 Linton was taken to a hospital where he later died. No one in the other car was injured. The Minnesota Vikings drafted the 24-year-old cornerback in April. Millions remain under heat advisories as the record early summer heat wave continues. The mercury topped out at 127 degrees yesterday in California's Death Valley. Visitors to the hottest and driest national park in the nation are advised not to hike after 10 a.m. and to travel prepared to survive.