College Student Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning While Charging Phone in His Car During Blizzard

Rhode Island –

“A Rhode Island college student died of carbon monoxide poisoning while charging his phone in a car in the middle of a historic blizzard, according to the Newport Police Department.

At about 7:20 p.m. local time on Monday, Feb. 23, the Newport Police and Fire Departments responded to a parking lot to check on “a person inside a vehicle,” per a press release from the department.

Upon their arrival, they found Joseph Boutros unconscious inside a vehicle, charging his cell phone. The vehicle was covered in snow and not running.

Boutros, a student at Salve Regina University, was transported by the Newport Fire Rescue to the Newport Hospital Emergency Room, where he was pronounced dead as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning, the NPD said. He was 21.”

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