Mom Talks About Child’s Heat Death
Mother Wants Changes To Prevent More Deaths
HOUSTON — A mother whose child died after being left in a hot car is urging that changes be made to prevent more deaths.
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WATCH IT: Mother Wants Changes To Prevent Hot Car DeathsA recent reminder of the danger is the case of a 2-year-old Khoa Nguyen, who was left in an SUV for two hours on Thursday. When someone remembered Khoa was in the vehicle, it was too late.Delores Estis knows firsthand what that Khoa’s family is going through. She lost her 3-year-old son, Christian Charles LaCombe, after he was left alone in a hot car for 10 hours in August 2008.Estis’ mother was supposed to drop Christian off at day care, but she forgot and went straight to work. When she got back into her car to leave, she found Christian.”She put the car in reverse, turned around, looked over her shoulder and saw his foot,” Estis said.Estis said she has a message for Khoa’s family.”Don’t let this tear you apart,” she said. “You can go forward from this. Just hold each other, love each other … know your child is in heaven.”Estis has made it her mission to educate other parents and caretakers. She said she knows people think it could never happen to them, but it really could.The foundation she started is pushing for changes, such as urging car manufacturers to stall some sort of alert system to let driver’s know if a child is left in the back seat. She said she thinks that could save more children, and may have saved her son.Nine children have died in Texas in 2010 after being left in cars. All were under the age of 3.
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