Posted
7/22/2004 09:04:00 PM
by Douglas
Please lord, if you could grant me my one dying wish, it's that the words
foam dance party don't appear in my obit, or in the newspaper's Metro section.
Margaret Susan Piton's body was found early in the morning of March 21 near the dance floor, hidden under layers of foam.
The Cameron County District Attorney's Office will review the South Padre Island police investigation to determine if any criminal charges are warranted. But Island Police Chief Robert Rodriguez told Edinburg radio station KURV that all indications are that her death was an accident.
The autopsy found that Piton's blood-alcohol content was .260, more than three times the legal limit.
Her parents have sued Club Chaos, claiming that excessive foam and the club's failure to warn patrons of the dangers of the foam caused or contributed to her death.
It's just a matter of time before we see "Margaret's Law" on the books. Trying to put a stop to the senseless deaths that take place each year at the unrelenting hands of the "big foam" industry.