Children in Car Warning

With temperatures in the 90s lately, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has issued an advisory about the dangers of leaving children in parked vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heat stroke is the leading cause of non-crash, vehicle-related deaths among children under the age of 14. The Sheriff’s Office recommends that a child never, ever be left behind in a parked car, not even for a minute, and even with the windows cracked open and the air conditioning running. Sheriff's office spokes person Dick Blust also urges people not to be afraid to get involved. He says if you see a child alone in a parked vehicle, call it in immediately. He says law enforcement perfers false alarms and close calls, to tragedies.