via Wisconsin State Journal
A Wisconsin man is set to go to trial for vehicular homicide. The man admitted to huffing duster before losing consciousness and killing a pedestrian in 2015. His lawyer claims the accident was caused by the driver removing a hand brace, which distracted him. His lawyer also states that the prosecutor must prove that he was intoxicated. He fled the scene after hitting the pedestrian. Police later found a can of air duster in his vehicle. The man reportedly told seven people that he believed huffing duster led to the crash. At the hospital, he tested positive for difluoroethane, the active ingredient in duster, but later tested negative upon retesting. His lawyer stated that her client huffed duster to ease pain from an existing injury.
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Man Faces Trial for Huffing and Driving
via www.macombdaily.com
In Michigan a man faces trial for huffing and causing a fatal car accident. Police found the man with the inhalant, diflouroethane present in his system. The accident happened when the suspect's vehicle crossed over multiple lanes, crashing into a truck occupied by a man and his wife. The man passed away 3 days later. The 37-year-old has been charged with driving under the influence causing a death, a charge punishable with up to 15 years in prison.
In Michigan a man faces trial for huffing and causing a fatal car accident. Police found the man with the inhalant, diflouroethane present in his system. The accident happened when the suspect's vehicle crossed over multiple lanes, crashing into a truck occupied by a man and his wife. The man passed away 3 days later. The 37-year-old has been charged with driving under the influence causing a death, a charge punishable with up to 15 years in prison.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Huffing Involved in New Mexico Murder
Via Clovis News Journal
Opening statements began Monday, January 27th for a man accused of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the August 2012 stabbing death of his friend.
Two men and a female friend had stopped in Clovis, New Mexico to visit the deceased's aunt during a road trip that took them from California to South Dakota and Austin, Texas. In opening statements the Special Prosecutor told jurors they were, "Three road warriors" that were "inhaling or 'huffing' an aerosol dust cleaner to get high during the trip and just before the fatal stabbing outside the aunt's home." According to the prosecutor, the two men had packed the car to start the trip home. Both men walked out to the car to fix a flat tire. It was only a few minutes later that the aunt and neighbors heard a commotion and neighborhood dogs started barking furiously. The prosecutor told jurors the accused then walked up to a neighbor's house and told the homeowner, "I just stabbed my best friend."
According to the accused, it was self defense, as the victim has "freaked out" after huffing computer duster and ran into the knife the accused was holding. The trial is expected to continue throughout the week.
Opening statements began Monday, January 27th for a man accused of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence in the August 2012 stabbing death of his friend.
Two men and a female friend had stopped in Clovis, New Mexico to visit the deceased's aunt during a road trip that took them from California to South Dakota and Austin, Texas. In opening statements the Special Prosecutor told jurors they were, "Three road warriors" that were "inhaling or 'huffing' an aerosol dust cleaner to get high during the trip and just before the fatal stabbing outside the aunt's home." According to the prosecutor, the two men had packed the car to start the trip home. Both men walked out to the car to fix a flat tire. It was only a few minutes later that the aunt and neighbors heard a commotion and neighborhood dogs started barking furiously. The prosecutor told jurors the accused then walked up to a neighbor's house and told the homeowner, "I just stabbed my best friend."
According to the accused, it was self defense, as the victim has "freaked out" after huffing computer duster and ran into the knife the accused was holding. The trial is expected to continue throughout the week.
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