{"id":2138868,"date":"2026-09-11T00:50:36","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:50:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138868"},"modified":"2026-09-11T00:50:36","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:50:36","slug":"man-charged-after-infant-son-dies-after-being-left-in-hot-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2138868","title":{"rendered":"Man Charged After Infant Son Dies After Being Left in Hot Car"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/16by9\/2026\/09\/11\/a08477c7f12746058714c0ebbef8cbab_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Man Charged After Infant Son Dies After Being Left in Hot Car<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Connecticut Father<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Allegedly Left Infant Son Alone in Hot Car<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"google-preferred-btn js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-icon.svg\" alt=\"Google\" loading=\"lazy\"><span class=\"google-preferred-btn__title\">Add TMZ on Google<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-09-10T17:50:36-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 10, 2026<br \/>\n                            5:50 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-13f65539118930376bcd5b0dada0a974\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260911_a08477c7f12746058714c0ebbef8cbab\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:a0b4f71a-06b7-488b-b972-68168a49f71a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/a0\/4by3\/2026\/09\/11\/a08477c7f12746058714c0ebbef8cbab_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kevin Pell mug CT Police Department\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">CT Police Department<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-b9655f900a139c063e3700cc95239f23\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A Connecticut man is being charged after allegedly leaving his infant son in a hot car &#8230; and the boy later died.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8cd2e2a3c661f977c2431f9e2fb7d8bf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The East Windsor Police Department says they got a call from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/kevin-pell\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Kevin Pell<\/strong><\/a> last month, who told them he had left the boy in the car because he had been sleeping.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-1aad03b79ffa4c507bd196fd2f9e7894\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pell had gone to work on his family&#8217;s strawberry farm while the 1-year-old was in the car. He allegedly told police he came back to find the boy &#8220;blue and not breathing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-9438ef59ae4691d891e74bd2cebbe958\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>According to a search warrant obtained by <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/man-charged-after-infant-son-dies-in-hot-car-while-allegedly-working-strawberry-farm-12115068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>PEOPLE<\/strong><\/a>, the father allegedly told the dispatcher that he &#8220;didn\u2019t have the AC on&#8221; in the car &#8230; but switched up and said it had been on when the cops arrived.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c24a5d0bd961f0f20df939e059a13cae\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The warrant says the car was &#8220;not habitable for the child&#8221; &#8230; because it had been parked directly in the sun with the windows and sunroof closed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c14a06f4c444a2c884321a3210e27a17\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Police say Pell had been performing CPR on the baby when first responders arrived and took over.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-edb59b94c7272b1d2d094fb28a8f27dc\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The child was brought to Connecticut Children&#8217;s Medical Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-27cecec6fd05ff67460e2338f3fa01fb\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Pell has been charged with risk of injury to a child &#8230; and may face additional charges as the investigation continues.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-bad7f0d6fcd29f00366ac35a8f399797\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>He appeared in court Thursday but didn&#8217;t enter a plea. 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