Gas and Solvent Use headlines July to September 2024

UK

Boy, 16, killed woman after inhaling laughing gas A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of the manslaughter of a woman during a row after they both inhaled laughing gas on Christmas Eve.

Driver killed in New Year's Day roundabout crash reached 111mph after drinking an inhaling laughing gas A young man who died in a crash on New Year's Day drove at 111mph after drinking alcohol and inhaling laughing gas, an inquest heard.

Canterbury Academy pupil, 13, suspected to have inhaled deodorant before tragic death was ‘intelligent’ and ‘cheeky’ boy a boy suspected to have inhaled deodorant before his tragic death.

Speeding driver who killed his passenger jailed A speeding driver who had been drinking and taking nitrous oxide before a fatal crash in North Lincolnshire has been jailed for more than 10 years.

James Thomson attacked 71-year-old after inhaling butane gas A WALLYFORD man pulled an elderly man to the ground in an unprovoked attack after spending the day inhaling butane gas.

Man needs 24/7 care after 'laughing gas' crash A driver inhaled nitrous oxide before a car crash which left one of his passengers needing round-the-clock care.

Could my daughter have been saved - did she slip through the net? She had been struggling with a diagnosed emotional unstable personality disorder, which included extreme mood swings, complicated by her addiction to solvents.

Gas and Solvent Use headlines April to June 2024

UK

Inquest concludes into deaths of two men in Bradford crash Arsalan Khalid Baig’s relatives spoke out following the conclusion of an inquest into his death and that of drug driver Mohammed Azad Khan, who had taken cannabis and nitrous oxide and was in a “drug-intoxicated condition” when his car failed to negotiate a 90-degree bend on a Bradford industrial estate.

New driver inhaled laughing gas before killing friend and hurting two others in horror smash speeding new driver who inhaled laughing gas and smoked cannabis before killing his own friend and wounding two others during a horror head-on smash has been locked up.

Convicted robber found dead in Newcastle four days after release from HMP Northumberland However, the report added that Manson - who is likely to have died after inhaling butane gas - was "clearly dead and had been for some time".

Plymouth driver on laughing gas killed mum-of-three after jumping red light Harry Lock was heading home to Plymouth when he collided with a woman on a bicycle.

USA

Man dead after huffing, explosion in vehicle in Port St. Lucie A 48-year-old Port St. Lucie man died Thursday after an apparent explosion while “huffing” in his vehicle in St. Lucie West, police said.

Historic $7.8M jury award in death of Minnesotan struck by driver who was high from huffing aerosol A federal jury in Minnesota has found that the maker of a dust remover must pay $7.8 million in connection with a driver inhaling the aerosol to get high and causing a two-vehicle crash in far northern Minnesota that killed another motorist.

Plaintiff alleges computer duster manufacturer negligence led to husband's death Spring Piatek has accused Norazza, Inc. of producing and distributing defective computer dusters that led to the death of her husband, Timothy Piatek.