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10 a.m. Tuesday, April 1
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April 1 marks the beginning of Hot Car Death Prevention Month in Florida. The awareness campaign was signed into law last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis to highlight the dangers of leaving young children alone in hot cars. The law is known as “Ariya’s Act”—named after a 10-month-old girl who died in Baker County in 2023 after she was left alone in a babysitter’s vehicle for five hours.
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Sadly, Florida ranks second in the nation for child deaths in hot cars. In November, two Florida children died in separate incidents when they were forgotten in hot cars.
That’s why local leaders are coming together at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, to launch Hot Car Death Prevention Month for Palm Beach County. They will offer advice on how parents and caregivers can ensure they don’t forget their child is in the back seat. There also will be a visual demonstration of just how quickly the inside of a car heats up and a reenactment of how Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responds to a child left alone in a hot car.
Details for the event:
- When: 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1
- Where: Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Headquarters, 405 Pike Road, West Palm Beach
- Who will be speaking: Safe Kids Palm Beach County Director Kathy Wall, Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County CEO Dr. Lisa Williams-Taylor and Division Chief of Medical Services Phillip Olavarria of Palm Beach County Fire Rescue
- Why: To save lives
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Safe Kids Palm Beach County works to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the number one cause of death for children in the United States. Safe Kids Palm Beach County is a member of Safe Kids Worldwide, a global network of organizations dedicated to preventing unintentional injury. Safe Kids Palm Beach County was founded in 1988 and is led by Community Partners. For more information, visit www.safekids.org.
The Council is a local, special-purpose government created by Palm Beach County voters in 1986 and reauthorized in 2014. For more than 30 years, it has provided leadership, funding, services and research on behalf of the county’s children so they grow up healthy, safe and strong. To learn more, go to www.cscpbc.org
