MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ATWEC Technologies, Inc. (OTC Markets: ATWT), a US-based child safety company, today reported several disturbing incidents across the US involving small children left in vehicles during June and July 2012.

On July 13, a baby boy died after being left in a hot vehicle in Portsmouth, Virginia. The child's father found his five-month old son unconscious in the family automobile. Medics pronounced the child dead at the scene. Police are still investigating, but it appears the child was left in the vehicle unattended for several hours.

On July 21 authorities were called to investigate the death of a 3-year-old boy left in a hot van outside a Dallas, Texas day care. Police are now questioning the day care employees and trying to determine exactly how the boy ended up in the van without an air conditioner on one of the hottest days of the year.

In Indianapolis, two young children were locked in stifling hot vehicles on July 7. By the time they were found, one was dead and the other was in critical condition after a heat-related seizure. The dead toddler's father faces a charge of neglect of a dependent resulting in death.

North Carolina health officials say a 2-year-old child has died after being left in a hot car. The NC Department of Health and Human Services says the Burke County child died June 7 after being left in the car unattended for several hours.