Police: NJ Father Charged After 4-Year-Old Boy Crashes Car Into Building

OCEAN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A New Jersey man has been charged after his 4-year-old son crashed a car into a building when he was left alone inside the vehicle with his younger sister, police said.

It happened just before 10:30 a.m. Monday on Rustic Drive in Ocean.

Police said Tavaris Reevey, 41, had left his son and 2-year-old daughter unattended in a running car when the little boy climbed into the driver's seat and put the car in reverse.

The car went backwards across a parking lot before hitting a brick apartment building stairwell wall, police said. Neither child was hurt.

Reevey was arrested and charged with child endangerment, police said. During his arrest, police said they found Reevey had an active contempt of court warrant from Asbury Park in the amount of $250.

Reevey was released on his own recognizance on the child endangerment charge and posted bail on the Asbury Park warrant, police said.

The two children were turned over to their mother after the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency was notified.

Reevey is due back in court at a later date.