Duluth woman charged with driving while huffing is jailed

becca h.
Minneapolis, MN     07/02/2009 9:21 PM

Was she driving a "huffercraft"?

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Russ E.
Duluth, MN     07/02/2009 8:28 PM

I have witnessed what becomes of people who huff this stuff. A 22 year old man who worked for me died as a result of use. The Doc told us that the "air" freezes lung tissue and the victim suffocates even though the lungs are able to expand and contract. This young man left behind a newborn baby a 5 year old and his disabled wife

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A H.
Duluth, MN     07/02/2009 8:23 PM

Seems like you're all piling on - the silly girl has been the main feature now for an entire 24 news cycle.

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Sherri J.
Superior, WI     07/02/2009 8:01 PM

Okay here is some in site on this girl she has been using for a long time now and it just recently started to be this inhaling stuff.. She has to huff because she is on drug court. Not has too, but chooses too.. She has 3 children that are beautiful and she has been going down a path of destruction for awhile.. She is very smart and intelligent as I went to school with her.. I only see her every once in awhile cause of Duluth being so so small.. She also had just gotten out of jail the same day for almost similar charges.. I love her and hope that this opens her eyes to see the flippen light.. She is a great person stuck on bad stuff.. I'm not saying don't punish her either I'm hoping for maximum punishment here cause without it she will not learn.. And if I.I.U don't learn from this and the Duluth police department don't than we have a bigger problem in Duluth than we thought cause she has been turned in numerous amounts of times and she has had one to many people tell her that her life is going down the crapper and she just don't care cause she is to messed up to relies.. They need to punish her and make her work for her to get her children back... Maybe she will wake up and grow up!!!

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becca h.
Minneapolis, MN     07/02/2009 7:50 PM

Slowly commiting suicide...luckily she didn't kill anyone. I hope she's not totally brain damaged and actually sobers up one day and realizes what she did. Hopefully instead of feeling like a failure in life, she'll realize she's actually incredibly lucky!

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Daniel G.
Duluth, MN     07/02/2009 7:21 PM

BAH HA HA HA HA HA! HUFFING!?!?!?! Duluth. Only in Duluth. We're so far behind. Doesnt she know that all the cutting edge, hip white trash stopped huffing and moved on to meth years ago?

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Dan H.
07/02/2009 7:15 PM

Mike B, nobody's saying she shouldn't get the help she clearly needs. We just want her sorry butt thrown in jail first to keep the rest of society safe until she does get that help.

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Edward E.
Superior, WI     07/02/2009 6:48 PM

To Mike B. (especially) Mike, You better just rethink this whole matter. Lay back and light up one of your funny cigarettes. This druggie evidently did not learn (or remember) a thing after her conviction in 2007 which resulted in her probation, and I am sure she was given plenty of advice, warning and possible opportunity for rehab at that time. Obviously she is a very unhappy and confused women and none of us would have known (or cared) if she had "huffed" in a quiet, remote and unoccupied place .....or even have done a thing like "Jocko."

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Heidi G.
Duluth, MN     07/02/2009 6:46 PM

Sorry, Beau..you have to realize most people are on here because they have nothing better to do but try to make themselves feel better. Never mind that addiction is a disease that causes otherwise decent people to do things they would not otherwise do, becoming a danger to themselves and others. I bet a good chunk of 'em have gotten in a car and driven many a time after having some beer or wine, but made it home without getting caught or having an accident, therefore it was ok. (??) Sure would be nice to read comments like "wow, I will never drink/smoke pot/ inset drug of choice here and drive again- how dangerous!". Or, "This is why we need area treatment centers to stay open!", wouldn't it? Instead, it is the usual barrage of nasty comments about where someone lives, or might shop, or their race/gender/class. Nothing about solutions, nothing about prevention,no acknowledgement that people all across the board screw up-- it is much more fun to engage in a public flogging. And they will be here tomorrow whining about yet something else and why doesn't someone do something about it. "Doctor Z" , please note there is more than one Heidi in the world. Many of us just use our first names without the need to dub ourselves with some important sounding moniker. And, this Heidi, for one, often has better things to do than sit around all day reading the DNT online and piping in with my self righteous, know it all, holier than thou commentary on every issue. So, for the record, you can safely assume that I will often have sympathy for people like this girl, as well as for everyone who was impacted by that accident.

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M R.
Duluth, MN     07/02/2009 6:34 PM

It's not like she drew a map of the intersection at a certain time of day and planned on getting into an accident. Just another DUI. There's plenty of old timing drunks around Duluth that have upwards of 20 and more.

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