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Posted: March 22, 2007

Car Running in Garage Kills Man

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Holly Springs, N.C. — An 81-year-old man died Thursday after an apparently accidental case of carbon monoxide poisoning, police said.

Edward Bartlett, of 185 Lumina Place, was found dead inside his home. Police said he apparently pulled his car into his attached garage and left the engine running overnight.

Three people in an adjacent townhome were transported to WakeMed Cary with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, Holly Springs Fire Chief Cecil Parker said. Their conditions didn't appear life-threatening, he said.

The car had run out of gas by the time police got to the house, officials said.

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My prayers go out to the family. May God bless you in your time of bereavement.
jamar32806
March 22, 2007 10:12 p.m.
Ed Bartlett was my father-in-law. Contrary to some of the comments posted here, he wasn't an "old fogey." He was healthy--just last week he trimmed the hedge in front of my house that I hadn't had time to fiddle with. He was an avid reader, particularly of history--at dinner the evening before he died, he and I had a good chat about Durant's comments concerning 10th-century France. He loved music, particularly opera.

But he was a bit hard-of-hearing. We'll never know, I guess, but I suspect what happened was that he got distracted unloading something from his car and couldn't hear that the engine was still running. He went upstairs and went to bed--he was found in his pajamas.
moller
March 22, 2007 10:02 p.m.
He probably should have had someone living with him and taking care of him if he was that bad off. And to not know you left the car running... he probably should not have been allowed to drive at all. My deepest regards to his family.
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March 22, 2007 8:11 p.m.
Some young fogeys have sat in a running car and died of carbon monoxide poisoning too.
JustDontUnderstandPpl
March 22, 2007 7:29 p.m.
Just another reason why old fogeys should not be driving!!
Peter the Pony
March 22, 2007 7:24 p.m.
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