At least 38 people have died as a result of the mammoth snowstorm that pounded the eastern U.S. The deaths occurred in car accidents, from carbon monoxide poisoning, and from heart attacks while shoveling snow: WASHINGTON, D.C. – 1 —An 82-year-old man who died after going into cardiac arrest while shoveling snow in front of his home. ___ DELAWARE – 1 — A U.S.