Father arrested after one-year-old found dead in car
A father was arrested after leaving his one-year-old son in the car leading to the child’s death on Saturday.
At approximately 2:24 p.m., the East Windsor Police Department received a call for an unresponsive one-year-old child at Rockville Road.
The father stated that he left his son alone in the vehicle, and when he returned the child was blue and not breathing.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene and found the father performing CPR on his son. Crews continued to administer CPR upon arrival.
The child was transported to Connecticut Children’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The father was identified as Kevin Pell.
Pell was arrested and charged with violation of Risk of Injury to a Minor. He is being held on a $1 million bond.
Additional charges are pending as the investigation continues.
The investigation remains active.
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