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Sheridan "Danny" Dahlquist, August 12, 2007, Bradley University |
How and why? |
After a night of drinking, Dahlquist went to bed in a house just
off campus. As a joke, prosecutors say his friends slid two
Roman candles - fireworks that shoot fireballs - under the
bedroom door. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Mary Taaffe, 18, August 31, 2007, Florida Gulf Coast University |
How and why? |
Mary lost control of her 1998 BMW while driving on U.S. 41 in
Estero. Her blood alcohol level at the time of the accident was
.139. She had been at a party the night of her death where
approximately 15 FGCU students, most under the age of 21, had
been drinking. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Samuel Reed, 19, September. 1, 2007, University of Pittsburgh |
How and why? |
Samuel lost his life when struck by an intoxicated hit and run
driver while Samuel was crossing a parkway at 2:30 a.m. Samuel
had a blood alcohol level of about 0.08 percent, at the time he
was walking across the highway. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Kyle Quinn, 19, September 7, 2007, Kutztown State University |
How and why? |
Kyle was beaten to death on a downtown sidewalk early Friday and
three men were arrested in the attack. The three were charged
with assault and the district attorney said he anticipated
filing homicide charges, pending an autopsy scheduled for
Saturday. |
Drinking associated assault |
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Kimberly Coppens, September 9, 2007, Western Technical College |
How and why? |
Kimberly had a blood-alcohol level more than
twice the legal limit when she fell from bluff near a river
which is a popular gathering place. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Jordan Shirey, September 13, 2007, Bowling Green State
University |
How and why? |
Jordan was found dead Thursday afternoon in a house on the 100
block of North Summit Street. He was found dead by paramedics
after friends called 911 at 12:30 p.m. to say that Shirey was
unconscious. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Andrew Enriquez, September 14, 2007, University of Florida |
How and why? |
Andrew died in a car crash around 2:40 a.m. Friday. He was
wearing an arm bracelet that may have been from a local bar and
investigators are examining whether he was using an ID that
wasn't his. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Bradley Jameson, 18, September 15, 2007, University of
Mississippi |
How and why? |
Bradley fell from a tree while retrieving a football outside a
fraternity house at 345AM. Test showed his blood/alcohol level
to be twice the legal limit for driving. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Christopher Reynolds, 21, September 15, 2007, Kutztown State
University |
How and why? |
Christopher was killed in Lyons early Saturday when an oncoming
train hit him as he walked along the tracks. The
Norfolk-Southern conductor said he saw Reynolds walking
unsteadily toward the train before the impact but couldn't stop
in time. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Michael A. Douglas, 19, September 14, 2007, Lincoln University |
How and why? |
Early Friday, Michael A. Douglas, 19, a Lincoln University
student from Easton, was shot outside an Allentown nightclub
hosting an all-ages college party. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Samuel Paul Finn, September 23, 2007, East Carolina University |
How and why? |
Samuel's injuries were consistent with those from a fistfight.
He had also drunk beer, smoked marijuana and taken Xanax, a
medication used to treat anxiety disorders. The cause of death
was a brain hemorrhage that is typical of one suffered by
someone who is intoxicated and receives a blow to the chin. |
Drinking associated assault |
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Mike Pietrzak, September 29, 2007, University of Nevada-Reno |
How and Why? |
Michael had gone to the UNR football game on Saturday with some
friends and later returned to their home on 15th Street. He was
fatally injured after a fall down some stairs. His friends
reported that the group had been drinking, |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Nikolas Gallegos, October 7, 2007, Stephen F. Austin State
University |
How and why? |
Nikolas was at a gathering a on North University Drive. Too many
beers caused Nik to collapse. His friends rushed him to the
hospital. He died from from alcohol poisoning. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Justin Warfield, October 17, 2007, Rider University |
How and why? |
Justin died yesterday following a night of drinking and drug
use. He was conscious but in an "altered state" when friends
brought him to a Princeton Borough apartment late Tuesday. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Patrick M. Woehnker, 19, October 28, 2007, Wabash College |
How and why? |
Patrick and four other students gained access to the College’s
utility tunnels, which carry electrical, network, and
steam-heating lines. They proceeded through the tunnel and
emerged in Goodrich Hall. The group ascended to the roof of the
building when Patrick became separated from the others and fell
from the roof. .He had a preliminary blood-alcohol content of
0.04 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Devin Lurain, 19, October 26, 2007, Florida Gulf Coast
University |
How and why? |
Devin, a first-year student majoring in pre-management, was
found dead in his dorm room early Friday afternoon by his
roommate. He died accidentally from "acute ethanol and oxycodone
toxicity," essentially partying too hard the previous night with
friends. He had a blood alcohol content of 0.376, and also had
traces of marijuana in his system. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Derek Kyle Jensen, 23, October 27, 2007, University of Nevada,
Reno |
How and why? |
Police said Taukitoku, Manu and two teen relatives crashed a
party at a Heatheridge Lane home rented by UNR students.
Authorities said the shootings stemmed from Taukitoku bumping
into UNR basketball player Tyrone Hanson on the dance floor,
resulting in their beating of Hanson. "Then, shots rang out,
and three boys were dead." |
Drinking associated assault |
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Justin Anderson, 19, October 28, 2007, University of South
Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Travis Cale,20, October 28, 2007, University of South Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Donald Farrell, 19, October 28, 2007, Rowan University |
How and why? |
Donald was walking from his off-campus apartment complex with
three friends, shortly after 9 p.m., when five men approached
him and asked about the location of a party. As he pointed to
his apartment complex, the Beau Rivage Apartments, he was
attacked and beaten to death. |
Drinking associated assault |
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Lauren Mahon, October 28, 2007, University of South Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. Lauren did not have
alcohol in her system. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Cassidy Pendley, 18, October 28, 2007, University of South
Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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William Rhea, 18, October 28, 2007, University of South Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Allison Walden, 19, October 28, 2007, University of South
Carolina |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Emily Yelton, October 28, 2007, Clemson University |
How and why? |
A weekend of fun vanished in a storm of fire and smoke that
killed seven college friends and left behind a gutted beach
house. Six of the seven killed in the fire Sunday morning in
Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., attended the University of South
Carolina; and one attended Clemson University. Six other South
Carolina students in the house survived. Six out of the seven
college students who died had alcohol in their systems ranging
from from .16 percent to .29 percent. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Amanda Jax, October 30, 2007, Minnesota State University,
Mankato |
How and why? |
Amanda, a former student, returned to Mankato to celebrate her
21st birthday with friends with whom she had attended college.
Amanda was taken to a friend's off-campus apartment after
becoming intoxicated. When the friends woke up in the morning,
they found Jacks unresponsive and called 911. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Edward Andrew Bump, November 2, 2007, University of Minnesota |
How and why? |
A suit filed by Edward's parents claimed that a bar named
Boomtown and its employees were negligent for serving alcohol to
Bump when he was underage and obviously intoxicated, which led
to his death by suicide. |
Suicide associated with drinking |
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Brett Gould, November 04, 2007, Maine Maritime Academy |
How and why? |
Speed and alcohol were factors in the crash in which Brett died
Sunday night, according to the Maine State Police. Two other
18-year-old men escaped serious injury in the accident. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Seth Policzer, 21, November 9, 2007, Rochester Institute of
Technology |
How and why? |
An artificial log burning in an unscreened fireplace triggered
an inferno in an off-campus house that killed Seth and Syed Ali
Turab. Both had blood-alcohol levels about twice the legal
limit for driving, but it's not known "how badly that affected
their decision-making that night or their alertness," |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Syed Ali Turab, 21, November 9, 2007, Rochester Institute of
Technology |
How and why? |
An artificial log burning in an unscreened fireplace triggered
an inferno in an off-campus house that killed Syed and Seth
Policzer.. Both had blood-alcohol levels about twice the
legal limit for driving, but it's not known "how badly that
affected their decision-making that night or their alertness," |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Marc Anthony Cocozzella, November 13, 2007, Clemson University |
How and why? |
Marc was thrown from the bed of a pickup truck after his
friend, who is accused of driving drunk, ran into two other
cars. Marc died two days later. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Adam Carter, November 17, 2007, University of Tennessee |
How and why? |
Adam lost control of his sport utility vehicle along Montlake
Drive at approximately 2:30 a.m early Saturday morning and was
killed when his vehicle struck a tree in southern Knox County.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, speeding and alcohol were
factors in the crash. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Shawn Dow. November 17, 2007, Art Institute
of Boston at Lesley University |
How and why? |
The Friday night party started off low-key, with about 20
college students and other young adults chatting and sipping
beer inside a fourth-floor apartment in Boston's Allston
neighborhood. Then, about 1:30 a.m. yesterday, three uninvited
men showed up at the door. One party crasher got into a heated
argument with a woman inside the apartment, touching off a brawl
in the building's stairwell that involved about 20 males. Shawn
apparently, and accidentally, fell off the building's black-top
roof, landing in an alley. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Adam Baxter, 19, November 24, 2007, University of Maine |
How and why? |
Adam was at a friend’s home in Portland when an ambulance was
called to the residence early Saturday morning for a report of a
male having difficulty breathing. When they got there, they
found Baxter unconscious and unresponsive. "Adam was declared
dead at the scene. |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Rissa J. Amen-Reif, November 25, 2007, Minnesota State
University, Mankato |
How and why? |
Rissa was hit by a car and killed after ending up in the middle
of a road on the edge town. She had been at a sorority event at
a bar more than a mile away and police believe alcohol was a
factor. |
Accident- drinking associated |
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Thomas Argentieri, 21, December 9, 2007, Alfred University |
How and why? |
About 25 to 50 people attended the house party at a of-campus
house. Thomas got into a fight with a fellow Alfred student in
a yard outside the house. The house is a rental property
normally occupied by students. Thomas died of injuries received
in connection with the fight. |
Assault associated with drinking |
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Benjamin Garrison Sprague, 18, December 8, 2007, Clemson
University |
How and why? |
The scene at the Sigma Nu house where Benjamin was found was
worse than “Animal House.” The floor of the house was covered
in broken plates and puddles of beer and vodka. In addition,
when Benjamin was moved, he was found to be lying on a large raw
steak. A laboratory test showed Benjamin had an alcohol level
of 379 (.379 percent), |
Alcohol Poisoning |
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Jenna Foellmi, December 14, 2007, Winona State |
How and why? |
Jenna was found dead in her apartment on the morning of December
14th. Police say she was seen consuming alcohol for much of the
previous day. Police say she began drinking after taking her
last final exam of the semester, then she attended several
parties. The coroner said Jenna died of acute alcohol poisoning. |
Alcohol Poisoning |