A 5-year-old boy died after his mother left him inside a car outside the family's home in Houston while she prepared for her daughter's birthday party, police said.
A 5-year-old boy died after his mother left him inside a car outside the family's home in Houston while she prepared for her daughter's birthday party on Monday, a law enforcement official told CNN affiliate KTRK.
"This time the child didn't make it out and again with the business of the activities that they were preparing for, it took a while for them to notice that the child wasn't in the house," Gonzalez told KTRK. While the boy knew how to unbuckle himself, investigators believe he was not familiar with the vehicle because it was a rental car.National News Back-to-back sweltering heat waves in June: Is this the new normal? National News Sweltering streets: America's homeless are dying in extreme heat On average, 38 children under the age of 15 die each year from heatstroke after being left in a car, according to the National Safety Council .
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