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Lobbyist's death ruled accidental (Turton)
Washington Post ^ | 2/12/2011 | Paul Duggan

Posted on 02/12/2011 6:08:12 AM PST by Gabrial

Edited on 02/12/2011 6:27:56 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

The death of a lobbyist in a Capitol Hill garage fire last month has been ruled accidental by the D.C. medical examiner's office, which said Friday that 37-year-old Ashley Turton died from burns and inhaling "products of combustion."

An autopsy also found that "acute alcohol intoxication" contributed to her death, the office said.


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How about that. Overnight the story changes once again. This this is the first time the word "accidental" has been used.
1 posted on 02/12/2011 6:08:18 AM PST by Gabrial
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To: Gabrial

Now I think something fishy is going on as there are not to many people that “start” the day with “”acute” alcohol intoxication”......No way!


2 posted on 02/12/2011 6:12:14 AM PST by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: Gabrial

??
This is getting interesting.
First her car bursts into flames caused by the excessive heat from her head lights igniting the fluid from her radiator that leaked when it ran into the workbench. Now, this. Hmmm?


3 posted on 02/12/2011 6:12:23 AM PST by griswold3 (We defend conservatism by our very way of life.)
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To: Gabrial

I didn’t carefully read the other article. I think it sounds very strange. Did this woman have a serious drinking problem? And isn’t it interesting that she drove all the way home that drunk without incident, only to crash and burn in her own garage. Cars don’t often burst into flames. If it was that mashed up, it would have made a pretty big bang, wonder if any of the neighbors heard anything that night?


4 posted on 02/12/2011 6:13:25 AM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Gabrial
Sooo she was that intoxicated before work? From the night before or was she drinking mouthwash that morning?
5 posted on 02/12/2011 6:13:47 AM PST by ladyvet ( I would rather have Incitatus then the asses that are in congress today.)
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To: griswold3

ran into a workbench while BACKING out of her garage? I saw the picture of her burning car and garage and that does not sound plausible at all. I am sure once she found out about the buyout of the company, she quickly drank 10 shots of booze and decided to drive to work at 5am.

I know I often get up in the morning and consume large amounts of alcohol very quickly before I drive to work(sarc). Another unexplained death involving democrats, corporations, and the White House. Nothing to see folks, move on..........


6 posted on 02/12/2011 6:17:46 AM PST by milwguy
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To: Gabrial
Investigators think Turton was backing out of the garage when the BMW rolled forward and struck a work bench, Piringer said. The "low-speed" collision apparently ignited the fire, Piringer said.

So this "low-speed" collision coupled with "acute alcohol intoxication" caused this "accident"???? To me, that explains NOTHING! I wonder if investigators will re-create the accident to be sure it wasn't a vehicle defect?

7 posted on 02/12/2011 6:18:20 AM PST by azishot (Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
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To: ladyvet

Very odd, the story is that she was LEAVING for work. Which means she would have been backing up in the car, yet the only way she could have bashed in the front of the car would be by moving forward. Me thinks Bambi knows the truth and demanded a cover up.


8 posted on 02/12/2011 6:19:45 AM PST by DAC21
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To: Gabrial

“Acute” alcohol intoxication ... what did she do, start the day by drinking 25 Screwdrivers?


9 posted on 02/12/2011 6:19:46 AM PST by Malone LaVeigh
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To: blueyon
Yeh right, leaving to go to work totally drunk. It's so ridiculous I can't believe they'd even print it.
10 posted on 02/12/2011 6:19:57 AM PST by Shannon
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To: LucyT

Ping.


11 posted on 02/12/2011 6:20:49 AM PST by azishot (Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
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To: Gabrial

I use to work on cars with my dad. We always added water to the radiator along with the anti-freeze, which I would think make it less flammable unless all the water was boiled off. From what I read after blinging anti-freeze combustible, it will burn but, it isn’t all that easy. With water added to the radiator I would think it would be near impossible.


12 posted on 02/12/2011 6:24:26 AM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...

Thanks Gabrial.


13 posted on 02/12/2011 6:25:50 AM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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To: Gabrial

Hmmm, the exploding radiator didn’t stick eh?


14 posted on 02/12/2011 6:27:11 AM PST by Professional Engineer (Conservative States of America has a nice ring to it.)
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To: Gabrial

More like “acute assassination”. Wonder who the chick offended? What did she know?


15 posted on 02/12/2011 6:27:14 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Any politician who holds that the state accords rights is an oathbreaker and an "enemy... domestic.")
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To: milwguy

This is just like those old movies where the bad guy knocks a guy out, puts him in his car, pours alcohol all over him and then shoves the car over a cliff.


16 posted on 02/12/2011 6:27:42 AM PST by Krankor (And he's oh, so good, And he's oh, so fine, And he's oh, so healthy, In his body and his mind)
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To: SunkenCiv

backing out caused it to go forward? Parked at a strange angle? Intoxicated and arriving, not leaving...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/paul-duggan/-the-wife-of-a.html


17 posted on 02/12/2011 6:28:42 AM PST by biggredd1
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To: Gabrial
Investigators think Turton was backing out of the garage when the BMW rolled forward and struck a work bench, Piringer said.
The "low-speed" collision apparently ignited the fire, Piringer said.


18 posted on 02/12/2011 6:30:09 AM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Gabrial; Protect the Bill of Rights

Are the WaPo article comments disabled?


19 posted on 02/12/2011 6:33:32 AM PST by maggief
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To: DAC21

Yep, their explanation makes more sense if she was coming HOME in the morning after an all-nighter. The leaving for work just doesn’t fit.


20 posted on 02/12/2011 6:38:35 AM PST by NonValueAdded (Palin 2012: don't retreat, just restock [chg'd to comply w/ The Civility in Discourse Act of 2011])
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