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Nicholas Garza, February 5, 2008, Middlebury College |
How and why? |
Nick vanished and drowned in February and was found three months
later. Nick used a fake ID to buy alcohol Feb. 3, and the
transaction was captured on surveillance cameras, Middlebury
Police said. Nick brought the drinks to share with five friends
during a dorm-room gathering two nights later, the last time he
was seen, |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Joshua Threet, January 5, 2008, St. Cloud State University |
How and why? |
After a night of partying and drinking games, Brian W. Threet
was found dead on Saturday in the bedroom of his St. Cloud
apartment. Threet started at St. Cloud State in the fall of
2005 as a pre-business major and after a semester off, had
registered for classes this spring. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Tony Lee Miller, 22, January 13, 2008, South Central College |
How and why? |
Tony's death has been ruled accidental due to acute alcohol
poisoning. His blood-alcohol concentration was .435. |
Delawar |
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Michael Szwed, January 26, 2008, Florida Southern College |
How and why? |
Initial autopsy results showed Michael died of a lacerated
spleen likely from a "hard fall" received at a Slip 'n Slide
fraternity event. Michael had been out drinking Friday night,
until 3:30 a.m. Saturday morning. And the next morning, around 7
a.m., Szwed began drinking again for the bid day event, reports
said.His roommate said Michael had been "very intoxicated and
that he had been throwing up at Florida Southern College during
bid day" |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Isaac Perrault., February 15, 2008, University of Tulsa |
How and why? |
An acquaintance of Perrault's reported to campus security that
Perrault had become unresponsive. Paramedics could not revive
him. Police say witnesses told them Isaac Perrault was drinking
and injected himself with illegal drugs on Friday night. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Robert Atherton, 22, February 24, 2008, Michigan State
University |
How and why? |
Police reported that Robert was drinking with friends in an
apartment in the Cedar Village area early Saturday when he
became aggressive. They say the group he was with restrained
him for several minutes, then realized he had become motionless
and wasn't breathing. The group then called 911 |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Kurt Baker, 22, February 24, 2008, Mesa College |
How and why? |
Friends found Kurt unconscious on his bed and called 911 when
they were unable to wake him up. They told the emergency
dispatcher that he appeared not to be breathing. The friends
tried to revive Baker with CPR. When paramedics arrived, they
took over. Baker was taken to Alvarado Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead. According to a student, "he had been drinking
a little bit, but not excessively." |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Robert M. Hurt, 21, March 9, 2008, Bradley University |
How and why? |
21-year-old Bradley University student Robert Hurt died after
police say his friend 19-year-old Brandon Gish pushed him into
the street when the two were playing around. Police say the
accident was alcohol related. Hurt's preliminary blood-alcohol
content was 0.197 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Dustin Michael Bauer, March 12, 2008, St. Mary's University |
How and why? |
Dustin fell 10 feet off a stairwell and landed on the floor of a
residence hall while celebrating a college basketball victory.
Alcohol may have been a factor, a university spokeswoman said. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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April Englund, 21. April 5, 2008, University of Wisconsin-Stout |
How and why? |
A smoky house fire near a University of Wisconsin campus killed
three students who never made it out of the rooms where they
were sleeping early Saturday, even though neighbors said they
heard alarms. As part of the investigation, the police
conducted multiple interviews in an attempt to re-create what
took place before the fire. They learned was that all three had
been consuming alcoholic beverages. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Scott A. Hams, 23, April 5, 2008, University of Wisconsin-Stout |
How and why? |
A smoky house fire near a University of
Wisconsin campus killed three students who never made it out of
the rooms where they were sleeping early Saturday, even though
neighbors said they heard alarms. As part of the investigation,
the police conducted multiple interviews in an attempt to
re-create what took place before the fire. They learned was that
all three had been consuming alcoholic beverages. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Amanda Jean Rief, 20, April 5, 2008, University of
Wisconsin-Stout |
How and why? |
A smoky house fire near a University of Wisconsin campus killed
three students who never made it out of the rooms where they
were sleeping early Saturday, even though neighbors said they
heard alarms. As part of the investigation, the police
conducted multiple interviews in an attempt to re-create what
took place before the fire. They learned was that all three had
been consuming alcoholic beverages. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Kaitlyn Bryant, 20, April 6, 2008, Pearl
River Community College (University
of Southern Mississippi student arrested for DUI) |
How and why? |
Kailtin’s vehicle collided head-on early Sunday with a vehicle
driven by Shelby Brown, 20, a Southern Mississippi student .
Brown was intoxiated at the time. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Connie Blount, 18, April 13, 2008, University of Kentucky |
How and why? |
Connie died in a hit-and-run accident crossed against the
traffic signal and stopped in the street for unknown reasons
when she was crossing South Broadway. The police accident
report says that Connie Blount had been drinking that night
before she was struck. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Kirsten Ross, 20, April 15, 2008,
California State University |
How and why? |
Kirsten driver of a car that crashed into a fire truck in
downtown Sacramento. Kristen had a blood-alcohol content of .06
percent, according to police investigators. Alcohol was the
primary factor in a car crash between a firetruck and a
passenger car that left two women dead according to
investigators. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Brian Jason Hardin, 27, April 16, 2008, University of Kentucky |
How and why? |
Brian was walking near the intersection of Woodland Avenue and
Maxwell Street when he fell about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday after a
night out with friends at a nearby bar.. Hardin was taken to
University of Kentucky Hospital, where he died 10 hours later
from a traumatic brain injury. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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William Jacobson, 19, April 28, 2008, Ithaca College |
How and why? |
William was last seen between 3:30–4:00 a.m. on Sunday, April
27, in the backyard of a home in the City of Ithaca. William
had attended a party at that address and was last seen walking
back to his room in on campus. New York State Police divers
found William's body in a pond less than a 10th of a mile from
the college's public safety building. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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William Kiel Bobbitt, May 1, 2008, California University of
Pennsylvania |
How and why? |
William Kwas drunk when he arrived at the friend's apartment
about 1 a.m. Thursday looking for a place to stay. Those who
lived in the apartment discovered William dead when they woke up
less than seven hours later. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Willie Poon, 22, May 3, 2008, Binghamton University |
How and why? |
Willie died and another student was charged with vehicular
manslaughter following a Friday night accident . They were
driving back to BU from Ithaca, where Cornell University had
hosted Slope Day -- an end-of-classes celebration featuring
dancing, music and beer. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Christopher Wootton, 21, May 3, 2008, University of California,
Berkeley |
How and why? |
Christopher was stabbed to death early Saturday during a drunken
melee in the parking lot of a sorority house not far from
campus. |
Drinking associated assault |
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Matthew S. Sunshine, 19, June 10, 2008, Northwestern University |
How and why? |
Matthew died of an accidental alcohol overdose had attended a
drinking party at his dormitory. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Kevin MacDonald, 21, June 14, 2008, University of Washington |
How and why? |
Kevin tumbled from his third-floor fraternity bedroom last month
and sustained fatal head injuries. An officer concluded that
MacDonald, a junior at the University of Washington, had been
out drinking and could easily have slipped and fallen while
climbing the ladder to his top bunk at Alpha Sigma Phi just
before 4:30 a.m. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Desiree Mesolella, 19, June 22, 2008, Adelphi University |
How and why? |
Desiree was riding with her friend on Long Island, near campus.
The driver was arrested and charged with second-degree
manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and driving while
intoxicated among other charges. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Edward Trapasso, August 23, 2008, Loyola College |
How and why? |
Edward had friends over to his home to celebrate his graduation
from Loyola College in Baltimore. Mount Pleasant police said he
passed out from drinking beer and liquor, then friends put him
to bed. |
Alcohol Poisoning |