# Amazon delivery driver dies of carbon monoxide poisoning inside van after texting of bad smell ‘making me dizzy’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/amazon-delivery-driver-dies-of-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-inside-van-after-texting-of-bad-smell-making-me-dizzy/
- Published: 2026-11-11T05:21:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T05:33:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16283303/amazon-delivery-driver-dies-poisoning-van.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Climate, Science, World

## Key points

- Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez died from carbon monoxide poisoning in her van.
- She reported a bad smell and dizziness shortly before collapsing.
- Investigators found a dented exhaust pipe and rising carbon monoxide readings.

## Summary

A 31-year-old Amazon delivery driver, Jaylene Vargas Gonzalez, died from carbon monoxide poisoning inside her van in Fruitland Park, Florida. She had texted a loved one that a bad smell in the vehicle was making her dizzy about 15 minutes before she was found unresponsive, raising questions about vehicle safety and how the incident occurred.

The medical examiner ruled her death accidental, and her blood showed a carboxyhaemoglobin level of 58 per cent. Investigators found a dent in the van’s exhaust pipe and recorded carbon monoxide levels rising when they tested the vehicle with its engine running. Amazon logistics data indicated the van had become stuck in sand about six hours earlier, but was later reported operational; the family’s lawyer says questions remain.

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