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Some Question Delays In Case Of Ridgefield Toddler Who Died In Hot Car

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- The death of 15-month-old Benjamin Seitz in a hot car on July 7 in Ridgefield continues to draw many questions, the News-Times.com is reporting.

Lindsey Rogers-Seitz started the website called "The Gift of Ben" in memory of her son, who died July 7 after he was left in a hot car by his father, Kyle Seitz, while he was at work.

Lindsey Rogers-Seitz started the website called "The Gift of Ben" in memory of her son, who died July 7 after he was left in a hot car by his father, Kyle Seitz, while he was at work.

Photo Credit: The Gift of Ben.com

No decision has been made on whether to charge his father, Kyle Seitz, who forgot the boy in the car while he worked on a day with temperatures that soared past 90 degrees, the News-Times noted. The boy's autopsy will not be released until Aug. 29, the News-Times said.

But other Connecticut parents who have left children in hot cars this summer have been quickly charged, the News-Times said.

Since the boy's death, his mother, Lindsey Rogers-Seitz, started the website called "The Gift of Ben" in memory of her son. She and her husband have advocated to raise awareness in the hope of preventing similar tragedies. 

Read the full story here at the NewsTimes.com. 

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