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Three Teenagers that Drowned:
Toxicology Results Showed Driver of Car on DrugsCoral Springs Fl. Jan 29 2010: Three teens came to
a tragic death when the car they were driving plunged into a canal.
According to Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, the
toxicology reports on the three teenagers showed impairment on the
driver from a drug known as
TNC, or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, that
enters the blood stream by either smoking or eating
marijuana.
On November 15, 2009 at approximately 12:18am a 2007 red Volkswagen
driven by Sean Maxey, 16, of Coral Springs was attempting to turn
onto University Drive from Broken Woods Drive. As Maxey entered
University Drive his vehicle struck a 1998 gold Acura driven by
Kiran Parekh, 59, of Miami. After striking the Acura Maxey drove in
reverse on Broken Woods Drive striking a street sign and guardrail
before going into a canal. Maxey and three other passengers were
inside the vehicle when it went into the canal. Evan Sinisgalli,
15, of Coral Springs was able to exit the vehicle and swim to land.
Maxey and the other two passengers, Robert Nugent, 16, of Coral
Springs and Anthony Almonte, 16, also of Coral Springs had to be
extracted by Coral Springs police officers.
All four teenagers were transported to Coral Springs Medical Center
where Maxey, Almonte and Nugent were pronounced dead.
Both the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office and NMS Labs in
Pennsylvania completed toxicology reports. Senior Toxicologist
Michael Wagner of the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office
stated “The amount of 6.4ng/mL of Delta-9-THC in the blood of driver
Sean Maxey reveals a recent ingestion of the THC. The individual
would be under the influence of the drug and would exhibit CNS
(central nervous system) impairment”.
However, according to a research report titled " Developing
Limits for driving under canibis"
Volume
102 Issue 12, Pages 1910 - 1917
of Addiction , by
Published4 Oct 2007Journal
compilation © 2010 Society for the Study of Addiction, levels
under 10 ng/ml are in not associated with an elevated accident risk.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Traffic Homicide
Investigator Eric Schuster of the Coral Springs Police Department
Traffic Unit at 954-346-1247. |
