North Carolina ranks 6th in heatstroke deaths of children in cars
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — After a Raleigh infant died supposedly from being left in a hot in car in his family’s driveway, many are asking how such a thing can happen.
As it turns out it not only happens, it happens often and for various reasons.
North Carolina is near the top of the list of where it happens most.
There have been 831 heatstroke deaths of children in cars nationally from 1990 through 2017, according to an organization aimed at preventing the numerous ways children are killed by vehicles.
During that same time period, 33 children died in North Carolina, ranking our state at number six nationally.
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