Report: 26 Children Died This Year In Hot Cars, 3 In Georgia

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Toddlers Ariel and Alaynah North died in a hot car in Carrollton, Ga. on Aug. 4, 2016. That brings the total number of hot car deaths this year involving children to 26, according to Golden Gate Weather Services. / GoFundMe

A Georgia father faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of his twin daughters. Police say the toddlers died after he left them in a hot car. In addition to the twins, another Georgia child died in a hot car in January.  In total this year, there have been at least 26 children who have died in vehicles from heatstroke. We talk about the dangers of leaving children in hot cars with State Sen. Greg Kirk (R-Americus), who sponsored legislation last year on this very issue. We also hear from Jenny Stanley of Alpharetta, whose six-year-old daughter died in a hot car in 2010.