Ford, GM back Democratic plan to prevent 'silent killer' car deaths

When Jeffrey Shasteen walked into his Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., home for the last time, he carried with him the smart key for his 2009 Hyundai Genesis.

The 61-year-old had just parked the vehicle — which could be started with the press of a button as long as the key fob was close enough — in a garage on the ground floor of his home. He went to bed the night of Friday, Nov. 7, 2014, not realizing the car wasn’t turned off, according to a lawsuit his children filed in Palm Beach County Court.