With outside temperatures reaching a sweltering 95+ degrees this week, the Indiana State Police is reminding all motorists, parents, and pet owners as to the extreme dangers of leaving precious cargo unattended in a hot car.
Even at moderate outdoor temperatures this time of year, a parked car with the windows up can quickly reach inside temperatures of 120 degrees or more.
As reported by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, over the past 25 years, more than 970 children have died of heatstroke, because they were left or became trapped in a hot car.
