Dallas Girl Hot Car: 2-Year-Old Girl Dies After Being Left In Car In 98 Degree Heat
A Dallas girl died in a hot car after her parents did not realize that she was still inside.
According to the Canada Journal, the 2-year-old girl had just returned home from Fair Park with her family, but when her siblings got out of the vehicle, she didn’t. No one assisted her out of her child seat, and she ended up staying inside the car for a few hours. Meanwhile, her family went into the house and decided to take naps, no one realizing that the toddler had not exited the car.
Even when the parents woke up from their naps, they didn’t realize that their daughter wasn’t in her bedroom.
“When the father awoke, he went outside to work on his car in the 11900 block of Garden Terrace Drive. He then saw the girl was still in her safety seat. Police said the father pulled the girl out of the car and called 911 while the mother performed CPR on her.”
The Dallas girl left in the hot car could not be revived, however. The girl was taken to Children’s Medical Center hospital where she was pronounced dead.
According to USA Today, the Child Abuse Unit investigators is working on this case, but no charges have been filed. It is unknown if the parents will face charges of neglect, but the investigation is not over. It is believed that the family is cooperating with this investigation.
#Dallas #TX: 2-year-old girl died after being left in HOT CAR #Friday, while the family napped http://t.co/XCQWPR6072 pic.twitter.com/crEzMCv0Dh
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Sadly, there are quite a few deaths each year that result from children being left in cars when the temperatures are high.
“The National Weather Service said the high temperature at Love Field in Dallas reached 98 degrees on Friday afternoon. KidsandCars.org says that on average, 38 children die each year from heat-related deaths after being trapped in vehicles.”
As previously reported by the Inquisitr, the media has been asked to leave this family to mourn in private, and to respect them during this difficult time.
“A lot of people think, how can this happen? How can you forget about a child? But unfortunately, every summer we hear about these types of tragedies happening,” said Doug Shupe, a AAA spokesman. There has been a note taped to the family’s front door requesting the media refrain from trying to ask any questions.
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