This incident takes place in New Jersey. A mom and her 1 year old son died in the car while the dad was clearing snow around them due to the heavy blizzard. As the mom and her children, a 1 year old boy and a 3 year old girl tried to huddle for warmth, the dad, a man who was not identified, told them to turn on the engine so that they could on the heater while he was shoveling the excess snow that was piling outside the car. He was shoveling about 20 minutes and when he checked on them, they were all unconscious.
He then quickly called 911 for help. The ambulance then rushed to the hospital and the mother and her 1 year old son was pronounced dead while her 3 year old daughter was facing serious injuries.
They were unconscious due to the clogged tail pipe. The tail pipe of the unfortunate families car was clogged with snow and because of that, carbon monoxide managed to seep through the ventilation and got into the car. Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas that hits quickly with no signs of warning.
In my opinion, I think it was very unfortunate for this to happen to this family. We should always take safety precautions and make sure that your car is working smoothly as something bad might happen. Instead of staying in the car, the mom and her children should've just stayed in the house until the man finished shoveling the snow before driving off as it would be warmer and much safer. Due to the heavy blizzard, I think that it is advisable if they should just stay home and not go out. I give out my condolences to this family for this tragic accident.
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