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A Kansas City area mother is sentenced to 58 years in prison after her children died in a hot car. Here’s what Missouri and Kansas laws say about punishing offenders and protecting those who ...
The attractive nuisance doctrine emerged from case law in England, starting with Lynch v. Nurdin in 1841. In that case, an opinion by Lord Chief Justice Thomas Denman held that the owner of a cart left unattended on the street could be held liable for injuries to a child who climbed onto the cart and fell.
One: It is a misdemeanor to leave a child under the age of 16 unattended in a parked vehicle in a public place with the motor running. Side note: This law was written in 1961 so there’s no ...
Hot car deaths and heatstroke can happen fast. Experts explain how bystanders should intervene if they see a child alone and unattended inside a hot vehicle.
A child safety seat, sometimes called an infant safety seat, child restraint system, child seat, baby seat, car seat, or a booster seat, is a seat designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during vehicle collisions. Most commonly these seats are purchased and installed by car owners, but car manufacturers may integrate them ...
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.
Over 25% of parents with children under 3 have lost awareness of the child being present in the car at any point during the drive.: 77 Each year, around the world, dozens of children die of vehicle-related hyperthermia.
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