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Seven U.S. Children Die in Hot Cars in 2025 as Rescue Footage Reveals Rapid Heat Buildup

Internal car temperatures can soar over 110°F within minutes leaving even brief lapses deadly.

On June 17, 2025, Officers responded to a call of a baby alone in a vehicle with the engine off and windows up. When officers arrived on scene, they observed the baby in distress, and breached a window to extricate him.
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Overview

  • KidsandCars.org reports seven hot car deaths in 2025, with the latest fatality recorded in North Carolina this June.
  • Corona Police Department body-camera footage shows officers breaching a window to rescue a distressed infant from a vehicle whose interior had reached 110°F.
  • Studies show vehicle cabins can heat up by 20°F within 10 minutes and exceed 110°F in under an hour even on cool days.
  • Advocacy groups recorded 39 hot car child fatalities in 2024 and over 1,132 since 1990, with Texas reporting the highest state total of 160 deaths.
  • Psychologists say caregiver memory lapses rather than negligence cause most incidents and recommend back-seat checks and never leaving children unattended.