Law enforcement officials in Ocean County, New Jersey, have charged a 35-year-old Lakewood man after his four-month-old son died earlier this week after, police claim, the infant was left in a vehicle for an extended period of time.
According to police, on Thursday, March 20, 2025, Moshe Ehrlich, 35, of Lakewood, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child after his four-month-old son died in an incident that happened on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
In that incident, officials said, at about 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a call for an infant in distress in a motor vehicle located along 5th Street in Lakewood Township.
When officers arrived, officials said first responders were attempting to render lifesaving aid to a four-month-old boy.
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The child was taken to a nearby hospital where, officials said, he was pronounced.
Police officials said an investigation determined that the child died after "the infant -- Ehrlich's son -- was left alone in his vehicle for an extended period of time."
Ehrlich turned himself in to police on Thursday morning, officials said.
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Police officials said that he is currently in custody in the Ocean County Jail.
An investigation into this incident, officials said, is still active and ongoing.
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