Hot cars pose risks for children, pets, elderly

by Kate Evans & Kate Shunney

As the hotter days of summer set in, residents are reminded to pay attention to the heat level in their vehicles.

A record number of 52 children died in hot cars last year. Child hot car deaths for 2019 now stands at 15, according to a National Safety Council report. The latest was a three-year old in Tennessee that apparently got inside a minivan without anyone realizing and became…