CO poisoning possible factor in deaths of North Jersey couple found in Wayne garage
Tuesday January 21, 2014, 9:36 PM
BY MINJAE PARK
STAFF WRITER
The Record
How a North Jersey couple found Sunday in a car in a garage died will not be officially known for weeks, but the circumstances — spent gas and battery, enclosed space and no visible signs of trauma — may suggest the two died of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The buildup of exhaust can often be lethal, experts say, sometimes knocking victims unconscious within minutes before they realize what’s happening.
“Once they lose consciousness, they can’t protect themselves unless someone finds them,” said Tae Keun Park, an emergency medicine physician at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck.
