National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

 

A child dies from heatstroke about once every 10 days from being left alone in a hot vehicle. In fact, heatstroke is the leading cause of non-crash vehicle fatality for kids 14 and younger. Children climb into unlocked cars to play, or are left alone in the car. These are tragedies that are 100 percent preventable.
 
For more information and tips to help prevent these deaths, visit https://www.safercar.gov/parents/heatstroke.htm