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Caitlin L. Higgins, 21, January 1, 2009, University
of Wisconsin Stout |
How and why? |
Caitlin and Martin Platek were riding a snowmobile across a
lake at a very high rate of speed when he hit the shoreline,
went airborne and crashed into an aluminum dock that was pulled
onto the shore. Investigators said both speed and alcohol are
likely factors in the tragedy. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Martin E. Platek, 20, January 1, 2009, University
of Wisconsin Stout |
How and why? |
Martin and Caitlin Higgins were riding a snowmobile across a
lake at a very high rate of speed when he hit the shoreline,
went airborne and crashed into an aluminum dock that was pulled
onto the shore. Investigators said both speed and alcohol are
likely factors in the tragedy. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Stephen M. Futey IV, January 14, 2009, Youngstown State
University |
How and why? |
Stephen was found unresponsive as result of an overdose of
alcohol and drugs. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Ryan Maher, January 15, 2009, St. Thomas Aquinas College |
How and why? |
Ryan died in an automobile accident after drinking in a bar with
his friend. |
Accident associated with drinking |
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Laura Treanor, 19, January 22, 2009, George Washington
University |
How and why? |
Laura Treanor was found dead in her campus dorm room. Laura and
a group went out to a bar but her friends said that she did not
appear intoxicated. However, tests showed that Laura Treanor
died of acute alcohol intoxication |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Warren Kimber IV, 20, January 31, 2009, Hobart and William Smith
College |
How and why? |
Warren lived on campus, but he was found dead at the residence
of a friend. Authorities said several lacrosse players were at a
party at the house the night before Kimber was found. Neighbors
of the house where Kimber was found said there had been a party
the night before. |
Accident associated with drinking |
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Samantha Loy, 18, February 1, 2009, Mesa State |
How and why? |
Samantha died when her car rolled over while likely texting.
She had recently been pulled over suspected of DUI, but was
allowed to continue. The extent of alcohol impairment is still
to be determined. |
Accident associated with drinking |
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Andy Woods, 19, February 7, 2009, UW-Stevens Point |
How and why? |
Andy lived on his dorm's fourth floor. He attended a party
Friday night and was seen entering the dorm about 12:50 a.m.
Saturday, Tomlinson said. A student using the stairway to pick
up a pizza delivery found Woods on the second-floor landing
about 10 minutes later. |
Accident associated with drinking |
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Alex Ruiz, 22, February 14, 2009, Berkeley Art School (In
accident caused by intoxicated Sonoma State University student) |
How and why? |
Alex was killed in an alcohol-related crash on Valentine’s Day
by an 18-year-old, intoxicated student driver of the car that
hit him. The drivers’ blood-alcohol level was 0.15 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Dylan Lyford, 19, February 14, 2009, University of Maine |
How and why? |
Dylan attended a party at a residence that started Saturday
night and carried over into Sunday morning, where police
confirmed that he was drinking. Between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m.
Sunday, Lyford was found at the bottom of a flight of stairs
leading into the base-ment and was brought back upstairs to the
apartment. Dylan Lyford died of serious bleeding from a skull
fracture. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Joseph Briggs, February 15, 2009, Seton Hill University |
How and why? |
After a night of heavy drinking Joseph, held off police for
three hours standoff at an apartment just blocks away from Seton
Hill's campus. HE used several weapons to fire 30 to 40 shots
but only hit parked cars and a house. Joseph was eventually
shot and killed by police. |
Violence- drinking associated |
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Arman Partamian, February 28, 2009, SUNY Geneseo |
How and why? |
Arman was found dead in a bed. He was pledging a group, which
police call a "drinking club." In a two-minute telephone call
to 911 , a resident assistant said: "The Pigs were forcing
these individuals to drink entire bottles of alcohol around the
fire and they were, like, falling over and vomiting and just
extreme, like, hazing." |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Ali Raddatz 18, February 28, 2009, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
How and why? |
Ali had taken prescription painkillers and was drinking
raspberry rum in her dorm room Friday night. She then went with
friends to a party. She was last seen alive when she was moved
from a bedroom into the living room at about 2:30 a.m. Ali was
snoring and never woke up as she was being moved. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Jason Christopher Wren, March 9, 2009, University of Kansas |
How and why? |
Jason, had gone out to dinner with friends Saturday night and
drank several pitchers of margaritas at a Lawrence restaurant.
Jason then drank 10 to 12 beers at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity house, and drank from a bottle of Jack Daniel’s until
he passed out. His fraternity brothers put him to bed. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Shane Collins, March 13, 2009, Michigan State University |
How and why? |
Shane fell to his death from an eighth-floor balcony during
spring break in Miami Beach, Fla. Police investigators said
Shane had been drinking from about 11 a.m. until he passed out
at the bar about 4 a.m. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Brenton F. Croll, 18, March 18, 2009, Indiana University of
Pennsylvania |
How and why? |
The coroner's said Brenton, a freshman, had been drinking
heavily the night before he died as a result of a combination of
prescription drugs and alcohol. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Justin Richard Delval, 21, March 20, 2009, Texas A&M University |
How and why? |
After drinking heavily while in Florida on spring break, Justin
was found dead the following morning |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Linzy Duvall, 21 March 28, 2009, Grand Valley State University |
How and why? |
Linzy was found dead in her off-campus apartment. Linzy
became very ill after a night out with friends . A medical
examiner determined that aspiration pneumonia due to alcohol
intoxication caused Linzy’s death. Tess showed her
blood/alcohol level may have been near 0.12. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Adrianna Bachan, 18, March 29, 2009, University of Southern
California |
How and why? |
Adrianna was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking back
to campus. Although the negligent driver was primarily
responsible for the tragedy, Adrianna had a blood/alcohol level
of .17 while walking at about 3 a.m. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Luke Murphy, 19, March 30, 2009, University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee |
How and why? |
A lethal combination of alcohol and a prescription drug -
Suboxone - likely played a role in Luke's death who was found
dead Monday in a dorm suite. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Dan Zamlen, April 5, 2009, University of St. Thomas |
How and why? |
Dan disappeared after leaving a house party in the pre-dawn
hours. Police recovered his body in a river near a dam. Dan had
been drinking at the party. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Erik Nistad, April 11, 2009, Penn State |
How and why? |
Erik was killed instantly when he crashed a car into a tree. He
was driving under the influence of alcohol with a .20 percent
blood alcohol. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Dalton Eli Hawkins, April 24 , 2009, University of Kansas |
How and why? |
Dalton was found dead outside a dorm on campus. On Thursday
night, Dalton accompanied other fraternity members on a bus trip
to go see a Kansas City Wizards game. He said there had been
some drinking on the bus as it left for the game. Dalton had
consumed alcohol before he fell to his death from the
three-story Watkins Scholarship Hall. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Raisa D. Sheikh, April 25, 2009, Appalachian State University |
How and why? |
Raisa D. Sheikh died from an apparent accidental overdose of
alcohol. The alcohol content in her blood was 4 to 5 times the
legal limit when she died. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Daniel Miller, 23, April 25, 2009, University of Idaho |
How and why? |
Daniel Miller Miller died after a night of drinking. Daniel and
a group of friends began in a bar and later played drinking
games in an appartment. Daniel had a blood alcohol level of
.45. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Delores Decker, 59, April 28, 2009, (Non-student died in an
accident caused by an intoxicated West Virginia University
student) |
How and why? |
A vehicle driven by an intoxicated West Virginia University
student crossed the center line and struck the vehicle driven by
Mrs. Decker, who lost her life in the crash. The student’s
blood/alcohol level was .351. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Stuart John Robertson, 21, May 2, 2009, Washington State
University |
How and why? |
Stuart was found on the side of a highway. Witnesses were with
Stuart at a party where alcohol was consumed. Stuart was seen
leaving the party around midnight. Police believe that Stuart
walked near an area of cliffs and apparently fell about 40 feet
to his death. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Raphael Nunez, 18, May 7, 2009, UC Irvine |
How and why? |
Raphael was killed while walking across the I-405 freeway last
week. Although 18-years-old, he had been drinking with friends
while traveling to a nightclub. A friend said: "I've drank
with Ralph plenty of times and I know he can handle his liquor." |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Sara Tahmassebi, May 9, 2009, University of California Santa
Barbara |
How and why? |
Out with friends, Sara and her friends allegedly drank and used
drugs. Eventually, she parted from her group. When Sara
returned home, she fell to her bedroom floor. Although a number
of friends saw her, they assumed that she had simply passed out.
She was not discovered to be dead until the next afternoon.
Toxicology reports show that she had
a blood alcohol level of 1.46 percent in addition to testing
positive for anti-depressants and a muscle relaxant. |
Alcohol and Drug Poisoning |
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Gerald Smith, May 8, 2009, Indiana State University |
How and why? |
Gerald was last seen at a bar near campus that he frequented.
Gerald was found a week after he went missing, 96 winding miles
down the Wabash River from Terre. Gerald was found to have had a
blood-alcohol content of 0.149%. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Noah Krom, 22, June 6, 2009,
University of California Santa Barbara |
How and why? |
A week prior to graduating, Noah and friends celebrated by
drinking heavily in downtown Santa Barbara. After exiting a cab
bringing him home, Noah hopped a fence without realizing that
the other side was a cliff. Noah’s blood alcohol level was .257
at the time. |
Accident- drinking associated |