Three year old driver kills two year old child.

[SarahD]

Another one of those stories where a parent left a child in a car with the engine running. Not sure how common this is, but I've seen it before.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/20/us/california-gas-pump-truck-child-death/index.html

[3catwoman3]

1. There are some things you NEVER do.

Never ever.

This is one of them.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. Left the engine running at a gas pump.

Plus, I'll bet they didn't engage the emergency brake. Owners of automatics try to convince me that putting it in Park is good enough. No, it's not. I can think of more than one time a car in Park slipped away and people inside were killed.

This is among the reasons I drive a stick.

[SarahD]

3. Shut it off.

Every gas station I've seen has a sign informing the customer that the engine must be turned off at the gas pump.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Yes, turn it off.

Also, if you don't leave the car running keeps a car thief from hopping in and taking the car.