Posted on 08/25/2020 1:08:51 AM PDT by nickcarraway
We're working to get more details on this story and will update it as soon as we know more. BY MIAMI HERALD
The wife of a veteran Miami police officer died after she was trapped for much of a sweltering afternoon in the back seat of his patrol SUV at the family’s Miami Shores home, authorities confirmed on Monday.
Investigators are treating the death of Clara Paulino, 56, on Friday as a horrific accident. Detectives suspect that Paulino — as her husband slept inside the home after finishing a midnight shift — climbed into the backseat of his marked Ford Explorer SUV in search of something, then could not escape when the doors somehow closed and a self-locking mechanism kicked in.
As the temperature outside soared well over 90 degrees on Friday, Paulino spent several hours stuck inside the SUV until her family discovered her body after 5 p.m., according to one law-enforcement source. Miami-Dade detectives found her fingerprints all over the inside of the SUV.
“Clearly, she was panicked and trying to get out,” the source told the Miami Herald.
The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office is still investigating, and has not ruled on a cause or manner of death. Paulino, according to a law enforcement source, had a history of medical problems that may have contributed to her death inside the SUV.
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Pop-up ads are so annoying.
Yes they are. No wonder so many people don’t actually go and read the whole article when it’s posted. LOL
Exactly. Too many ads at that link, but not as bad as the Daily Mail which is the worst of all.
Daily Mail-I have to agree. Most of the time, I simply won’t go to that one.
Isn’t there usually some sort of clear plastic that separates the front seat from the back seat?
No cell phone? I always have mine with me...in my hand or pocket.
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Same here, and I convinced my Dad to do the same after he bought one of those fancy medical alert buttons that only work close to the base.
White vehicle with limousine tint in 90+ degrees? The toxicology report will be interesting.
Rona?
You can’t reach the horn button to beep. There’s a cage in the way.
Sad story; NJ got rid of the “company cars” for most cops a long time ago (expensive perk for taxpayers to provide, considering how well cops are paid here).
That’s what I am thinking... something does not smell right about this
She couldn’t honk the horn?????
I cannot imagine why she went in back but why in the world did she shut the door? Something is wrong.
Great point.
Woman don’t carry cell phones in their pockets. My wife keeps it in her purse. I would think most women do. But I’ve gone outside and forgot my phone on the coffee table. Oh well.
Wait for the autopsy before h6ou make a call. .
I always keep my iphone in my pocket. I walk 4 to 5 miles a day and like to log my mileage. I’m not taking a purse on my long walks.
That said, poor woman! I can’t imagine how awful it was to die under such circumstances.
Beeping?
What if she was in the back, behind the cage/screen?
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