Back to the South Florida Bulls Newsfeed

Father overcome by carbon monoxide opened garage door before collapsing to his death, authorities say

When Louis Agro opened the door from his Wilton Manors home to his garage early Monday, he collapsed and died — overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from his SUV, which had been left running for six hours, detectives said.

Agro did, however, manage to flip a switch on the wall, opening the main garage door — a final act that may have helped save the lives of his wife, daughter and neighbors.

"We don't know if he heard something, felt something," said Broward Sheriff's spokeswoman Gina Carter. "Something told him to go down there in the middle of the night and he did, but it was too late.