A 1-year-old girl in New York City has been reported died after her grandmother left her in hot vehicle for 8 hours while she went to work.
The 1 year old was confirmed died after been taken to the hospital.
The 54yrs old woman forgot to drop off the 14-month old at Day care on her way to work on Monday. The Suffolk county police department said in a news release.
“Approximately eight hours later, the woman went to pick up the child at the day care, located on Redwood Lane in Smithtown, when she realized she had left the child in her vehicle,” police said.
The high temperature on Monday in Smithtown, which is located on the North Shore of Long Island, was 83 degrees.
It was reported by CNN that According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Temperatures inside a car can climb 20 degrees in just 10 minutes and often, that’s enough to cause hyperthermia. Within an hour, car temperatures can rise more than 40 degrees, even when temperatures are low.
A child’s body temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult’s and a child can die when their body temperature reaches 107 degrees, the safety administration said.
We research that, the death is under investigation and police have not said whether there will be any charges in the case.