Frigid east coast temperatures topped news headlines for the past week. But apparently, a father in Colonie, N.Y. missed the memo after leaving his child in the back seat of his car on one of the coldest days of the year.
According to the Associated Press, the New York man left his 1-year-old son in the family car “for eight hours in frigid weather– only [realizing] his mistake after a call from his wife.”
Authorities of the Albany, N.Y. suburb say the man forgot to take his son to day care and left the child strapped in the back seat of the car while parked outside his office on Thursday morning.
Official reports say the man’s wife called him around 4 p.m. inquiring about their child’s whereabouts. The man then called for an ambulance and the boy was taken to a local hospital where his was examined and released. According to police, the baby was in good health despite being left in temperatures that barely topped 15 degrees.
Police announced on Friday that they haven’t decided if the father will face charges.
