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How Hot Does a Closed Car Get in the Summer Sun? See For Yourself
Many people don't realize the dangers posed to children and pets left in a car on a hot day.
By Mitch Cooper
With two recent instances of people leaving a pet and a child in a hot car, Twinsburg and Solon Patch Local Editor Mitch Cooper thought he'd see what that's like.
In Beachwood a woman was cited for leaving her dog in a hot car last Tuesday.
And on Saturday, July 13, a woman was arrested for leaving her 11-month-old child in a hot car alone.
Cooper braved 30 minutes in a hot car Friday when the outside temperature was in the 90s. He did it wearing a sweatshirt to appreciate what it's like to be a child or a pet in a hot car.
How hot do you think it got?
With two recent instances of people leaving a pet and a child in a hot car, Twinsburg and Solon Patch Local Editor Mitch Cooper thought he'd see what that's like.
In Beachwood a woman was cited for leaving her dog in a hot car last Tuesday.
And on Saturday, July 13, a woman was arrested for leaving her 11-month-old child in a hot car alone.
Cooper braved 30 minutes in a hot car Friday when the outside temperature was in the 90s. He did it wearing a sweatshirt to appreciate what it's like to be a child or a pet in a hot car.
How hot do you think it got?
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