A New Jersey father told authorities he tragically forgot his 4-month-old son in the backseat of his sweltering mini-van for two hours while he attended yeshiva — as his wife and babysitter frantically tried reaching him in vain.
Moshe Ehrlich neglected to grab his infant son’s milk as he headed out the door March 18 to drop off four of his six children — not realizing his blunder until arriving outside the child’s babysitter’s residence, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Post.
Ehrlich decided to drop the other three children off before heading back to his Lakewood home for the baby’s milk — which he did.
But after returning to the Toyota van, the 35-year-old dad drove straight to a Princeton Avenue yeshiva, where he’s a student, and parked outside, it is alleged in the arrest affidavit.
The van was left in direct sunlight, and investigators said temperatures in the vehicle reached 96 degrees.
Outside temps that day reached a high of 63 degrees.
Alarms were raised after the baby’s babysitter texted the child’s mother, inquiring about the missing boy’s whereabouts.
However, Ehrlich’s wife didn’t see the message for over an hour, according to the affidavit.
The babysitter and Ehrlich’s wife then started texting and calling him in vain.
The babysitter’s teenage son went searching for Ehrlich, finding his van outside the yeshiva.
By the time first responders arrived at the scene, the child was unresponsive, it was alleged in the affidavit.
The infant boy, whose name hasn’t been released, was taken to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, where he was pronounced dead.
Ehrlich was arrested on March 20 after surrendering to police, and charged with child endangerment.
He was released by a judge hours later.
The family did not respond to messages left by The Post.
