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Ashley Turton Crashed Under the Influence
Politico ^ | 2/11/10 | John Bresnahan

Posted on 02/11/2011 3:54:25 PM PST by Gabrial

Ashley Turton, a former Democratic aide whose death last month shocked friends and colleagues on Capitol Hill, was under the influence of alcohol when she crashed her car into the family garage early on the morning of Jan. 10, an autopsy found.

According to a statement released Friday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia, Turton died from the “inhalation of products of combustion and thermal burns” caused by a fire after her car crashed into the garage of the Turton’s Capitol Hill home. Turton, a mother of three, was also under the influence of alcohol, the medical examiner ruled. Turton was in a state of “acute alcohol intoxication,” the medical examiner stated.

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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: antifreeze; arkancide; ashleyturton; bac; bmw; dui; etoh; lowspeedcrash; movealong; nothing2seehere; rosadelauro; turton
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To: NoGrayZone
My stupid theory.... if the blood alcohol content is real, she was unconscious when someone or someones poured alcohol down her throat...then lit the poor lady on fire.

“My stupid theory.... if the blood alcohol content is real, she was unconscious when someone or someones poured alcohol down her throat...then lit the poor lady on fire.”

Stupid? Not!

Pure ethanol (sold as EverClear) is an almost undetectable accelerant in arson. This is because it is a pure chemical with no trace elements of anything. It burns away completely. Even a mass spectrometer can't detect it as what does not burn away quickly evaporates, leaving nothing behind. It is not explosive at all, but burns with a very quiet, very hot blue flame.

61 posted on 02/11/2011 4:41:00 PM PST by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: McGruff

Or before a big day at work (I always get flights mixed up with an early ‘big’ day at work, don’t you?)


62 posted on 02/11/2011 4:41:54 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Newt Gingrich, he would rather sit on a couch with Nancy Pelosi, than stand with Sarah Palin.)
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To: nuconvert
"I’ll believe she could have been an alcoholic, but how the heck did the fire start? Are they going to have a recall on that vehicle because it catches on fire in low speed collisions?"

Last I remember reading the last time the car was parked it bumpted lightly into a bench/wall? which pushed the halogen lights into the radiator. So when she backed out that morning and turned on the lights it caught the antifreeze on fire and then exploded.

That was their story.

63 posted on 02/11/2011 4:42:08 PM PST by Spunky (Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.)
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To: NoGrayZone
“I just hit the “abuse” button and begged them to put it back into breaking.

It IS big news.”

Why thank you my FRiend. I always wondered what that button was for.

:-)

64 posted on 02/11/2011 4:43:07 PM PST by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: nascarnation

There were a few threads about it, sorry I didn’t book mark them. It listed a whole lot of dead people surrounding barry, including a couple at that church of his.

The one who had the “secret gays’ and hooked them up with one another. One of the main players was murdered.

Hopefully someone reading this post will link you to those threads.


65 posted on 02/11/2011 4:44:03 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Thanks...I’ll be quiet now!

I don't believe it for a minute. : )

66 posted on 02/11/2011 4:45:41 PM PST by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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To: NoGrayZone; nascarnation

Click on Nachum’s link above (@post 53). It is the Obama Dead List.


67 posted on 02/11/2011 4:46:04 PM PST by PennsylvaniaMom (Newt Gingrich, he would rather sit on a couch with Nancy Pelosi, than stand with Sarah Palin.)
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To: SJSAMPLE

I thought I read the headlights were still sealed.

I could be wrong, too much disinformation coming out from this story I can’t keep it straight!


68 posted on 02/11/2011 4:46:27 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: NoGrayZone

FWIW: I don’t think your theory is ‘stupid’ - not one bit - IMO it’s the only theory that makes any sense.


69 posted on 02/11/2011 4:47:58 PM PST by Fred Nerks (FAIR DINKUM!)
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To: Gabrial
"Even a mass spectrometer can't detect it as what does not burn away quickly evaporates, leaving nothing behind. It is not explosive at all, but burns with a very quiet, very hot blue flame."

Which would explain why the fire was ONLY in the front of the car, but yet, the back of the car has not even a dent.

70 posted on 02/11/2011 4:49:38 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: NoGrayZone

Turton was in a state of “acute alcohol intoxication,” the medical examiner stated.”

Oh please. If your gonna do a real coverup at least pick a semi-plausible explanation. A mother of 3 drunk at 5 on a Monday morning which had to be the biggest day in her professional career???? LOL

ANybody see the Facebook pic of Turton? Hardly looked like an alkie, more like a blonde beach volleyball player. Unbelievable doesn’t begin to describe this entire episode.


71 posted on 02/11/2011 4:50:41 PM PST by bereanway
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To: Gabrial

It’s the only way I know how to get in touch with mods! =)


72 posted on 02/11/2011 4:51:27 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom; nascarnation

(((Thanks PA Mom)))!!!!


73 posted on 02/11/2011 4:53:15 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: Joe 6-pack
If that's the case, how did she make it all the way to her garage in such an acute state of intoxication?

How does anyone in an acute state of intoxication make it to wherever they ended up? luck

74 posted on 02/11/2011 4:53:39 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
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To: PennsylvaniaMom

Thanks!

I have missed most of these.


75 posted on 02/11/2011 4:55:31 PM PST by nascarnation
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To: Gabrial
Just thinking out loud.......
She had been out to dinner the night before.
What level is ‘acute’ intoxication in DC? I will look it up in a bit. Are we to believe all then reports about going to catch a flight to NC were wrong? How did that information get out? So maybe Dan thought she never made it home? Are there any situations that can skew the results of a postmortem tox screen?

So many questions, I need to go look for the answers.

76 posted on 02/11/2011 4:55:43 PM PST by Protect the Bill of Rights
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To: Fred Nerks

Thanks.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2672393/posts?page=61#61

Seems to make sense of how the fire was “controlled” in just the front.


77 posted on 02/11/2011 4:56:15 PM PST by NoGrayZone (Hell really is a bottomless pit of fire.)
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To: Gabrial; meyer
On Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 6:15 AM I posted "I wouldn't be surprised if alcohol was involved."

I got a smart-alec reply, but I was right on the button.

Leni

78 posted on 02/11/2011 4:56:35 PM PST by MinuteGal (OK, BOR...NAME the "far-rightists" you always morally compare to the far-leftists. Name names, NOW!)
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To: Gabrial; moder_ator
Anyone know how to remove a “Topic”?

I incorrectly tagged this post as US:Washington which I was told means Washington State.

Any ideas?

Still learning.

Can we get it in Breaking News?

I PROMISE not to make the same mistake twice!

79 posted on 02/11/2011 4:57:16 PM PST by Gabrial (The Whitehouse Nightmare will continue as long as the Nightmare is in the Whitehouse)
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To: bereanway

Very sad. 3 kids. God bless them.


80 posted on 02/11/2011 4:59:46 PM PST by nascarnation
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