Across the U.S., 20 children have lost their lives after being left in a vehicle during hot weather.

Pediatric Vehicular Heatstroke is the official term for the result of this tragic oversight.

It's sobering to realize that more of these preventable deaths have happened in Texas than in any other state. Most recently, those deaths have occurred in Brownsville, Galena Park near Houston, San Antonio, and Poteet, which is approximately 30 miles south of San Antonio.

“We haven’t had any of these tragedies in our immediate area this year,” said Tim Monzingo, public information officer for the Lufkin District, which covers 9 Deep East Texas counties.

“Unfortunately, just because it hasn’t happened doesn’t mean it can’t happen, and it can happen to anyone.”

Frequently, the reason for Pediatr

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