Kevin Eckenrode, 26, has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Pennsylvania for causing the death of his girlfriend, 23-year-old Rachel Kozlusky, whom he dropped out a high-rise window after a night of drinking. You know how it is, guys… you and your best girl are spending the evening together, knocking back a few stiff drinks… Highballs, Hot Toddies, Singapore Slings.. whatever it is the kids are drinking these days. As the two of you embark on your fifth consecutive cocktail hour, you find yourself playfully dangling the love of your life by her wrists out the window of your 23rd floor apartment.
Though the manslaughter was involuntary, the alcohol consumption was not. True, drinking can help you forget your troubles, but it can also cause you to forget basic laws of physics when you need them most.
The moral of the story is, never drink more than four feet off the ground unless you’re tethered to something.
January 19th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
Who are you? This is really heartless. Rach was an intelligent person, who made a piss poor decision when she was extremely drunk. Did you ever do anything dumb when you were in college? Prob no cause it sounds like you are fifteen with the way this is written. Rachel was loved by everyone who knew her and the truth of the matter is they made a horrible decision when they were drunk. This is very offensive to people who knew kevin and rachel. I don’t care what you think, but for most people we have looked back at things we did when we were young and partying and thought,,wow,,,i don’t know why i did that or how could i have been so naive. Get a life and i hope no one you love is lost in an alcohol related incident because the real case here is that drinking makes you do stupid things, and rachel payed with her life, but others don’t have to. (team koz)
January 21st, 2007 at 4:57 pm
They’re not going to prosecute this poor fellow are they? Hasn’t he suffered enough, what with the hangover and all?
Kim