A dad is accused of putting - or stuffing, depending on whom you believe - his daughters in a car trunk, only he says they were just playing. Michael Fekete, of Washington DC, took his two daughters and a trunk full of fun up to Massachusetts to visit his mom, who is in a nursing home in Foxboro. A witness saw Fekete packing his daughters into the trunk of his Chevy Cobalt – not a good idea on a hot day. Or on any day.

Fekete said his kids wanted to be in the trunk and that they were intrigued by the glow-in-the-dark release lever. We can imagine the little ones were thinking that hot, dark, steamy places are always fun!

According to the Sun Chronicle, Fekete's lawyer said that the kids "expressed curiosity about what it would be like inside." Given the heat, maybe the little ones wanted to play hot potato or pop some corn. But they are reported as being ages 9 and 11. That's a little big for wondering what it's like to hang out in the car trunk.

If Fekete's defense is true, then the hot weather must have fried a few brain cells.

All charges alleged until proven under law. SNL image of Dan Aykroyd as Irwin Mainway.