A New Jersey man has been arrested for leaving his eight-week-old daughter in a hot car to die while he went to his synagogue.
Avraham Chaitovsky, 28, is accused of leaving the girl while he was in Kollel Cheshek Shlomo synagogue in Lakewood while temperatures scorched past 90F.
Cops rushed to a call on Monday around 1:45 pm for a child in cardiac arrest but she was later pronounced dead.
Meanwhile on Monday a two-year-old boy also passed away after being left in a hot car in Monticello, New York.
It comes amid a series of child deaths in scorching vehicles as boiling weather hits America. At least 12 are reported to have passed away so far this year.
A New Jersey man has been arrested after leaving his 8-week-old daughter in a hot car to die while he visited his synagogue just hours before a 2-year-old boy suffered the same fate
Officials found that Chaitovsky’s daughter was alone in his car for an extended period of time.
‘The investigation further determined that the act of leaving the infant in the car unattended for such a long period of time was the cause and manner of the infant’s death,’ they said.
The suspect was arrested the next morning and booked in Ocean County Jail.
Additional charges are pending, according to the prosecutor’s office.
This infant’s death comes as a heatwave continues to burn through the United States. Lakewood has been subject to excessive heat warnings since Sunday.
The heat is not letting up anytime soon, and is expected to continue in New Jersey through Wednesday evening at the least, according to the National Weather Service.
Avraham Chaitovsky has been accused of leaving his infant in his car while he was in the Kollel Cheshek Shlomo synagogue in Lakewood while temperatures scorched past 90 degrees, reports News 12 New Jersey
On Monday, temperatures in the area soared to 97 degrees Fahrenheit, but the humidity made it feel much hotter, making some parts of New Jersey feel closer to 103-106 degrees.
This week’s incidents mark the 12th and 13th confirmed deaths of children left in hot cars nationwide this year, according to Kids and Car Safety, a national nonprofit organization.
A five-year-old twin passed away in Nebraska last week when he was left in a car by his foster mom for seven hours in 89F. She had gone to work at a nail salon.
Meanwhile a two-year-old girl died when her father left her while playing his gaming console in scorching Arizona.
