone the state has had 43 days of temperatures higher than 90.

Lora Lavigne & Keenan Willard, WRAL reporters

New technology aims to prevent hot car deaths

Every year -- on average-- 38 children die from heat stroke after being left in a hot car.

Hot car dangers: What parents need to know

Around 38 children die every year after being left in a hot car, according to the Kids and Car Safety organization. It's a tragedy that doesn't have to happen.

Firefighter charged after son dies from heat exhaustion in car

A Fayetteville firefighter has been charged with manslaughter after police found his 17-month-old child dead in a hot car.

Safety experts offer tips to help prevent hot car deaths

Even on days with milder temperatures, the inside of vehicles can reach dangerous temperatures in a short time.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor, and Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Fayetteville firefighter charged after son left alone in hot car 'for hours'

A Fayetteville father was charged Tuesday with involuntary manslaughter of his 17-month-old son, who was left inside a hot car earlier this month.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Greensboro woman charged after cerebral palsy patient left in hot car for hours

The High Point Police Department has made an arrest and charged a woman after the death of a cerebral palsy patient earlier this month.

WXII News

Phoenix police rescue 2 children locked in hot car

The Phoenix police department released bodycam video of a recent rescue of two small children locked in a hot car. The temperature inside the car had reached 102 degrees.

Tips for helping to prevent hot car deaths

Already this year, five children in the United States have died after being left in hot cars.

New technology could help prevent children from dying in hot cars

Already this year, five children in the United States have died after being left in hot cars. The victims include two children from North Carolina -- a two-year-old last week in Gason County and a five-month-old girl in Iredell County.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter

As temperatures soar, protect young children from heatstroke in the car

As the temperature soars into the 90s, safety experts are reminding parents not to leave their kids in their cars -- even just for a minute.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Wilson 6th grader, family wins $20K for car seat invention

A young inventor from Wilson just won a national contest - with a big grand prize.

Rick Armstrong, WRAL multimedia journalist

Woman facing charges after viral video shows baby in hot car

The Wake County Sheriff's Office has found and charged a woman after a viral video showed her child unattended in a hot car.

Jason O. Boyd, WRAL.com editor

Wake County Sheriff's Office investigating after viral video of child left alone in car

There is outrage on social media and an investigation is being conducted by the Wake County Sheriff's Office after a video shows a baby left alone in a car.

Kasey Cunningham, WRAL reporter

Investigation begins after video of baby left in hot car

WRAL's Kasey Cunningham spoke with the man who shot a video of a baby left in a hot car. It's prompted an investigation by the Wake County Sheriff's Office.

1-year-old dies in hot vehicle in Mecklenburg County

Authorities were called to the McMullen Creek shopping center in Pineville around 5 on Thursday after getting a frantic 911 call from the mother of a 1-year-old who died while in a hot vehicle.

Video shows rescue after frantic mother locks child in hot vehicle

Police body camera video shows a rescue that happened after a mother realizes she locked her child in her vehicle.

Wilmington mom says 6-year-old was left on hot bus for 40 minutes

A 6-year-old boy is OK after he was left on a hot bus for about 40 minutes Tuesday in Wilmington, his mother said.

Scenes of agony at wake for 1-year-old twins left by father in hot car

The coffins were too large for Luna and Phoenix's bodies. The 1-year-old twins died of heatstroke in the Bronx last Friday after their father, Juan Rodriguez, forgot to drop them off at day care and left them in his car as he completed a full shift of work.

Andrea Salcedo, New York Times

'No rhyme or reason': Some hot car deaths treated as accidents, some as murder

The wide variation in charges in hot car deaths highlight the complex and fraught nature of the decisions confronting prosecutors, who must decide whether to indict grieving parents who said they simply had forgotten that they had left a young child in a hot car.

Sharon Otterman, New York Times

Wilson kids invent 'Beat the Heat Car Seat'

Every year, babies in North Carolina die inside hot cars -- but three Wilson children believe they invented a lifesaving solution.