Excerpts from the ChicagoSunTimes.com:
A north suburban couple was found dead of carbon monoxide poisoning by their son, a firefighter, on Monday morning.
The Highland Park Fire Dept. lieutenant went to visit his parents at their home about 8 a.m. Monday and found his father unresponsive on the main floor. He immediately began CPR and called for an ambulance. His mother was found unresponsive in an upstairs bedroom. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
It appears the elder Fontanini heard the alarm on the carbon monoxide detector, and found that the family car, which has a keyless ignition, was running in the attached garage.
He opened the overheard garage door to alleviate the fumes, but “tragically it was too late as the high levels of carbon monoxide were affecting him,” a statement from police said.
An investigation found extremely high levels of carbon monoxide throughout the home, police said.
