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16-year-old boy found dead in car in Seymour, 18-year-old woman hospitalized

Police were called just after 8 a.m. Jan. 16 to the 1000 block of Shields Avenue and found two people unresponsive.

SEYMOUR, Ind. — A boy is dead and a woman is in the hospital after they were found in a car Tuesday morning in Seymour.

Police were called Jan. 16 just after 8 a.m. to the 1000 block of Shields Avenue, near East 9th Street.

Two people were found unconscious in a car. Police said a 16-year-old boy, identified Wednesday as Pascual Felipe-Miguel of Seymour, had died. Police said 18-year-old Kelli C. Rendon was also in the car and still had signs of life. 

Rendon was rushed to the hospital for treatment. Her condition is unknown.

Investigators believe carbon monoxide poisoning may have been a contributing factor. The official cause and manner of Felipe-Miguel's death remains under investigation and toxicology tests are pending.

(Editor's note: This story has been updated to remove references to a crash, which has not been confirmed at this time.)

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