Hot car PNA season has started
Posted by Cambion
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Hot car PNA season has started June 22, 2022 |
Five-year-old boy dies after being left in the car in Texas for a few hours because Moo rushed inside to prepare her older daughter's birthday party and forgot him. Apparently, she thought he was already in the house. This kid was also strapped into a car seat and knew how to get out of it, but for whatever reason, he allegedly didn't just unbuckle himself and exit the car. Moo claims it was because the car was a rental and the boy didn't know how to get out of it like he knew how to get out of their regular vehicle.
Five is pretty old for a hot car death - usually I don't see them beyond four years old because a five-year-old tends to have the dexterity to work a door to escape. I wonder if the kid was a tard or something? Might explain why he was left in the car to cook on high for 2-3 hours until tender. Maybe Moo's claim that he knew how to get out of his carseat was bullshit - after all, if he can just undo his safety belt, what's the point of even having a car seat? Isn't five a little old for a car seat? I don't know at what age kids can safely transition from car seats to seat belts, so I might be wrong.
The NBC coverage of this story also points out three other hot car deaths that have already occurred this summer. And of course, the article mentions the importance of leaving an inanimate material possession in the backseat so you will remember to not leave your living, breathing child in the car to die.
Five is pretty old for a hot car death - usually I don't see them beyond four years old because a five-year-old tends to have the dexterity to work a door to escape. I wonder if the kid was a tard or something? Might explain why he was left in the car to cook on high for 2-3 hours until tender. Maybe Moo's claim that he knew how to get out of his carseat was bullshit - after all, if he can just undo his safety belt, what's the point of even having a car seat? Isn't five a little old for a car seat? I don't know at what age kids can safely transition from car seats to seat belts, so I might be wrong.
The NBC coverage of this story also points out three other hot car deaths that have already occurred this summer. And of course, the article mentions the importance of leaving an inanimate material possession in the backseat so you will remember to not leave your living, breathing child in the car to die.
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A 5-year-old boy in Texas died Monday after being left in a sweltering car for several hours as the child’s family prepared for his sibling’s birthday party, authorities said.
The boy, who was not identified, was in the car for two or three hours and pronounced dead at the scene, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The boy’s mother returned home with an 8-year-old child and the younger sibling, who was “strapped in a child safety seat in the back,” according to a post on Gonzalez’s Facebook page.
The older sibling exited the car and the mother “assumed the other child was out also,” Gonzalez said.
The 5-year-old typically knows how to unbuckle himself, but the vehicle was a “loaner car,” Gonzalez said.
The boy remained in the safety seat while his family was making preparations to celebrate the older sibling’s birthday party later on Monday, Gonzalez said.
After two or three hours passed, Gonzalez said, the boy’s mother realized the 5-year-old was missing, and she ran to the car and saw he was still in the safety seat.
A representative with the sheriff’s office on Tuesday said the case is ongoing and investigators will meet with county prosecutors to present findings.
NBC affiliate KPRC of Houston reported that high temperatures in the area on Monday hovered around 100 degrees.
But it was not immediately clear based on statements from the sheriff’s office what time deputies responded and found the child dead.
A representative with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences said the child's cause and manner of death was not immediately available Tuesday morning.
Even if windows are left slightly open, the temperature inside a car can reach 125 degrees in minutes, and a child’s body overheats up to five times faster than an adult’s, according to KidsAndcars.org.
The organization recommends caregivers place an object in the front seat to remind them of a child in the back, and to always check the back seat for people or pets. It also says cars should remain locked so that children cannot get inside.
Monday’s incident is just the latest in which a child has died after being left in a hot car.
A 3-month-old boy in Pennsylvania died Thursday after he was left in his parents’ car “for several hours,” police said.
A 1-year-old died in Tennessee on May 19 — a day when temperatures reached 91 degrees — after being found in a vehicle outside a Memphis day care center, police said.
Weeks before that, an 8-month-old girl in Georgia died after she was left in a car for hours on May 3 while her father was being arrested at a Snellville police station.
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Re: Hot car PNA season has started June 22, 2022 |
The requirements changed some years ago. Now kids as old as 12 might still have to use some sort of car seat or booster seat. It depends on height and weight and the state laws.Quote
Cambion
Isn't five a little old for a car seat? I don't know at what age kids can safely transition from car seats to seat belts, so I might be wrong.
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Re: Hot car PNA season has started June 23, 2022 |
I also wonder if she might have engaged child proof locks to prevent the kid from being able to unlock the door. Do they remain on even if the car is off? I never had a car with child proof locks, so I don't know how they work.
Another possibility: she might be trying to pin the kid's death on either the place from which it was rented or the manufacturer of the car to score a settlement. The manufacturer themselves would have far deeper pockets and would be much more likely to pay her some "shut up and go away" money, so if she was gonna sue someone, that's the more likely target. She's suffered enough, after all.
Seems a little suspicious that the kid just happened to die in a car that wasn't hers, especially when she's blaming the death on using a different vehicle that her kid didn't understand how to escape.
Another possibility: she might be trying to pin the kid's death on either the place from which it was rented or the manufacturer of the car to score a settlement. The manufacturer themselves would have far deeper pockets and would be much more likely to pay her some "shut up and go away" money, so if she was gonna sue someone, that's the more likely target. She's suffered enough, after all.
Seems a little suspicious that the kid just happened to die in a car that wasn't hers, especially when she's blaming the death on using a different vehicle that her kid didn't understand how to escape.Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.