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Criminal Case Against Area Father Involved In Twins' Hot Car Deaths Put On Hold Criminal Case Against Area Father Involved In Twins' Hot Car Deaths Put On Hold
Criminal Case Against Area Father Involved In Twins' Hot Car Deaths Put On Hold The prosecution announced that there is no grand jury action in the case of the Hudson Valley dad who allegedly left his 1-year-old twins in a hot car causing their deaths until August 27, following pleas by his attorney to dismiss the case. A judge continued the case and prosecution could still come at a later date.  Joey Jackson, the attorney for Juan Rodriguez of New City in Rockland County, appealed to the Bronx district attorney's "sense of justice" in an effort to have the charges dismissed against his client, in what he says everyone knows was a "horrible accident." On the steps of…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Dad Charged In Hot-Car Deaths Was Supposed To Take Twins To Daycare, Report Says Dad Charged In Hot-Car Deaths Was Supposed To Take Twins To Daycare, Report Says
Dad Charged In Hot-Car Deaths Was Supposed To Take Twins To Daycare, Report Says The Hudson Valley father facing manslaughter charges in the hot-car deaths of year-old twins had earlier dropped off an older child but reportedly forgot to take infants to daycare en route to work in New York City. Juan Rodriguez, 39, of New City in Rockland County, had taken the 4-year-old son to a home in Westchester while on his way to work at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center in the Kingsbridge section of the Bronx, according to WABC 7. But Rodriguez had forgotten the twins were in their rear-facing car seats in his Honda Accord when he started his shift as a licensed cli…

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by Joe Lombardi
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One Dead, One Hospitalized After Boys Left In Hot Car In CT One Dead, One Hospitalized After Boys Left In Hot Car In CT
One Dead, One Hospitalized After Boys Left In Hot Car In CT One boy is dead, and a second hospitalized after they were reportedly left in a hot car in the area. Officers were called to a Treat Street apartment complex in West Haven on Thursday afternoon, when the father of a 4-year-old and 2-year-old were reported injured. First responders found the two boys in their apartment and were treated and hospitalized. The 4-year-old boy died, while his brother is expected to survive. No arrests have been made, though the incident began when the two were left in an overheated car, according to multiple reports. Five Connecticut children have died in hot ca…

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by Zak Failla