Connecticut Man Charged With Risk of Injury to a Child in Infant Son's Hot-Car Death
Kevin Pell is accused of leaving his 1-year-old son in a hot car while he worked on his family's strawberry farm; the case is at the charging stage.
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Connecticut Man Charged With Risk of Injury to a Child in Infant Son's Hot-Car Death
Kevin Pell has been charged with risk of injury to a child in connection with the death of his 1-year-old son. The charge was announced on September 10, 2026, and the case remains at the charging stage.
The government alleges Pell left his son in a hot car while he went to work on his family's strawberry farm, and the boy later died. The East Windsor Police Department is the investigating agency.
The charge is an allegation. Pell has not been tried, and he is presumed innocent. The proceeding is undecided, and the date of the child's death has not been established in the available reporting.
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