HASTINGS, Neb. (KSNB) - A Hastings man was arrested after his 5-month-old son was found unresponsive in a hot vehicle on Monday.

Jeremy Hansen, 36, was arrested in the death of his son, whose name is not being released. He’s accused of negligent child abuse resulting in death.

According to a press release, the Hastings Police Department responded to the parking lot of Pacha Soap Co. near east B Street and south Elm Avenue at 5 p.m. for an unresponsive child in a hot vehicle.

Officers and Hastings Fire and Rescue tried to revive the boy at the scene. The infant was transported to Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, where he later died.

The preliminary investigation determined that the cause of death was extreme heat exposure, according to police.

Hansen was arrested later that evening

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