NEW MEXICO TEMPS ARE IN THE 90S THIS WEEK … AND COULD HIT 100 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND. IT HAS POLICE AND STATE AGENCIES REMINDING PARENTS AND CARETAKERS TO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN HOT CARS. THE CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT SAYS NINE CHILDREN HAVE DIED FROM HEATSTROKE THAT WAY IN NEW MEXICO SINCE 1998.
TANNER TIXIER WITH APD TELLS US ROLLING YOUR CAR WINDOW DOWN A FEW INCHES DOES NOT PROVIDE PROPER VENTILATION. HE SAYS THE TEMPERATURE IN A CAR CAN RISE IN A VERY SHORT TIME TO 120 DEGREES WHEN ITS 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE.
APD’S PROGRAM CALLED “LOOK BEFORE YOU LOCK” REMINDS YOU TO CHECK THE BACK SEAT FOR KIDS OR PETS BEFORE YOU GET OUT OF THE CAR. APD SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD CHECK CARS WHEN WALKING IN PARKING LOTS AND LISTEN FOR SOUNDS OF DISTRESS. THEY CAN THEN CALL 242-COPS.
