The National Highway Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that more than 940 children have died of heatstroke because they were left or trapped in a hot car over the past 25 years. NHTSA warns of the dangers when children are left unattended in a vehicle during the summer’s elevated temperatures. When a child is left in a car, their core temperature rises three to five times faster than an adult, leading to an unsafe situation. In 2022, 33 children succumbed to heatstroke and died from being left in a hot car. A local physician at the Excelsior Springs Hospital, Dr. Heather Wilson explained even if it’s only 90 outside, within 30 minutes it can reach 120 degrees inside of a car with the windows down. “Babies can’t cool themselves off very well, and you can’t tell if they are overheating,” Wilson said. “They can go from being hot to passing out within a matter of minutes.” Already this year FOX4KC news reported a 22-monthold in Lenexa, Kansas, was in critical condition after…