22 Year old Man in Tennessee Faces Multiple Charges from Huffing and Driving

Via Johnson City Press in Tennessee:

This past week a 22 year old man  was arrested for huffing and driving in Tennessee. The driver passed out behind the wheel, causing him to hit a guard rail and injure one of his passengers. Two children were also in the backseat of the car at the time of the accident, but were fortunately unharmed. The driver faces multiple charges, including reckless endangerment, failure to take due care, violation of the financial responsibility law, and driving while under the influence/ child endangerment.

Palm Harbor Woman Failed to Supervise Paint Sniffing Child

Palm Harbor- Florida

According to the St. Petersburg Times a 35 year old Palm Harbor woman, Deborah Lee Pavlat, had fallen asleep after ingesting several a narcotic painkillers and failed to arrange childcare for the 7 year-old boy in her care.

While she was asleep, the young boy wandered outside and was caught by neighbors huffing spray paint. The boy reported that this was the first time he had tried it, and he liked the smell.

Pavlat was charged with child neglect and is currently being held in the Pinellas County Jail.

Driver Killed After Huffing, Kids Thrown From Car

From the Barberton Herald in Ohio:

A still developing story:

Last night, a driver, who was allegedly under the influence of an inhalant, lost control of the car in which several other children were traveling. The car overturned, the female driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the children are in very serious condition.

The first comment under the story is particularly heartbreaking “ my heart goes out to those poor children... we saw them lying on the side of the accident, so sad that their lives will now be changed forever...life is just to precious and short to waste it..in one split second everything can change...”