Ohio –
“The fifth and final family member exposed to carbon monoxide in a vehicle in Ohio will be removed from life support Friday, the family said.
Four other family members have already died in the tragedy.
Family members have identified the five victims as:
- Stone “Stoner” Coleman, 2
- Storm “Butterfly” Coleman, 3
- Liberty “Peach” Coleman, 4
- Legacy “Ace” Coleman, 4, (Liberty’s twin, who is being removed from life support)
- Candace “Big Mama/Kandie” McAllister, 36, the children’s grandmother
Toledo police said officers received a call Wednesday at about 11 a.m. reporting five unconscious people in a Ford Explorer on the side of a roadway.
City of Toledo spokesperson Rachel Hart said McAllister was in the vehicle with her grandchildren when she called her son, the children’s father, saying they had a flat tire. When the father arrived at the scene, he found everyone unconscious…The presence of carbon monoxide was confirmed in the Ford Explorer. Toledo Fire Chief Allison Armstrong said investigators started the vehicle with the doors closed and a meter inside. ‘We had a high spike of carbon monoxide inside the passenger compartment on that vehicle…’”