Toddler Dies In Hot Car After Dad Refuses To Break Window

A Las Vegas dad was arrested after he refused to break the window of his new car to save his baby girl, authorities said.

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, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

According to reports, the officers offered to break the window, call a tow truck, and get a locksmith but Deal declined and said he will call his brother.

When his brother arrived, he immediately wrapped his shirt around his hand preparing to punch out the window but Deal stopped him and said he didn’t have enough money to repair it. He instead had his brother to call their mom to have her insurance company send a locksmith.

Deal’s girlfriend also told police she called the insurance company for him, but he told her to hang up when he didn’t agree with the price quoted for a tow truck, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

After several minutes, the officers smashed the window anyway, and pulled the unresponsive child out of the car — but unfortunately it was too late, she died at the scene.

The cause of death is pending, but authorities believe she had been trapped in the car for more than an hour.

Deal 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.