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Alcohol suspected in crash that killed FGCU student
Last updated on: 8/31/2007 4:01:42 PM by NBC2 News Top of page Article
Reported that Florida Gulf Coast University student Mary Taaffe, 18 died when she lost control of her green BMW and hit a group of trees. An 18-year-old passenger was injured. Investigators believe that alcohol played a role in the accident.
"Dear FGCU Students, Faculty and Staff,
I am saddened to inform you that FGCU student Mary Taaffe died as a result of injuries suffered in a single-car accident early this morning in Estero. Mary was 18 years old and had just joined us this semester as a freshman. She was a recent graduate of Plant Senior High School, and had declared Legal Studies as her major at FGCU.
Our thoughts and prayers are with Mary's family and friends during this very difficult and sad time.
Sincerely,
FGCU Interim President Dick Pegnetter"
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Ex-Plant High cheerleader dies in highway accident
By MICHAEL A. MOHAMMED, Times Staff Writer
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Published September 1, 2007
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Reported on Mary Grace Taaffe's and.the accident that took her life.
© 2007 • All Rights Reserved • St. Petersburg Times
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FGCU student who died in crash was ‘A beautiful girl’
A father reflects one month after the death of his daughter, an FGCU student who died in a drunken driving accident
Originally published — 10:00 p.m., September 30, 2007
Updated — 6:03 p.m., October 1, 2007
Mary Grace Taaffe' father Malcolm Taaffe reflected on her life and the strugles of losing a daughter.
Also reported that Mary's blood-alcohol level was 0.139 and had attended a party in Estero. Two FGCU students have been charged with hosting the party attended by underage drinkers.
© 2007 Naples Daily News and NDN Productions. Published in Naples, Florida, USA by the E.W. Scripps Co.
Party hosts charged in DUI death investigation
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Reported that two Florida Gulf Coast University students were charged in connection with the drunk driving death of Mary Taaffe. The party that the two hosted was attended by approximately 15 FGCU students, most under the age of 21, had been drinking.
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Editorial: FHP sends stern message on underage drinking to campuses across state Top of page Article
Monday, October 1, 2007
Reported that the Florida Highway Patrol is invoking a little-used law that holds party-givers accountable. The goal is to to send a bracing wake-up call through other college communities in Florida. The law holds party hosts accountable even after leaving campus.
© 2007 Naples Daily News and NDN Productions. Published in Naples, Florida, USA by the E.W. Scripps Co.
Story Created: Oct 1, 2007
Story Updated: Oct 1, 2007
UPDATE: FGCU students lied about car crash that killed a fellow classmate Top of page Article
By Nick Spinetto, WINK News
Reported that several FGCU students were charged lying when
they first said had no idea their friend was in a drunk driving
car accident. The investigation revealed that not only did the friends
know, they watched the scene of the accident from a distance.
Trust WINK News to bring you new details as they become available.
The Florida Highway Patrol has charged two Florida Gulf Coast University students in connection with the drunk driving death of a classmate.
Reported by ABC7 News
Posted on: Monday, October 01, 2007
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Reported on the arrests of those that hosted the party and the Social Host law under which they were charged, including the 2002 change which extended the law to minors who host a party.
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Attorney: party host sorry but not responsible for FGCU student’s death Top of page
Originally published — 10:42 p.m., October 2, 2007
Updated — 12:03 a.m., October 3, 2007
Reported that Kevin Curtin believed that it was not his fault Mary Grace Taaffe got drunk that night in his apartment since she wasn’t invited to the party, although it was considered an “open house party. Curtin told his lawyer he wouldn’t have let Taaffe drive if he’d known she was drunk. Curtin and his friends had arranged for a designated driver that night for themselves, in case they decided to leave their apartment. Curtin maintained his innocence for the party, but is “very sorry this happened to the young lady.”
© 2007 Naples Daily News and NDN Productions. Published in Naples, Florida, USA by the E.W. Scripps Co.
Alcohol problems sobering to FGCU
Students rally
to promote awareness, prevention
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Reported on the increasing use of alcohol at Florida Gulf Coast University and the administration's attempts to control the problem.
FGCU students resolve fatal party case
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Florida Gulf Coast University students charged with hosting an open house party agreed to
plea deals which included probation, fines and drug testing.
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