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Amazon Driver Dies From Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Van
10 Nov
Summary
- An Amazon driver was found unresponsive in her delivery van.
- Carbon monoxide toxicity was the cause of death.
- The incident was ruled an accidental exposure within the van.
In Lake County, Florida, an Amazon driver named Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez was discovered unresponsive in her delivery van on August 10. The 31-year-old was rushed to a local hospital but was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.
Months later, officials announced that her death was caused by carbon monoxide toxicity. The medical examiner's office confirmed elevated levels of carbon monoxide within the van's interior, ruling the manner of death as accidental.
Authorities were alerted after a vehicle had been parked for an extended period. Upon inspection, a damaged exhaust pipe was noted, and subsequent tests confirmed rising carbon monoxide levels when the vehicle was started. The driver had communicated symptoms of dizziness and headache earlier that day.
