Man dies after locking himself inside car

A 72-year-old man in Texas, along with his dog, died of heat exhaustion after locking himself inside his 2007 Corvette.
Apparently, the battery cable came loose and disabled the power locks and horn, and he didn't know the manual door lock is on the floorboard.
Is this a Darwin Award winner, or a potentially juicy lawsuit? I mean, how in the hell is there not a door lock or handle on the actual door? Or at least somewhere where it's easier to find?

Texas man, dog die after being trapped in Corvette

 

Why wouldn't you break the window?

 

Did he forget how to kick out a window, too?

 

He was 72. He might not have been strong or limber enough to break the window. Maybe he tried.

So yes, I think his family is going to collect some serious coin from GM.

 

Maybe GM can file for bankruptcy again and then claim that the GM that built that car is the OLD GM and this is the NEW GM.

 

Did he die doing what he loved?

 

It says responders finally broke the window but it was too late. I seriously wonder that if it wasn't a new Corvette if the window would have been smashed a lot earlier.

 

Many C6 Corvettes have removable tops as well.

 

I think you could argue that hiding the door release in the floor isn't the safest or most obvious place when you need to get out of the car in an emergency. And he apparently he was trying to find the info in the owner's manual.

You ever try to find what you need in one of those? That's worth a lawsuit right there.

 

When you panic you can do stupid stuff. Even back in the roll-up window era people drowned in submerged cars because they lost their shit and forgot how to escape.