Kids and Car Safety
Coverage of Kids and Car Safety in the Nexus archive.
- 2-year-old dead after being found in back seat of hot car in Hallandale Beach, police say
A 2-year-old child was found dead in the back seat of a hot car in Hallandale Beach, with police responding to the scene and rushing the toddler to a hospital, but the child did not survive. The incident occurred less than a week after a 23-month-old boy was found dead in an SUV outside a childcare facility in Plantation, where his father had forgotten to drop him off in the morning.
- Florida toddler dies after father realizes child was left in SUV during daycare pickup
A 23-month-old Florida boy died after being left in his family's SUV outside a daycare center when his father mistakenly believed he had dropped him off. Authorities responded to the scene, but the child was pronounced dead, and the daycare expressed condolences while emphasizing their commitment to student safety.
- Child found dead in vehicle outside South Florida preschool
An 18-month-old boy was found dead in a vehicle outside A World of Discovery Academy preschool in South Florida after his father forgot the child was in the car. The incident is the third such fatality in Florida this year and marks the ninth nationwide in 2026.