Crime & Safety

Fatal Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Reported In Union County

A 90-year-old man died in the accidental carbon monoxide poisoning and his wife is in the hospital, according to published reports.

A 90-year-old man has died in Berkeley Heights in an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, according to NJ.com.

Police told NJ.com that the man died and his 87-year-old wife survived.

News 12 New Jersey reports that the woman is hospitalized in serious condition.

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The television station reported that the couple may have left their car running in a Cottage Court garage overnight.

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