write the rule, so no automaker is required to install anything.

 The technology exists. We just need lawmakers with a spine that care more about infants,  Ford said.

About 38 children die in hot cars in an average year in the United States, according to the safety group Kids and Car Safety.

Meanwhile, Ford is asking the district attorney's office to dismiss the charges if it finds no aggravating factors.

 We don't lock people up for making a good faith mistake,  Ford said.

Coleman is set to appear in front of a judge for a preliminary hearing on August 11.

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