4-month-old boy dies, toddler sister survives after father leaves them in hot car in Texas - September, 2015

Police say a 4-month-old boy died but his sister survived after their father left them in a hot car for at least 40 minutes in South Texas.

 Corpus Christi Police Sgt. Marc Harrod says the father drove home with the children Tuesday afternoon, but entered the family home without them.

Harrod says the father remembered the children at least 40 minutes later and summoned help. The baby died at a Corpus Christi hospital.

His 16-month-old sister was treated at the scene and released to relatives. Police have not released the names.

Harrod says the children's mother was not home during the incident

Here are some interesting and useful links!

Hot Car and Child Safety Statistics

• noheatstroke.org/
  Heatstroke Deaths of Children in Vehicles
• kidsandcars.org
  All kinds of safety statistics involving children and cars
• cdc.gov
  U.S. Government statistics and recommendations for child safety
• Hot car deaths: How can parents forget a child in a car?
  CNN report
• 'Forgotten Baby Syndrome': A Parent’s Nightmare of Hot Car Death
  ABC News report
• Every year in Australia, over 5,000 children are rescued after being left unattended in a car.
  The Child Accident Prevention Foundation of Australia
• Two-year-old boy dies after his half-sister left him in a hot car for five hours while she went to work at a daycare center
  The UK Daily Mail