Teen dies of heat stroke inside locked car
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sedans/" rel="tag">Sedan</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/" rel="tag">BMW</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/luxury/" rel="tag">Luxury</a></p><a href="/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/#continued"><img alt="Graciela Marinez BMW 3 Series" data-caption="Graciela Marinez BMW 3 Series" src="http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/GLOB/crop/1117x626+0+0/resize/628x352!/format/jpg/quality/85/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/75a0235a91890b4fb90ed3793 44eed6b/Screen%20Shot%202013-09-15%20at%2010.38.02%20AM.p ng" data-mep="7818" /></a><br />
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There are parts of cars we expect to break down over time, and there are those we take for granted. The locking mechanism on a door, for example, is surely an example of the latter, but meant the difference between life and death for a 14-year-old girl in Madera, California.<br />
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That girl was Graciela Martinez, who apparently died from heat stroke last Wednesday. Although an investigation is still under way, it appears that Martinez fell asleep inside her brother's 1997 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/3+series/">BMW 3 Series</a>, parked outside Madera South High School. When she woke up, she was reportedly unable to get out of the car due to a faulty locking mechanism.<br />
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Our hearts go out to the Martinez family and Graciela's friends at Madera South High, whose football team is reportedly staging a bake sale to raise money for the funeral expenses. Scroll down <a href="/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/#continued">below</a> to watch a news report covering the tragedy.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Teen dies of heat stroke inside locked car</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/">Teen dies of heat stroke inside locked car</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 15 Sep 2013 19:55:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20721079/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/15/graciela-martinez-heat-stroke-faulty-locks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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فى اختراع اسمه كسر الازاز و هى كانت 14 سنة مش صغيرة اوى