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Alcohol death is warning for prom, graduation

Published 05/15/07

Broadneck High School senior Galen Harig-Blaine won't be going to his prom next week, or walking across the stage with his classmates next month.

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He died April 22 from acute alcohol poisoning after a night of drinking vodka, Southern Comfort and energy drinks with friends, recently released autopsy results revealed.

"The alcohol was toxic, and it killed him," his mother, Clare Harig-Blaine, said after learning the results.

Drivers can be charged with drunken driving with a blood-alcohol level of .08 percent. Autopsy results showed that Galen's liver had an alcohol level over .30, nearly four times the legal limit.

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