car seat
Non-crash car accident child deaths must end
Enough is enough. Too many children have died when parents or guardians left them unattended in cars. As summer’s heat rises, such neglect, in effect, is a death sentence. Wake up, America, and don’t ever leave small children behind in a hot vehicle, which one emergency physician says is like “leaving your child in a [...]
Car accident tragedies kill more kids than any other danger
Most parents are extremely protective of kids. But anytime they take them in a car or other vehicle they’re exposing them to the No. 1 killer of America’s children. Indeed, child safety advocate group Safe Kids USA reports that car accidents and other motor vehicle mishaps are the chief cause of child deaths between ages [...]
Drunk driving AND calling ensure a car accident
Studies show that persons who call and text while behind the wheel drive as poorly as if they were drunk. Now imagine a driver being drunk and using a cell phone at the same time.
That’s what Houston prosecutors are confronting as they assess the case of a man who reportedly was both drunk and receiving [...]
Even a car seat may not be enough protection
The tragic news of an infant death in a stalled car on the Galveston Causeway Sunday lends a sobering reminder that simply doing the right thing by buying and using protective car seats may not always be enough. Car seat safety is no guarantee of survival.
Child safety seats are far more common today, now that [...]
