Lakewood authorities formally charged the father of a baby who was found crawling in the middle of an intersection with neglect today.
According to police the infant's father, 41-year-old Evgeniy Dorman, surrendered at the Lakewood Police Department this afternoon and was subsequently charged with the cruelty/neglect of children and released pending a future court date.
Police say an investigation revealed the 10-month-old child had crawled through an open front door and then traveled approximately 140 feet into the road before being discovered by Cannon.
The child was unharmed after a neighbor and a passing motorist came to the baby's aid just before 6 p.m. on Joe Parker Road in Lakewood. The road has a speed limit of 40 miles per hour.
According to police, 41-year-old Cory Cannon, -the motorist- of Eatontown, told police he saw the child and initially thought it was a toy. But when he saw the child moving, he got out of his car to stop traffic.
The child did not suffer any injuries.