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23 Hamline J. Pub. L. & Pol'y 109 (2001-2002)
An Innocent Mistake or Criminal Conduct: Children Dying of Hyperthermia in Hot Vehicles

handle is hein.journals/hplp23 and id is 115 raw text is: AN INNOCENT MISTAKE OR CRIMINAL CONDUCT: CHILDREN DYING OF HYPERTHERMIA IN HOT VEHICLES Stephanie Armagost* I. INTRODUCTION The day begins as any typical day in suburban America; mom, dad, and children get ready for the day. Dad buckles the kids into their car seats as the daily routine begins. Mom is taken to work. Next, Dad drops each of the children off, at a different facility, and then proceeds to work, or so he believes, until late in the afternoon when he finally realizes his fatal error. This scenario is all too familiar on hot summer days. Children are often left alone in the family vehicle as a result of parental ignorance or forgetfulness. Some parents believe it is acceptable to leave their child in the car alone while they run a quick errand.' In other instances, the child is forgotten in the . A sincere thanks to the JOURNAL OF PUBLIC LAW & POLICY staff, my family, friends, co-workers, and professors for their encouragement, guidance, understanding, and support throughout the writing process. Especially to my fianc6 Dustin, who without his support and understanding this article would not be possible and to my parents, Dan and Linda, whose love and support is never-ending. This article is dedicated in loving memory to my grandfather, Mathew Greeno, who lost his battle to cancer while I was in the process of writing this article See generally American Broadcasting Corporation, Children Found Locked Inside a Locked Van (June 27, 2001), available at http://www.ABC.7.com (last visited August 5, 2001) (a 21-year old mother locked her seven-month old infant and 18-month old toddler in the family van while she did the grocery shopping, the mother returned as the window was about to be broken to rescue the children and faces child endangerment charges and the children were taken into protective custody); Infant Dies After Being Left in Parked Car, Sister in Critical Condition, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 27, 2000, available at http://home.post-dispatch.com (last visited November 25, 2001) (infant died when grandmother left five-month old twins girls sleeping in car with windows

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