A driver was found dead in his vehicle at an Arkansas weigh station after his father reported him missing when he failed to check in or answer his phone. After investigation, the cause of death was found to be carbon monoxide poisoning.

The driver, 44 year-old Anthony Azlin of Mississippi, had spoken with his father the previous night, telling him where he was parked before he turned in for the night. So when his father, Ray, didn’t hear from him, he knew exactly where to send the authorities to look.





Upon arriving, the authorities could see him inside of the truck, but he didn’t respond to their knocking. When paramedics arrived, they pronounced him dead at the scene and brought him to the local medical examiner’s office, where they determined that carbon monoxide poisoning had been the cause of death.

Investigators noted that a portable generator had been running inside the sleeper berth and is likely to have been the source of the carbon monoxide.

Carbon monoxide alarms are easy to install and maintain, they cost around $40-$50, and they can save your life!

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