HOW BAD THE PROBLEM IS IN NEW MEXICO AND BEYOND: DESPITE NUMEROUS DEATHS OF KIDS LEFT IN HOT CARS … THEY CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. HENRY VARELA WITH THE NEW MEXICO CHILDREN YOUTH AND FAMILIES DEPARTMENT SAYS 9 KIDS HAVE DIED THIS WAY IN THIS STATE SINCE 1998 … AND SAFE KIDS WORLDWIDE REPORTS THE DEATH TOLL IN THAT SAME TIME PERIOD IS AN AVERAGE 37 CHILDREN IN THE U-S. VARELA SAYS 47 PERCENT OF THOSE DEATHS RESULTED FROM KIDS GAINING ACCESS TO UNLOCKED VEHICLES.
VARELA TELLS US A CHILD’S BODY HEATS UP 3-TO-5 TIMES FASTER THAN AN ADULT’S BODY … AND EVEN WHEN IT’S JUST 80 DEGREES OUTSIDE, A VEHICLE CAN REACH DEADLY LEVELS IN 10 MINUTES.
