Grandma Who Left Tot In Burning Vehicle Turns Herself In
Baby Killed In Blaze
POSTED: 2:06 p.m. EDT October 20,
2003
UPDATED: 3:14 p.m. EDT
October 20, 2003
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- A
woman who left her 22-month-old grandson inside a burning vehicle
early Sunday was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and
turned herself in to authorities on Monday.
Pamela Dreadin, 41, was released on her own recognizance
after a short hearing in Superior Court.
Authorities did not lay out their case in the court
proceeding.
Police said Dreadin, 41, of Mount Laurel, was driving in a
rural section of Eastampton Township shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday
when her Ford Bronco ran off the road, starting a fire in the engine
compartment.
Dreadin went to a nearby house to call for help but did not
mention that her grandson, Michael Malinowski, was in the car until
10 minutes later when a police officer arrived, authorities said.
By the time rescue crews arrived, the fire had engulfed the
vehicle, killing the child.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said he would
ask a grand jury to consider whether more severe charges might be
warranted.
Pamela Dreadin, 41, was released on her own recognizance
after a short hearing in Superior Court.
Authorities did not lay out their case in the court
proceeding.
Police said Dreadin, 41, of Mount Laurel, was driving in a
rural section of Eastampton Township shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday
when her Ford Bronco ran off the road, starting a fire in the engine
compartment.
Dreadin went to a nearby house to call for help but did not
mention that her grandson, Michael Malinowski, was in the car until
10 minutes later when a police officer arrived, authorities said.
By the time rescue crews arrived, the fire had engulfed the
vehicle, killing the child.
Burlington County Prosecutor Robert D. Bernardi said he would
ask a grand jury to consider whether more severe charges might be
warranted.
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