Father arrested after 5-month-old son died in hot car, police say

HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB/Gray News) - A father in Nebraska was arrested after his 5-month-old son was found dead in a hot car, according to authorities.

Jeremy Hansen, 36, was arrested in the death of his son, whose name is not being released. He’s accused of negligent child abuse resulting in death.

According to a press release, the Hastings Police Department responded to the parking lot of Pacha Soap Co. near east B Street and south Elm Avenue at 5 p.m. for an unresponsive child in a hot vehicle.

Officers and Hastings Fire and Rescue tried to revive the infant at the scene; however, he was taken to a hospital where he later died.

The preliminary investigation determined that the cause of death was extreme heat exposure, according to police.