A man has been charged with endangerment after an investigation in Somerset County, New Jersey, into a toddler who police say was left alone in a hot van.
According to police, the incident happened last month at the Fellowship Village Apartments in Bernards Township, where officers say a young child had been left by himself inside the vehicle.
Police say 50-year-old Saeed Zaidi left his 15-month-old son alone in the van. Investigators noted that it was over 80 degrees outside that day.
Zaidi has since been charged with endangerment in connection with the case, according to police, as authorities continue to look into what happened.
Cases involving young children left in hot vehicles are treated seriously by police, given how quickly temperatures inside a closed vehicle can climb on a warm day.
The investigation in Bernards Township was continuing as the charge moved forward, with authorities working to establish the full circumstances of the incident.