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Friday, June 12, 2015

Texas man, dog, die inside Corvette when doors and windows won’t open

A 72-year-old man from Port Arthur, Texas, died inside his dream car when the lock system malfunctioned and he was trapped inside his 2007 Corvette with his dog, Leia.

James Rogers and his pet both died of heat exhaustion earlier this week, police said.

The accident is not uncommon for some Corvette models, owners say. A low battery or a low key fob battery can cause the locks to lock up. But there is a manual release on the driver's side that allows occupants to bypass the battery, according to owners' manuals.

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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 2:15 PM

    You can bet a window would have been broken. WTF?

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  2. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 2:28 PM

    Headline should have read, "Man and his dog put to sleep by 'vette". I know, I know ... I'm going to hell :-)

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  3. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 2:29 PM

    I know he's 72, but my 80 yr old mamma could kick out the window if necessary.

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  4. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 3:03 PM

    Hopefully he at least gets in the Darwin awards finale.

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  5. bloggerhater1June 12, 2015 at 3:17 PM

    I'll bet it was a convertable too...

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  6. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 3:38 PM

    IS NOT HIGH TECH GREAT. What next from the young generation. ????

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  7. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 3:41 PM

    if you turn the car on you would have AC

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  8. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 3:51 PM

    BUST THE #unkin Windows OUT!!!

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  9. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 4:35 PM

    This is a sad but perfect example of people driving cars that have no clue how to operate them and this could be with any car. If the car accelerator sticks, you put it in neutral. If a electronic lock on your car (Ie; corvette, Cadillac) then you pull the manual handle which convenientley is sitting right beside the seats.

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  10. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 5:21 PM

    Engineers are paid a lot of money to make sure that even with multiple system failures there are redundancies to keep situations exactly like this from happening. This is why we should have just let these car companies DIE back in 08. If a company goes bankrupt its for a reason and faulty ignitions and corvette coffins are exactly why it happened to Chevy. Instead we prop them up on the backs of the tax payer, leaving the same proven failures in leadership and ensuring that a better company doesn't have the opportunity to take its place. The powerful protect the rich and the rich keep the powerful in power. It's the American Dream.

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  11. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 5:50 PM

    He should have called Blond Star

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