TOLEDO, Ohio — A mother from Toledo finds herself enveloped in sorrow after a tragic carbon monoxide incident claimed the lives of her four young children and their beloved grandmother.
On a heartbreaking Friday, the mother faced an unbearable decision—to remove her four-year-old son from life support.
Adriana Coleman now mourns the loss of her precious children—Liberty, Storm, Legacy, and Stone—along with their grandmother, 36-year-old Candace McAllister.
“She had a vibrant personality and lit up every room she entered,” Coleman remarked, reflecting on her cherished memories.
This devastating event unfolded on Wednesday in the 300-block of Phillips Avenue, in the proximity of Detroit.
Investigators say the family was sitting inside a vehicle, waiting for help with a flat tire when carbon monoxide filled the car.
Toledo’s fire chief says the children’s father called 911 after arriving to help and finding them unresponsive.
“Pray for his sanity a lot more than anything else cause my husband is definitely going through it,” Coleman said.
The mother says investigators told her the carbon monoxide level inside that car was extreme.
“When they put their meter in the car to test the carbon monoxide level in there, the level was five times the lethal limit,” Coleman said.
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She made the decision to take Legacy, also known as Ace, off life support.
“I’m going to miss them yelling, and screaming, and laughing. There wasn’t a day that I was not without my kids. Never,” she said.
Now, a mother who lived for her four kids is trying to find strength.
“Everything I did was for about with my kids. I don’t- it seems so surreal now because life has stopped for me right now cause I’m here but I have no idea what’s going to happen after I walk out these hospital doors… I just want my babies,” Coleman said.
The family had no life insurance. An account has been set up to help cover funeral expenses. Donations can be made to the Coleman-McAllister Fund at any Fifth Third Bank location.