In 2024, 40 children died in hot cars. Ages ranged from one month to 8 years, according to Kids and Car Safety. Since 1990, at least 1,131 children have died in hot cars in the United States and at least another 7,500 survived with varying degrees of injury according to data compiled by Kids and Car Safety.

Scott Allen Gardner, 33, of Ormond Beach, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated manslaughter and child neglect causing great bodily harm in the death of his son Sebastian on June 6.