How Hot Does a Closed Car Get in the Summer Sun? See For Yourself

Many people think if they leave a window cracked open, children and pets will be fine

Posted Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 3:30 am ET|Updated Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 6:22 pm ET

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 on Tuesday.

And on Saturday July 13, a woman was arrested for leaving her 11-month-old child in a hot car alone.

We also have some police reports about dogs left in hot cars in Strongsville.

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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