Five Teens Found Dead in Hialeah, FL, Motel Room, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning from Running Car Likely Cause

Five teens found dead in South Florida motel room from what authorities say is likely carbon monoxide poisoning from running car in garage.

Birthday celebration turn deadly at Hialeah, FL, motel when five teens found dead from what authorities believe is carbon monoxide poisoning after running car found in garage next to room. According to the Sun-Sentinel, a Hialeah fire spokesman says a maid called 911 Monday after seeing people unconscious through a window.

A car used by the group was found running in a closed garage underneath the room. Friends say the car had needed a jump-start earlier and could have been left running to preserve the battery's charge. A door leading to a staircase up to the room had been left open, and high levels of carbon monoxide were found inside. The group rented the room Sunday to celebrate one of teens' 19th birthday. Source: Sun-Sentinel

It should be noted that no no alcohol, drugs or suspicious items were found in the room. This is just so sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these teenagers. If carbon monoxide was indeed the culprit, this could have been avoided.

UPDATE#1: According to the Miami Herald, the bodies of the teenagers -- Juchen Martial, 19, Evans Charles, 19, Jonas Antenor, 18, Peterson Nazon, 17, and Jean Pierre Ferdinand, 16 -- were found on or around their beds at approximately 2 p.m. Monday.

UPDATE#2: So, we now have a mother, Immacula Nazon, 38, screaming that they killed her son, Peterson. Who killed her son? The person or persons who left the vehicle running all night? Clearly the motel isn't at fault for this tragedy, unless of course, management should have realized there was a car running in the garage. Besides, who in their right mind would keep a car running all night in a closed garage? According to the Miami Herald, friend Richard Dalce, 26, said the group decided to leave the car running to keep the battery charged."They didn't want to cut the car off," Dalce said. Really? Didn't any one of those teens or their friends with whom they spoke, realize that they were asking for trouble? Woulda, coulda, shoulda is all we are going to hear now. The reality is that parents, if your teenage children own cars, at least make sure they are in good running condition so he or she won't have to resort to such actions.