The San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind people to take extra caution when driving in the scorching Central Valley heat with children in the car.

On Wednesday the agency was dispatched to a county residence after receiving a call about a child that was trapped inside of a locked vehicle.

When deputies arrived, they discovered that the parents had accidentally locked the keys inside of the car – shorty after 1 p.m. when the temperatures outside had already become uncomfortable.

Immediate action was taken, according to the agency, and the child was safely removed from the vehicle and checked out by medical personnel.

“We’re taking this opportunity to remind you it’s never safe to leave a child unattended in a vehicle,” the agency said in a release announcing the incident. “Even with the windows cracked or the vehicle parked in the shade, the interior temperatures within a car can reach dangerous levels in a short amount of time.”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 38 children die every year from vehicular heatstroke – temperatures inside of a vehicle with the windows up in only 90 degree heat can raise the temperature inside of the car to almost 140 degrees.

On a 110 degree day the interior of the car can reach up to 160 degrees.

According to Accuweather, the temperature in Manteca is supposed to reach 106 degrees by Friday, and is expected to eclipse the century mark on Saturday as well before dropping back down in the 80s for Sunday.

For additional information about how to protect yourself during heat emergencies, visit the San Joaquin County Department of Public Health Services dedicated page on the matter at https://www.sjcphs.org/Disease/Heat_Emergencies.aspx.

To contact reporter Jason Campbell email jcampbell@mantecabulletin.com or call 209.249.3544.