Officials from six state agencies and three partner organizations called Friday for parents and child caregivers to pay greater attention to the dangers of leaving children unattended in vehicles. “We are here today to save lives as leaving children unattended in vehicles has become the leading cause of non-traffic vehicular deaths in the nation,” said Bobby Cagle, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. The groups cautioned that children should never be left unattended in a vehicle, that cars should always be locked and the keys left out of a child’s reach and that 911 should be called when a child is left alone in a vehicle.
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