Long Island dad accused of leaving 2-year-old in scorching hot car

A father from Long Island was arrested on Tuesday after pretending to leave his 2 -year -old son in a hot car in a parking lot in the middle of the burning heat wave on the east coast.

Keniarold Andre, of patch, is accused of having left the boy in a Toyota Highlander with the windows open a few centimeters in the Walmart car park at the Centereach shopping center, according to the Police Department of Suffolk.

The boy was left unattended for about 20 minutes with the temperature outside about 100 degrees, police said.

A passer -by called 911 around 1:40 p.m. and reported that the boy was sleeping in the back. The police were able to reach the window to unlock the door and take out the early car.

The boy’s father returned while the police provided help and were arrested on the scene. Andre, 36, was accused of having endangered the well-being of a child.

The 2 -year -old was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital to be treated and then released to a family member.

“This level of heat is dangerous for anyone without effective cooling and / or adequate hydration,” warned the National Weather Service about the current heat wave on the East Coast.