Kentucky man accused of fatally beating infant in car
RADCLIFF, Ky.- A man accused of beating his 4-month-old son to death while driving was silent during his first court appearance on a murder charge.
WLKY-TV reports that 35-year-old Daniel Cox faced a Hardin District Court judge Monday morning. A preliminary hearing was set for Friday.
According to court documents obtained by the station, Cox was allegedly seen hitting Jayceon Chrystie while he drove last week in Radcliff, about 40 miles southwest of Louisville. A witness told police Cox hit the child, who was in a car seat in the front, several times with his hand.
Witness Dena Stevenson told WLKY she and husband were concerned and called 911.
When Cox dropped Jayceon at his mother's home, he wasn't breathing and didn't have a pulse. Doctors removed him from life support Saturday.
Jefferson County Deputy Coroner Robert Fraction told The Associated Press on Sunday that Jayceon died of an "inflicted traumatic injury to the head."