2 students die in car in Michigan

Friday, November 21, 2008

WHITE RIVER TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Michigan police say a charcoal grill in a car apparently generated enough carbon monoxide to kill two Grand Valley State University students, including one from South Carolina.

The victims are 20-year-old Amber Rose Brown of Montague, Mich., and 26-year-old Douglas William Ward of Aiken, S.C.

Members of Brown's family found them dead inside the vehicle Wednesday night in a wooded area of Muskegon County's White River Township, about 50 miles northwest of Grand Rapids.

Both students last were seen Sunday by friends on campus.

Police say Brown called someone Monday to say she was going camping on wooded property owned by her family.

The two victims might have fallen asleep while the grill was in operation.

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Posted by ColdBud on November 21, 2008 at 6:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

What in the world would ever make anyone light a charcoal grill inside a vehicle???? It's sad that two people died, my condolences to the friends and family, but this was just plain stupid!

Posted by Lovely_One on November 21, 2008 at 12:44 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I normally don't call the deceased stupid on these boards, B-U-T!!!!.............STOOPID!

My condolences to the family and friends.

Posted by MRSCVS on November 21, 2008 at 3:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Such a sad story...
My deepest condolences to the families.
LMAO@lovely_ONE!!!

Posted by Lrumph2 on November 24, 2008 at 7:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I grew up with doug and what this article does not say is that they had been drinking and lost the keys to the car and were unable to start it. It dropped below zero during the night so what investigators say was they lit the stove to try and stay warm. It is so horrible to say that they were stupid. They were just drunk. And Douglas was such a sweet and caring guy, this is just so sad.