Yorkville Police Investigating After Child Left In Car

YORKVILLE, IL — Yorkville Police Department officials reported they're investigating after responding to a report of a child left inside a car on Friday, Aug. 3 in the 1600 block of North Bridge Street. According to police, the report of a child left in a car unattended came around 2:30 p.m. Police said the child's mother was located and both were released from the scene. However, an investigation into endangering the life or health of a child is pending.

A reminder for all as the hot temperatures continue across the area, especially those with children or pets. According to Petplan, here's how long it takes for these outside Fahrenheit temperatures to increase to even hotter temperatures.

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85 degrees: At 10 minutes, the inside of a car will reach 104 degrees; 119 degrees at 30 minutes. Deadly car temperature increases also applies for 70-degree or 95-degree temperatures. Even if you park in the shade or leave windows open, this will have little effect on how the temperatures will continue to soar inside.

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