Parents allegedly left toddler in car while they skied Vermont slopes

Katelynn Brent and Cory Ahern left their two-year-old behind their below-freezing automobile whereas they went snowboarding, police say.
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Two Vermont ski resort staff allegedly left their toddler alone in a frigid automobile whereas they hit the slopes.

Katelynn Brent, 21, and Cory Ahern, 29, used the chairlift at Killington Resort 10 instances whereas their 2-year-old sat within the backseat of their automobile within the car parking zone whereas temperatures dropped under freezing, police and reviews stated.

The couple at first denied they’d left the child unattended on Feb. 8 however later advised cops they checked on the child after every “run” on the slopes, Kensington Police Division stated in a information launch this week. The couple has Killington ski passes and the resort’s administration discovered Ahern and Brent used the loading raise gates 10 instances that day, the discharge acknowledged.

The automobile had been off whereas climate was windy and 28 levels Fahrenheit that day, WCAX-TV reported.

Police had been tipped off to the state of affairs and located the automobile in query because it was apparently leaving the resort.

The dad and mom initially denied leaving their child however then claimed they checked on the kid after every run.

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Brent, who lives in Hampton, New York, was suspected of alcohol impairment and charged with DUI after a screening and breath pattern was taken, cops stated. Each have been charged with cruelty.

Baby providers in Vermont and New York have been notified after the arrests, cops stated.