Via: The Chronicle Online
St. Helens, OR - An 18-year-old, Kody Allen, has been sued for 3 million dollars after committing vehicular manslaughter while under the influence of nitrous oxide. Other defendants that were named were Allen's parents and the owner of the tobacco store where Allen purchased the nitrous oxide. Allen obtained the nitrous oxide from inhaling whipped cream chargers from the tobacco store. He then inhaled them and drove a mile before swerving and killing 34-year-old Arthur Studer. Allen's parents were named, as they are the ones who own the car and are thus liable for his negligence. The owner of the tobacco store was named since Allen was a frequent customer of the store and the owner should have know what Allen's intentions were with the nitrous oxide. The store owner also did not provide Allen any warning for the dangers and side effects.
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Showing posts with label nitrous oxide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nitrous oxide. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Thursday, April 20, 2017
Connecticut Woman Faces Drug Charges
via The Hour
An officer found a woman huffing nitrous oxide in a parking lot after a citizen informed the police of her suspicious behavior. Police found other drugs on her persons. She was charged with possession of a restricted substance, possession of a hallucinogenic substance, illegal possession of MDMA and drug paraphernalia, as well as operating a vehicle with a suspended licences.
An officer found a woman huffing nitrous oxide in a parking lot after a citizen informed the police of her suspicious behavior. Police found other drugs on her persons. She was charged with possession of a restricted substance, possession of a hallucinogenic substance, illegal possession of MDMA and drug paraphernalia, as well as operating a vehicle with a suspended licences.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
UK Motorist Arrested for Huffing Laughing Gas While Driving
via https://www.sundayworld.com
A 21 year-old Manchester woman was huffing laughing gas or nitrous oxide from a balloon and lost control while she was driving, injuring herself and the two passengers inside. Her vehicle hit a van head on causing minor injuries to the other driver. She has been banned from driving for 34 months and has been jailed for 20 months. She has been sentenced for causing serious injuries to her two passengers.
A 21 year-old Manchester woman was huffing laughing gas or nitrous oxide from a balloon and lost control while she was driving, injuring herself and the two passengers inside. Her vehicle hit a van head on causing minor injuries to the other driver. She has been banned from driving for 34 months and has been jailed for 20 months. She has been sentenced for causing serious injuries to her two passengers.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
California Man Arrested for Huffing while Driving; Reveals Drug Stockpile
On Wednesday November 4, 2015, a man in Garberville,
California was arrested after responding to a report that several individuals
were huffing an inhalant know as whip-its. When they initially approached the
group scattered. However, the authorities later perused one of the individuals
by car after he tried to flee the scene.
After taking him into custody, the police found several
hundred whip-it containers in the 34 year old man’s car. Furthermore they found
dozens of containers of concentrated cannabis. Ultimately he was arrested and brought
to Humboldt County Correctional Facility. The suspect was then charged with possession
for sales / transportation of concentrated cannabis, driving on a suspended driver’s
license, and violation of probation. His bail is set at $25,000.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Victim of Man who drove Under the Influence of Inhalants Offers Forgiveness
During an October court appearance, a traffic safety flagger
publically forgave the 50 year old man who ran his car into her after inhaling
nitrous oxide, also known as “whippets.” According to witnesses, the Portland
man was weaving around traffic when he hit the woman despite her orange safety
vest and sign that said “slow.” The collision left her in critical condition,
although she is not beginning to heal.
After the March 25th incident, the man pled
guilty to charges of third-degree assault and driving under the influence of
inhalants. He is currently scheduled to face a sentencing hearing on November 2nd,
2015.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Oregon Man Arrested for Hitting Flagger While Huffing and Driving
Via kxl.com
A 49-year-old Oregon man is charged with assault, reckless driving and DUI after inhaling nitrous oxide or "whippets" while driving. The man swerved off the road, over a curb, and hit a 47-year-old woman who was working as a flagger for a construction site.
A 49-year-old Oregon man is charged with assault, reckless driving and DUI after inhaling nitrous oxide or "whippets" while driving. The man swerved off the road, over a curb, and hit a 47-year-old woman who was working as a flagger for a construction site.
Friday, January 9, 2015
South Carolina Man Causes Serious Accident After Huffing
Via foxcarolina.com
A 24-year-old South Carolina man was high on nitrous oxide when he caused a serious head-on crash. THe man had inhaled 50 cartridges worth of nitrous oxide before crossing the center line and hitting another car. There were two people in the other car, both of whom were badly injured. The man suffered injuries as well.
A 24-year-old South Carolina man was high on nitrous oxide when he caused a serious head-on crash. THe man had inhaled 50 cartridges worth of nitrous oxide before crossing the center line and hitting another car. There were two people in the other car, both of whom were badly injured. The man suffered injuries as well.
Thursday, November 13, 2014
California Man & Woman Arrested for Possession of Nitrous Oxide
Via Ukiah Daily Journal
A 22-year-old California man was arrested on suspicion of possessing nitrous oxide, violating his probation and driving with a suspended license. A 44-year-old woman was also arrested for possession of nitrous oxide.
A 22-year-old California man was arrested on suspicion of possessing nitrous oxide, violating his probation and driving with a suspended license. A 44-year-old woman was also arrested for possession of nitrous oxide.
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Michigan Man Charged with Huffing Nitrous Oxide in Florida
Via the Sun Sentinel in Florida:
A 29 year old Michigan Man was arrested after he was caught huffing from a canister of nitrous oxide in a Publix parking lot.
He was seen "laying back and 'huffing' in his car. Inside the vehicle police found "several packages of nitrous oxide." He was taken into custody and faces charges of inhaling harmful chemicals.
A 29 year old Michigan Man was arrested after he was caught huffing from a canister of nitrous oxide in a Publix parking lot.
He was seen "laying back and 'huffing' in his car. Inside the vehicle police found "several packages of nitrous oxide." He was taken into custody and faces charges of inhaling harmful chemicals.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
California Driver in Deadly Crash Was Huffing
Via Santa Barbara Independent.com
A 37-year-old California woman was charged with second-degree murder and vehicle manslaughter while under the influence of drugs after a deadly crash last December. The woman was allegedly high on nitrous oxide when she slammed her car into a SUV, killing the driver, a 68-year-old retired teacher.
The driver appeared in court this week. Three California Highway Patrol officers and a sergeant testified regarding the December crash and a prior uncharged incident in October. Huffing- most likely through a whipped cream dispenser- was reportedly a factor in both incidents.
The woman remains in custody and faces 15 years to life in prison for the murder and vehicle manslaughter charges while under the influence if found guilty.
A 37-year-old California woman was charged with second-degree murder and vehicle manslaughter while under the influence of drugs after a deadly crash last December. The woman was allegedly high on nitrous oxide when she slammed her car into a SUV, killing the driver, a 68-year-old retired teacher.
The driver appeared in court this week. Three California Highway Patrol officers and a sergeant testified regarding the December crash and a prior uncharged incident in October. Huffing- most likely through a whipped cream dispenser- was reportedly a factor in both incidents.
The woman remains in custody and faces 15 years to life in prison for the murder and vehicle manslaughter charges while under the influence if found guilty.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Massachusetts Pair Caught Huffing Nitrous from Balloons
Via the Braintree Patch in Massachusetts:
Earlier this month a 23 year old man and a 44 year old woman were arrested after police found the pair huffing from balloons and a tank.
A police officer noticed a car "traveling slowly" before coming to a stop and partially blocking the road. When he approached the car he saw the man "holding a black object in his left hand near his face." When the man saw the officer he "frantically removed the object from his face and began concealing it under the driver's seat." Meanwhile the woman was trying to conceal a large blue nitrous tank between her legs. They were charged with inhaling a toxic substance.
Earlier this month a 23 year old man and a 44 year old woman were arrested after police found the pair huffing from balloons and a tank.
A police officer noticed a car "traveling slowly" before coming to a stop and partially blocking the road. When he approached the car he saw the man "holding a black object in his left hand near his face." When the man saw the officer he "frantically removed the object from his face and began concealing it under the driver's seat." Meanwhile the woman was trying to conceal a large blue nitrous tank between her legs. They were charged with inhaling a toxic substance.
Thursday, June 6, 2013
Inhalant Ring Busted at Knoxville Concert
Via knoxnews.com
Eight men, not from Tennessee, are facing felony charges after allegedly peddling balloons inflated with nitrous oxide outside a concert in Knoxville.
Undercover police officers were circulating among the fans at the concert. At 12:44 a.m. the group of men showed up in the parking lot and allegedly began filling balloons from a large gas canister of nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas or 'hippie crack').
“Undercover officers dispersed throughout the crowd heard the defendants yelling, ‘Ice cold nitrous,” the warrants read. 'The defendants were observed selling the filled balloons to individuals in the crowd, who were then immediately inhaling the contents of the balloons and immediately exhibiting symptoms of inhalation intoxication.”
A search of the suspects' vehicle turned up numerous other nitrous oxide tanks. The groups accused leader is a 50 year-old man from New York. The other men ranged in age from 20 to 31 years-old.
"Each man was charged with one count of sale/exchange/delivery of inhalant for improper use. Although inhalants — including nitrous oxide — are not classified as controlled substances, their sale for the purpose of intoxication is a Class E felony under state law."
Eight men, not from Tennessee, are facing felony charges after allegedly peddling balloons inflated with nitrous oxide outside a concert in Knoxville.
Undercover police officers were circulating among the fans at the concert. At 12:44 a.m. the group of men showed up in the parking lot and allegedly began filling balloons from a large gas canister of nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas or 'hippie crack').
“Undercover officers dispersed throughout the crowd heard the defendants yelling, ‘Ice cold nitrous,” the warrants read. 'The defendants were observed selling the filled balloons to individuals in the crowd, who were then immediately inhaling the contents of the balloons and immediately exhibiting symptoms of inhalation intoxication.”
A search of the suspects' vehicle turned up numerous other nitrous oxide tanks. The groups accused leader is a 50 year-old man from New York. The other men ranged in age from 20 to 31 years-old.
"Each man was charged with one count of sale/exchange/delivery of inhalant for improper use. Although inhalants — including nitrous oxide — are not classified as controlled substances, their sale for the purpose of intoxication is a Class E felony under state law."
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Connecticut Man Dead After Huffing Before His Brother's Graduation
Via KTLA in California:
A Connecticut family came to Los Angeles to see their son graduate
from Claremont McKenna but instead, last Friday they ended up losing their 19
year old younger son to inhalant abuse.
Police were called to a dorm room for an unconscious male. When they responded they noticed a number of empty canisters of nitrous oxide around. The 19 year old was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police were called to a dorm room for an unconscious male. When they responded they noticed a number of empty canisters of nitrous oxide around. The 19 year old was rushed to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Federal Agents and Nitrous Oxide Raid in Los Angeles
Via NBC in Los Angles:
Last week a federal sting in Los Angeles netted 400 tanks of nitrous oxide with an estimated street value of $20 million. The effort entitled “Operation No Laughing Matter” resulted in serving more than 20 search warrants and the sweep raided 17 businesses and nine delivery trucks. The gas was being sold illegally as an inhalant.
André Birotte Jr., the U.S. Attorney for Southern California, notes “It is no laughing matter at all. Children are being harmed. Lives are being destroyed. And children are being sent to the hospital ... and worse case to the morgue."
Last week a federal sting in Los Angeles netted 400 tanks of nitrous oxide with an estimated street value of $20 million. The effort entitled “Operation No Laughing Matter” resulted in serving more than 20 search warrants and the sweep raided 17 businesses and nine delivery trucks. The gas was being sold illegally as an inhalant.
André Birotte Jr., the U.S. Attorney for Southern California, notes “It is no laughing matter at all. Children are being harmed. Lives are being destroyed. And children are being sent to the hospital ... and worse case to the morgue."
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Florida Woman Leads Police on Chase After Huffing
Via Tampa Bay Online in Florida:
Yesterday, a 41 year old Sarasota woman was taken into custody after an inhalant related car chase.
Police were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle when the car came at them. They attempted various maneuvers before finally being able to stop the car. The driver did not want to step out of the car and police thought she may be suicidal so a negotiator was called. It was then that deputies noticed she had been huffing nitrous oxide. She has been charged with “fleeing to elude, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, unlawful distribution of nitrous oxide and two counts of resisting arrest without violence.”
Yesterday, a 41 year old Sarasota woman was taken into custody after an inhalant related car chase.
Police were responding to a report of a suspicious vehicle when the car came at them. They attempted various maneuvers before finally being able to stop the car. The driver did not want to step out of the car and police thought she may be suicidal so a negotiator was called. It was then that deputies noticed she had been huffing nitrous oxide. She has been charged with “fleeing to elude, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, unlawful distribution of nitrous oxide and two counts of resisting arrest without violence.”
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Huffing Behind the Wheel Causes Car Chase in California
Via Ninemsn:
Last week, after a 10 minute car chase, a 24 year-old man was pulled over for huffing behind the wheel.
NBC Los Angeles helicopter footage showed him “filling up balloons from a gas tank and then inhaling them.” His car was stopped after the tire was punctured from a spike strip. Officers then fired a bean-bag round at him and used a baton to smash the window so they could pull him from the car. The man’s father noted he had a problem with nitrous oxide and court records show a previous charge for possession of nitrous oxide in 2009.
Last week, after a 10 minute car chase, a 24 year-old man was pulled over for huffing behind the wheel.
NBC Los Angeles helicopter footage showed him “filling up balloons from a gas tank and then inhaling them.” His car was stopped after the tire was punctured from a spike strip. Officers then fired a bean-bag round at him and used a baton to smash the window so they could pull him from the car. The man’s father noted he had a problem with nitrous oxide and court records show a previous charge for possession of nitrous oxide in 2009.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Massachusetts Man Arrested for Huffing Chemicals
Via the Fenway-Kenmore Patch in Massachusetts
Friday, January 11, 2013
California Man Sues Shop After Inhalant Related Injury
Via the Sacramento Bee in California:
A 35 year old California man is suing three stores where he purchased “Whip-Its” after suffering an injury from abusing the product.
On Halloween night 2010 the man, a schoolteacher and law student, had returned home after purchasing the nitrous oxide canisters commonly known as “Whip-Its” when he lost feeling “from the rib cage down.” His wife took him to the hospital where doctors determined he had suffered a “degeneration of his spinal cord related to his abuse of nitrous oxide.” He was held in the hospital for two weeks and he still uses a walker to get around.
His attorney remarked that “nitrous oxide depletes vitamin B-12 from the blood, which can lead to spinal cord problems.” She also noted the man had visited the head shop and was looking around when the salesperson made a suggestion. "They didn't demonstrate inhaling it. They just demonstrated how to open the charger, with a cracker (a tool that releases the gas), and let the gas out into the balloon, to encourage him to buy the setup."
The man took them home and “"liked the effects” so he used them regularly over the next two months leading up to the October 31st 2010 incident.
The lawsuit was filed on June 25th under the Business and Profession Code provisions against mislabeled products. The stores claim the man’s injuries are a result of his own negligence and he misused the product and assumed his own risk.
The article points out that in “California, no laws prohibit possession of nitrous oxide, but statutes ban its sale to minors.” It also notes that “the New York state attorney general's office appears to be making the most aggressive effort in the country targeting retailers who sell nitrous oxide, filing a lawsuit last summer that obtained preliminary injunctions halting sales in more than a dozen stores.”
It also points out that “Whip-Its” are called America’s "most popular recreational inhalant of choice," with more than 12 million people having used the product to obtain a nitrous oxide high. Their popularity, the suit says, is a byproduct of their accessibility in head shops.”
A 35 year old California man is suing three stores where he purchased “Whip-Its” after suffering an injury from abusing the product.
On Halloween night 2010 the man, a schoolteacher and law student, had returned home after purchasing the nitrous oxide canisters commonly known as “Whip-Its” when he lost feeling “from the rib cage down.” His wife took him to the hospital where doctors determined he had suffered a “degeneration of his spinal cord related to his abuse of nitrous oxide.” He was held in the hospital for two weeks and he still uses a walker to get around.
His attorney remarked that “nitrous oxide depletes vitamin B-12 from the blood, which can lead to spinal cord problems.” She also noted the man had visited the head shop and was looking around when the salesperson made a suggestion. "They didn't demonstrate inhaling it. They just demonstrated how to open the charger, with a cracker (a tool that releases the gas), and let the gas out into the balloon, to encourage him to buy the setup."
The man took them home and “"liked the effects” so he used them regularly over the next two months leading up to the October 31st 2010 incident.
The lawsuit was filed on June 25th under the Business and Profession Code provisions against mislabeled products. The stores claim the man’s injuries are a result of his own negligence and he misused the product and assumed his own risk.
The article points out that in “California, no laws prohibit possession of nitrous oxide, but statutes ban its sale to minors.” It also notes that “the New York state attorney general's office appears to be making the most aggressive effort in the country targeting retailers who sell nitrous oxide, filing a lawsuit last summer that obtained preliminary injunctions halting sales in more than a dozen stores.”
It also points out that “Whip-Its” are called America’s "most popular recreational inhalant of choice," with more than 12 million people having used the product to obtain a nitrous oxide high. Their popularity, the suit says, is a byproduct of their accessibility in head shops.”
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Man from Kentucky Cites Constitution When Caught Huffing Whipped Cream
via WDRB.com
Police say a Louisville man told officers he had a Constitutional right to "huff" cans of cream -- but they apparently did not share his views.
Police say a Louisville man told officers he had a Constitutional right to "huff" cans of cream -- but they apparently did not share his views.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Whippets Cause of California Crash
Via Find My Accident:
A 34 year-old male in California driver smashed his car into a utility pole in an alleged inhalant abuse related crash. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and police found cartridges of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “whippets” at the scene.
A 34 year-old male in California driver smashed his car into a utility pole in an alleged inhalant abuse related crash. He was taken to the hospital for treatment and police found cartridges of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “whippets” at the scene.
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