Crime & Safety
Highland Park Couple Found Dead At Home
High levels of carbon monoxide in the couple's home is the likely cause.
A Highland Park couple died Monday, likely due to high levels of carbon monoxide in their Golf Avenue home.
A Highland Park fire lieutenant went to his parents home around 8 a.m. Monday morning and found his father, Pasquale Fontanini, unresponsive on the main floor of the home and later his mother, Rina Fontanini, unresponsive upstairs - according to the Highland Park News. The son performed CPR and called 911.
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An initial investigation determined Pasquale Fontanini likely heard a CO alarm, “found the family car with keyless ignition running in the attached garage and opened the overhead garage door to release the carbon monoxide,” according to the News report.
Autopsies on the victims are pending completion by the Lake County coroner. Lake County and Highland Park authorities continue to investigate.
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According to an obituary, a visitation for the Fontaninis will be held from 2-8 p.m. Friday, June 19 at Kelley & Spalding funeral home, 1787 Deerfield Road in Highland Park. A mass will be held 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 20 at Immaculate Conception Church, 770 Deerfield Road.
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