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Family Identifies 5 Victims, Including 4 Children, Found in SUV with Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Officials said a high spike of carbon monoxide filled the SUV’s passenger compartment, and investigators are still determining how the gas entered.
On Wednesday, five people were found unresponsive inside a parked Ford Explorer in Toledo, Ohio, after the vehicle pulled over with a flat tire. Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong confirmed extreme levels of carbon monoxide caused the tragedy.
Investigators confirmed the carbon monoxide level was five times the lethal limit inside the vehicle. The victims included 36-year-old grandmother Candace McAllister and four young children: Liberty, Storm, Legacy, and Stone.
Adriana Coleman, the children's mother, made the difficult decision Friday to remove her son Legacy from life support. Three other family members had already died earlier in the week.
Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz stated foul play is not suspected, while officials continue investigating how the gas entered the cabin. The family established a fund for funeral expenses at any Fifth Third Bank location.
The federal government previously conducted a six-year investigation into exhaust odors in nearly 1.5 million Ford Explorers. Although a 2023 probe determined no recall was necessary, experts are currently examining how carbon monoxide entered this specific vehicle.