{"id":2147644,"date":"2026-09-16T14:51:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147644"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:51:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:51:43","slug":"5-year-old-arizona-boy-dies-in-blistering-hot-car-on-106-degree-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2147644","title":{"rendered":"5-Year-Old Arizona Boy Dies in Blistering Hot Car on 106-Degree Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/17\/16by9\/2026\/09\/16\/170420d2aa0448f49f9801133c1084d2_xl.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">5-Year-Old Arizona Boy Dies in Blistering Hot Car on 106-Degree Day<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">5-Year-Old Arizona Boy<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Dies in Car During Brutal Heat<\/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=\"2026-09-16T07:51:43-07:00\"><br \/>\n                              September 16, 2026<br \/>\n                            7:51 AM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-4976f3e583ec0072432449c292489c6f\" 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_20260916_170420d2aa0448f49f9801133c1084d2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2aa59b63-638d-46d6-b498-6d16987162b1\" 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\/17\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/170420d2aa0448f49f9801133c1084d2_md.jpg\" alt=\"Theo Sabo gofundme 1\" 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\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fd0ccbfc085c086dc9f6eb133781c555\" 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 5-year-old Arizona boy died after being left inside a scorching hot car for hours while his family hosted a huge gathering &#8230; and now his parents are facing serious charges.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f06d09ae888aa6ca75d19cd695d772c3\" 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><strong>Theo Sabo<\/strong> was found unresponsive Sunday afternoon inside a vehicle outside his family&#8217;s Peoria home &#8230; where temperatures climbed to around 106 degrees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-642216dab1e7628f9d45b40c566173b4\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_5aab6717e4e748e4b33077e74cfe4e25\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2aa59b63-638d-46d6-b498-6d16987162b1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/5a\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/5aab6717e4e748e4b33077e74cfe4e25_md.jpg\" alt=\"Theo Sabo gofundme 2\" 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\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-7ad3f655ee45eda74f5a1e006ab97090\" 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 the family had returned home from another child&#8217;s baptism around 1 PM and was hosting a party with dozens of friends and relatives &#8230; but Theo apparently never made it inside.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90b590f8daf7ae825a44b553cfef39d3\" 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>More than two-and-a-half hours later, the family realized he was missing and found him in the vehicle. Relatives performed CPR before first responders rushed him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-02b67a6b52759ae0c9996933f4290074\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_60bb8f05b0554287b7bb2228dbb05ccf\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2aa59b63-638d-46d6-b498-6d16987162b1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/60\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/60bb8f05b0554287b7bb2228dbb05ccf_md.jpg\" alt=\"mihail sabo and anca sabo facebook 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-41681ee3f93e311c1460c5af7b4484a0\" 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>Theo&#8217;s parents, <strong>Mihail Sabo<\/strong> and <strong>Anca Sabo<\/strong>, were arrested and charged with negligent homicide and child abuse &#8212; they have four other children aged 18, 15, 14, and 9.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-28070bafb4d2b51008cacdece1012f23\" 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>Here&#8217;s where things get even messier &#8230; Mihail allegedly told investigators he had asked the couple&#8217;s 14-year-old son to get Theo out of the car &#8230; but the teen told authorities he did not remember being asked to do that.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90714112e9ae7f67df19bc4dc18cedef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260916_b6e84be63af341a9a959a8d96542a0e4\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:2aa59b63-638d-46d6-b498-6d16987162b1\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b6\/4by3\/2026\/09\/16\/b6e84be63af341a9a959a8d96542a0e4_md.jpg\" alt=\"Theo Sabo and mom gofundme 1\" 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\">GoFundMe<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-0e24591a015d2a40064ff5357341d6d5\" 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 family&#8217;s attorney is calling Theo&#8217;s death a heartbreaking accident, arguing there was a tragic miscommunication and the parents should not be treated like criminals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-a4f4fc8188e99d2312744bde103575f9\" 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>Both parents were each held on a $150,000 bond and barred from contacting each other &#8230; 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