2-year-old boy left in hot car for hours, found dead in Shelby Township

What's with all the bad news from the Detroit area Roy? Can't you find any good news to post?

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

the mother doesn't remember putting him in the car, and they estimate that he was there for 10-11 hours!

I keep better track of a housecat than this woman appears to have cared for her child. I will be interested to see who put the child in the car, and who was supposed to be watching him.

What a horrible story

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If this is proven true, the "mother" needs to be forcibly sterilized.

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1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

No matter WHO put him in the van what mother does not keep track of her child?

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

First, put her in the van and let her experience what her child went through. If she survives, then sterilize.

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Current:
1985 300D aka Miss Margaret
1991 300SE aka Alarice
1995 SL320 aka Samantha
1997 K1500 Silverado
Past:
1999 E300 ex-wife got it and let her son ruin it
1984 190 2.3 ex-wife got it and let her son destroy a great car
1985 300D (CA version) aka Maybelline lost to deer at high speed.
1981 300D aka Madeline (went to salvage at near 400k) rusty, yet best car I ever drove
Wishlist:
McFarlan TV6 (only a few privately owned)
ReVere with Rochester engine
1917 Premier (only one left)

Just over 30 children this year, so far, have died in the US from being left in overheated vehicles.

Was crack or meth responsible?

Good grief.

That statistic amazes me.

How could anyone in this day and age NOT have heard about these dangers?

Crap, I grew up in Phoenix and we didn't even leave the dog in the car more than about five minutes, and that was with windows cracked.

That poor kid. Hopefully he didn't suffer.

The mother in this case could well be doing heroin. Strange what the stuff will do.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Apparently, Jan Null at SFU keeps track

So far in 2013 there have been at least thirty-four deaths of children in vehicles; twenty-four which has been confirmed as heatstroke and ten which, based upon the known circumstances, are most likely heatstroke (2013 list). Last year there were at least thirty-three deaths of children (see 2012 list) due to hyperthermia (heatstroke) after being left in or having gained access to hot cars, trucks, vans and SUV's. Since 1998 there have been at least 595 documented cases of heatstroke deaths of children in vehicles. This study shows that these incidents can occur on days with relatively mild (i.e., ~ 70 degrees F) temperatures and that vehicles can reach life-threatening temperatures very rapidly.

I am fairly certain substance abuse was involved. Which one(s) I don't know. This of course does not relieve the mother of criminal responsibility.

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83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

I remember a time when this would happen at least once or twice a year at Connecticuts resident casinos....

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1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

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