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Alcohol-Related Student Deaths-Spring 2009

Presented below is an unfortunate tabulation of alcohol related campus deaths reported in the media for the spring 2009 semester. 

The information supplied for each victim is a tabulation of media reports. The circumstances and causes of the tragedies are summarized within the listing with more details contained in the associated link. 

 

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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