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It happened again today. A child was accidentally left inside a vehicle, but help arrived quickly. A new mom told police she accidentally locked her baby in the car with the air conditioner running. Police pried the door open and the child wasn't hurt. On Tuesday, 5 month old Joel Gray died inside his mother's minivan. Stephanie Gray told officers she took her older children to school, but forgot to drop Joel off at daycare. Experts recommend creating a routine where you check the backseat.
"If you are taking the child, put your purse, your briefcase, your laptop, your cell phone, put someing in the backseat with your child so that no matter what, if the child wasn't in the car you would be taking it with you," says Vanderbilt Safe Child Program's Sarah Haverstick.
"If a child is accidentally left in the vehicle, it's not a matter of irresponsibility, it's a matter of brain failure," says safety advocate Dee Newman. "You need to be able to remind yourself that that child is in that vehicle."
In just a few minutes, the temperature inside a vehicle can hit 100 degrees. Doctors say because children's bodies aren't fully developed, they can be overcome by heat very quickly.
"If you are taking the child, put your purse, your briefcase, your laptop, your cell phone, put someing in the backseat with your child so that no matter what, if the child wasn't in the car you would be taking it with you," says Vanderbilt Safe Child Program's Sarah Haverstick.
"If a child is accidentally left in the vehicle, it's not a matter of irresponsibility, it's a matter of brain failure," says safety advocate Dee Newman. "You need to be able to remind yourself that that child is in that vehicle."
In just a few minutes, the temperature inside a vehicle can hit 100 degrees. Doctors say because children's bodies aren't fully developed, they can be overcome by heat very quickly.
Wednesday, August 8 2012, 09:57 PM CDT
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Man facing extradition for murder claims innocence
June 17, 2013 20:24 GMT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A former U.S. Marine facing extradition to the Philippines on double murder charges says he is innocent.
Timothy Kaufman has been in jail since his arrest in April at business near his grandfather's Albany-area home. The 35-year-old from Knoxville, Tenn., is one of three men charged by Philippine authorities with killing a retired Northern Ireland police officer and his girlfriend in 2011.
Authorities claim it was a premeditated killing in an area known for its sometimes-seamy club scene.
In a handwritten letter sent to the media from jail, Kaufman says he would never do something as "heinous and stupid" as killing the couple. He says he left the country after the killings because he feared for his safety.
An extradition hearing is scheduled for June 25 in Albany federal court.
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