Novi mom warns of keyless entry systems after toddler gets locked in hot car
Keyless locks can be convenient in many ways, especially when you are juggling kids in and out of a car.
But one mom in Novi has a warning out for parents.
Cars don’t typically lock when key fobs are inside.
That’s what Katie Corbin thought when she was gassing up, leaving her one-year-old toddler, Joey, sitting in his car seat.
When the doors unexpectedly locked, she went into a panic.
“Be careful, don’t trust technology.”
Corbin pulled up to this gas station at 8 Mile and Haggerty in Northville Tuesday afternoon with both key fobs in the car, one in the diaper bag, one in a purse.
She parked in the shade because it was over 90 degrees, but with the car off, it could get too hot for Joey.
“I thought that having a keyless entry car meant that I could leave my key in my car while I went and pumped gas,” she said. “That was not the case.”
Corbin said she closed the doors and immediately heard them lock.
“At this point I’m panicking it’s 92 degrees outside.”
Joey was crying and reaching for Katie.
Katie felt even more helpless because her phone was inside the car.
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