{"id":66942,"date":"2020-10-08T01:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T01:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=66942"},"modified":"2020-10-08T01:04:29","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T01:04:29","slug":"toddler-dies-hot-car-dad-refused-let-cops-break-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefastfashion.com\/?p=66942","title":{"rendered":"Toddler dies in hot car after dad refused to let cops break window"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Las Vegas dad was arrested after he refused to break the window of his new car to save his dying toddler, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Sidney Deal, 27, flagged down officers after he left his 1-year-old daughter, Sayah Deal, in a hot car Monday afternoon with the keys inside,\u00a0the Las Vegas Sun reported.<\/p>\n

The officers offered to break the window, call a tow truck or get a locksmith, but Deal declined and asked to call his brother, police said.<\/p>\n

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After several minutes, the officers smashed the window and pulled out the unresponsive girl, who died at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n

The cause of death is pending, but authorities believe she had been trapped in the car for more than an hour.<\/p>\n

Detectives interviewed Deal\u2019s brother, who said he received a call from him saying he accidentally locked Sayah in the car, which he claimed had the air conditioning running,\u00a0news station KVVU reported.<\/p>\n

Deal\u2019s brother told police he was confused by the call and quickly headed to his home.<\/p>\n

When he got there, the brother immediately wrapped his shirt around his hand and offered to punch out the window, authorities said.<\/p>\n

But Deal stopped him and claimed he didn\u2019t have enough money to fix a broken window, the outlets reported. He instead dispatched his brother to call their mom to have her insurance company send a locksmith.<\/p>\n\n

Deal\u2019s girlfriend also told police she called the insurance company for him, but he told her to hang up when he didn\u2019t agree with the price quoted for a tow truck, the Las Vegas Sun reported.<\/p>\n

He was booked into the Clark County Detention Center on one count of child abuse or neglect causing substantial bodily harm, the outlet reported. He is being held on $20,000 bond.<\/p>\n

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