Posted on 01/01/2005 9:31:50 PM PST by Dan from Michigan
Student dies early New Year's Day after drinking
1/1/2005, 11:03 p.m. ET
The Associated Press
YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) — An Eastern Michigan University student died Saturday after drinking a large amount of alcohol and taking drugs, possibly ecstasy, police say.
Ypsilanti Sgt. John Minzey said Huron Valley Ambulance crews contacted police about 6:15 a.m. Saturday about a possible overdose at Sigma Tau Gamma fraternity.
The 20-year-old man from Taylor died later at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. Police withheld his name because next of kin had not been contacted, Minzey told The Ann Arbor News for a Sunday story.
Witnesses said the student drank a lot of alcohol and some said he took ecstasy, police said.
An autopsy Saturday ruled out foul play, the sergeant said. A toxicology report will be completed in seven to 10 days.
A man who answered the door at the fraternity house Saturday night declined to comment to the paper.
Without fail, this identical story is repeated many times: cold weather, college students, alcohol, and death.
What? You mean alcohol and drugs are unhealthy? I'm shocked. < /sarcasm>
I find it VERY hard to feel sorry for this sort of thing. I feel sorry for the parents, the siblings and those who loved this pathetic schmuck. What idiot does not know that drugs are bad, and drugs mixed with alcohol is worse. This is proof that Darwin was on to something; at least this idiot is out of the gene pool.
Once a year, the city I grew up in gets top billing in the news for some sort of idiocy. I moved out of Ypsilanti in 1981, but I can't seem to get away from it entirely due to such regular news stories.
What's the cold weather link? Never heard that one.
Cold weather produces fatal hypothermia in drunk frat morons.
Sad, but.....Darwin Award?
Distilled spirits plus recreational drugs equals death.
I'd say so.
Many years ago, I knew of a college student that drank himself to vegetable status, went into a coma and stayed that way for years before finally dying.
I am always Piss** off when this happens, because somewhere out there is a outstanding student that would have given his right arm to have this opportunity. To go to College, but no, some jerk goes, does himself in with Booze and drugs. Too Bad.
Old German saying, " that that don't listen must feel"
Sounds like his Dad never taught him the principle of, "cause and effect." Plus, the kid should have taken some Economics classes in high school or college. Seems the kid only understood inelastic demand.
When I was a young college punk at the University of Denver (5,000 ft), a beer had more effect than at sea level. Then at one party I did a doobie... Uh, oh. Never did that combo again. The synergistic affects of the three combination was carefully measured by my bright understanding of chemistry./sarcasm
"...drunk frat morons..."
Yeah; I remember them from the 60s. No loss.
Sad, but who held the gun to his head forcing him to take drugs and drink? Just say no.
For all those reading this running out of tissues, kids funeral is on Tuesday.
Peer pressure is rough on those who haven't quite defined their identity yet. Who were you at the age of 20? Please, disregard this question if you are not yet 20.
That said, I was real stupid once and got real lucky by being able to get up. I was 18 then. I drank a fifth and a 6-pack(at least). I don't remember that much, but I remember being scared when I got back to my dorm room.
I learned from that. I rarely touch the hard stuff. (outside of a single "Spirit of the Deer/Turkey" shot during hurting season once the guns are put away) It's when I get in trouble.
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