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Story summary
- A 7-year-old girl escaped a hot car at a Thornton Walmart by smashing the window.
- Eddie Espinoza, 62, was charged with child abuse after leaving his granddaughter in the vehicle on July 6.
- Police said the child stayed in the car 20 minutes before overheating and breaking the window.
- The National Safety Commission reported 12 pediatric vehicular heatstroke deaths in 2026, an average of 37 per year.
