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Man Found Dead In Burned Car



Photo Courtesy of Tampa Fire Rescue

BY VALERIE KALFRIN
The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA - Police and the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner have determined that the body found in a burning car about 4:52 a.m. is not a suspicious death.

Tracey Alan Jones, 43, lives at 1018 E. Jean St. in Seminole Heights and was found dead in a burning 1996 Cadillac sedan outside the home this morning, Tampa police said.

Detectives say they have learned Jones was highly intoxicated from drinking all day Sunday. It appears he passed out in the car and died after a fire started in the engine compartment, police said.



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