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A Jacksonville man was arrested this week after a toddler was pulled alive from a parked car while he shopped. More than 1,050 children have died in hot cars nationwide since 1990.
A 2-year-old boy died in northern Idaho Sunday after playing inside a hot family car, according to local authorities. Idaho State Police are currently investigating the incident and believe the toddler had been playing before he was found by family members in the car. Temperatures in Rathdrum, Idaho, where the incident occurred, had been around 92 degrees Fahrenheit at the time. "Typically this time of year, afternoon temperatures are in the low to mid-80s," AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tom
Sheriff Grady Judd says an 18-month old baby girl died a "torturous death" after she was left in a hot car following a Fourth of July party in Lakeland.