03/12/2026
Do you run your car in the winter to warm it up. Heres something to know.
A worried mother hadn't heard from her teenaged daughter, who was heading to cosmetology school in Royal Oak on Jan. 14.
Olivia Morgan pinged her daughter Aubrie's phone -- locating her in a parking garage near a restaurant she worked at. She called the manager, who spotted Aubrie in her running car.
"She walks up to the window and says 'Oh she’s sleeping,'" Olivia said. "I said out loud, 'Oh thank God. Could you wake her up?' Obviously she’s tired and fell asleep after school. or something She goes and opens the door and says 'Wait she’s not breathing.' I start screaming. She says 'I have to call 911' and hung up."
EMS rushed to the scene — but Aubree was dead on arrival. She had died from a carbon monoxide leak from a crack on her engine's manifold.
After this tragic loss, this mother is warning others that this can happen. You can buy a small carbon monoxide detector for your car - and know the signs - like headaches dizziness and sleepiness behind the wheel.
MORE: https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/teen-death-from-car-co2
