Hot car News

Florida police are investigating the tragic death of a young boy who was left in a hot car for two hours last week. The boy, 4, was left in a vehicle belonging to a daycare center.

Indianapolis - This past weekend two children in Indiana were left in hot cars. One infant died and a toddler was rescued, but suffered a heat-related seizure and was in critical condition.

Disaster was narrowly averted this time, when one two year-old in Kentucky was left in a car outside his father's office.

Lafayette - In an instance of unimaginable heartbreak, this week Louisiana authorities have launched an investigation into the death of an 11-month-old baby. The baby was left in his father's vehicle for several hours in hot weather.

A police sergeant who locked two helpless dogs inside his vehicle, on the hottest day in London since July 2006, has slashed his wrists and jumped from a colleagues car while travelling at 30mph - in an futile attempt to commit suicide.

It is a common scenario plaguing the summer events. Children forgotten or left in cars by caregivers. With an average of around 35 deaths every year, a recent news report from one hot spot sets the tone for tragedy.