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1-month-old baby boy dies in hot car in Ohio

By WHIO.com
Sept 9, 2018

A 1-month-old boy died in a hot car last week in Ohio, WHIO-TV is reporting.

The newborn was found in a car at a Zanesville apartment complex Tuesday, according to Kids and Cars Inc., a nonprofit organization that tracks hot car deaths. It is unclear how the boy ended up in the vehicle.

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This infant is the second Ohio child to die in a hot car this year. On July 14, a 6-month-old girl died in a hot car in Medina.

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Since 1994, Ohio has had 21 hot car deaths, according to the organization. The boy is the 41st hot car death nationwide.

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