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Monday, May 13, 2013
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Tough Mudder Witnesses Describe Scene after Ellicott City Man Jumped
Tough Mudder is doing an internal review of safety protocols following the death of an Ellicott City man at its event.
Two people who watched the incident that led to the death of a 28-year-old Ellicott City man said safety precautions at the "Walk the Plank" obstacle on the Tough Mudder course on Saturday in West Virginia were minimal. Avishenk Sengupta, 28, died after he jumped 15 feet from the obstacle into a pool of muddy, cold water, according to reports about the incident. The death marked the first time someone had died at a Tough Mudder course since it began three years ago, according to a statement from the organization. Tough Mudder is a company that sponsors the approximately 10-mile team obstacle courses at different locations across the world. The Medical Examiner in Manassas, VA, determined Sengupta had accidentally drowned, according to a…
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Luna Granby
1:34 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
I've done two Tough Mudder events and while I absolutely loved it, I have mixed feelings. Each and every competitor helps others. The spirit of camaraderie and looking out for each other is unparalleled, and the Tough Mudder company creates this atmosphere. I skipped Walk the Plank, both times (I did all the other obstacles). The first time I climbed up, what looked to be the Staff (it was … more ›
Monday, April 22, 2013
Howard County Man Dies after Accident on Tough Mudder Course
The 28-year-old man died after he jumped into a deep pool of muddy water on an obstacle course in West Virginia.
An Ellicott City man died after injuries suffered from an accident on a Tough Mudder obstacle course in Glengary, West Virginia on Saturday. Avishek Sengupta, 28, was taken off of life support at a Falls Church, VA hospital on Sunday, according to the Baltimore Sun. A friend of Sengupta told the Sun that Sengupta was with friends at the obstacle course when he jumped off a plank into a deep pool of muddy water and then did not resurface until he was pulled out by a diver after several minutes. At the time, he was on the Walk the Plank obstacle—a 15-foot high jump into cold water designed to "test your fear of heights and cold all in one," according to the website of the organization that runs the event. A Tough Mudder spokesperson declined…
Jessica
9:49 am on Thursday, April 25, 2013
I don't understand, could he swim or did someone land on him? more ›
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Ellicott City High School Graduate Killed in Jet Crash
Lt. j.g. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney was a 2009 graduate of the Naval Academy.
A 26-year-old Centennial High School graduate was killed Monday when the plane she was flying crashed in Washington State, the Baltimore Sun reports. Lt. j.g. Valerie Cappelaere Delaney was also a Naval Academy Pilot who had joined the military after conversations with her grandfather, an Air Force Pilot, according to the Sun. A lacrosse and soccer student with good grades, Cappelaere Delaney was not accepted into the Naval Academy the first time she applied, according to the Sun, but after taking a year to study at a private preparatory school, she was admitted. She studied engineering at the academy and graduated in 2009. “Anything Valerie did she put her whole self into,” her mother, Ellicott City resident Doreen Cappalaere, told the …
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Monday, February 4, 2013
Columbia Man Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter for 2012 Crash
The man's blood tested positive for prescription medication at the time of the accident.
A Columbia man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in Howard County Circuit Court last week for his involvement in a fatal auto accident last February. Richie Junior Burgess, 42, of the 12000 block of Little Patuxent Parkway, pleaded guilty to criminal negligent manslaught by motor vehicle in an accident that resulted in the death of Mary Ann Levant, 64, a staff member at Marriotts Ridge High School, according to a state's attorney's office spokesperson. An analysis of blood drawn from Burgess on the night of the accident by Maryland State Police found he was driving under the influence of the prescription medication Alprazolam, also known as Xanax. According to the statement of the facts in the case, a traffic expert determined that Burgess' …
EL
9:51 am on Tuesday, February 5, 2013
Thanks for the update. For quite some time, rumor had circulated that Ms. Levant had caused the accident. Later we heard that might NOT be the case but we never heard the details. This man appears to have a history of trouble with the law. Now his poor choices have robbed someone of their wife, people of their friend, and a community of someone who truly cared about it. His guilty plea is a good … more ›
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Medical Examiner: Former Howard High Football Player Died from Drug Overdose
Joey Bonavitacola's sudden death was caused by the combined effects of heroin, cocaine and alcohol.
Joey Bonavitacola died suddenly on Sept. 23 from the combined effects of heroin, cocaine and alcohol, according to the Maryland Medical Examiner's office. A spokesperson for the office said the manner of death was undetermined. Bonavitacola, who was 18 at the time of his death, graduated from Howard High School in 2012 and was a star running back on the Howard High football team. He was from Elkridge. Requests for comment from Howard High School and the Howard football team were declined by the school's athletic director, Michael Duffy. Police declined to provide any information surrounding the circumstances of Bonavitacola's death because it was deemed not a criminal matter, according to a Howard County police spokesperson. Attempts to …
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
UPDATE: One Person Dead After Monday Night Collision
Allen Henry Wilkens, 77, of Columbia died after a collision in Columbia
Updated 2:10 p.m. Allen Henry Wilkens, 77, died after a collision in Columbia Monday night, according to Howard County Police. At about 9:45 p.m. a 1985 Mercedes driven by Wilkens was headed southeast on Robert Fulton Drive when Wilkens attempted to make a left turn onto Commerce Center Drive, according to a statement released by police. His Mercedes collided with a 2008 Toyota 4 Runner that was driving northwest on Robert Fulton Drive, according to the statement. Wilkens was alone in the car, police said. He was taken to University of Maryland Shock Trauma and later died as a result of the collision. Police said the driver of the 4 Runner, 38-year-old Holli Michele Broerman of Pasadena, was also alone in her car; she was taken to …
H.R. Pufnstuf
4:21 pm on Monday, May 20, 2013
"I wonder why folks have to put others down - to make a point." Not sure. Ask Brian Meskin how the local blogs have treated him. more ›