Posted on 02/11/2011 3:54:25 PM PST by Gabrial
Notice in this article they clearly say no trauma to body. How would they know if it was burned. These early statements need to be archived.
Turton, a mother of three small children, was the wife of Daniel A. Turton, 43, the White House’s deputy director of legislative affairs for the House of Representatives. He is President Obama’s point man on legislation moving through that body.
Investigators on Monday were trying to determine what happened a few hours before dawn at the couple’s two-story brick home in the 800 block of A Street SE.
Police said in a statement that the 2008 BMW X5 “crashed into the interior of the garage,” which faces Eighth Street. “After the impact, a fire started and quickly engulfed the entire garage as well as the automobile,” the statement said.
One source familiar with the incident said “there didn’t appear to be any major trauma” to Turton’s body. Another official, Capt. Michael Farish of the D.C. police homicide unit, said, “We have no evidence of any obvious malfeasance in her death at this time.”
Authorities said Turton’s death might have resulted from the low-speed crash, an unknown medical situation preceding it, the fire, or some combination of the three. Her body was taken to the D.C. medical examiner’s office for an autopsy.
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Pete Piringer, a D.C. fire department spokesman, said neighbors called for help about 4:50 a.m. after they saw smoke and flames. The SUV was pointing into the garage at a crooked angle with its back end slightly outside.
Authorities said an autopsy might determine whether the incident occurred after Turton suffered “a medical event,” one official said.
Emphasizing that investigators had not determined the facts, the official said Turton might have lost control of the SUV, resulting in a low-speed crash that could have ignited flammable substances stored in the garage.
Neighbors described hearing a crash followed by several popping sounds. They said the fire burned quickly. Julie Domenick, who lives two doors away from the Turton home, said she called 911 after her barking dog alerted her to the fire.
Actually what I took that to mean was when they removed the burnt body from the vehicle there were no visible knife wounds, bullet holes, broken bones, loss of blood, or other visible signs of severe bodily trauma.
Even with a burnt body, a first responder could spot such things when they lift the body out of the car.
However, there was something about the situation that made the first responders expect she had succumbed to some sort of medical condition prior to the fire starting. It was likely the position of the body, and no indication that there was any attempt to leave the vehicle.
placemark.
Where did she get this drunk at? Who was there? They let her leave? She didn't call her husband? Her friends/coworkers didn't call a cab?
Was she an alcoholic? Just how "acute" was her BAC?
Did she drink herself to the point of blacking out? If so, how was she able to drive from point A to point B, (her house)?
Now some drinkers can operate surprisingly "normal" despite being staggering, blackout drunk. That's a certain kind of a drunk though, a full blown alcoholic with years of experience, not a soccer mom who has had one too many white wines.
Something definitely stinks here.
Per then husband she was leaving to catch early flight. How did she get up, shower, start the car, then pass out.
She heard something, knew something or saw something she shouldn’t have. I don’t buy the sudden ‘drinking problem” though.
Bingo! Trash her so badly that anything she might have had on "them" would be laughed at and at the same time showing the husband what could happen to the rest of his little family if he dares open his mouth. Sure, you're so plastered at 5 am that you pass out in your car on the way to a VERY important merger meeting. That was some strong oj. Surely, alcohol testing doesn't take an entire month. I would have thought they could have come up with something better like the old Kennedy sleeping pills caused the wreck tall tale.
Ok, the neighbor heard the crash and popping noises (fire or gun?) and her dog was barking. How could a 2 mph crash make that much noise unless the neighbor was already up and outside at that hour? If the neighbor could hear it, why couldn't hubby? Maybe I watch too much tv but either hubby was also passed out from a long night of boozing it up or was he being "detained" in the house by guys with bent noses? I haven't read anything about when he appeared on the scene.
Ok, the neighbor heard the crash and popping noises (fire or gun?) and her dog was barking. How could a 2 mph crash make that much noise unless the neighbor was already up and outside at that hour? If the neighbor could hear it, why couldn't hubby? Maybe I watch too much tv but either hubby was also passed out from a long night of boozing it up or was he being "detained" in the house by guys with bent noses? I haven't read anything about when he appeared on the scene.
If someone poured ethanol down her throat, she would have been alive and breathing, although unconcious.
Wouldn’t she have searing of the esophagus as she breathed in hot air?
Or not?
Or maybe the explosion killed her instantly?
Glad to see you saw this thread.
When I read the article, your previous reply was the first thing that came to mind.
You called it.
Her brother was permanently incapacitated in an auto accident last summer.
Nothing indicated drinking, but I wonder if it’s a familial problem?
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