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Martinez toxicology report clean
Aaron Hedge
Issue date: 5/7/08 Section: News
Late CSU student Matthew Martinez' toxicology screen showed no traces of cocaine in his system, the Larimer County Coroner's Office confirmed Tuesday.
An April 15 Collegian report on the death included information from an anonymous Fort Collins Police Services employee who was involved with the investigation who said Martinez died of a cocaine overdose.
The Coroner's office is not releasing the cause of death.
"He did not, in fact, have any cocaine his system," said Dean Beers, the coroner investigator in charge of Martinez' case.
News Editor Aaron Hedge can be reached at news@collegian.com.
An April 15 Collegian report on the death included information from an anonymous Fort Collins Police Services employee who was involved with the investigation who said Martinez died of a cocaine overdose.
The Coroner's office is not releasing the cause of death.
"He did not, in fact, have any cocaine his system," said Dean Beers, the coroner investigator in charge of Martinez' case.
News Editor Aaron Hedge can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/07/08 @ 9:17 AM MST
I hope the moron that used the nick Anonymous and said they had no sympathy for this young person because they were a coke overdose , feels ashamed of what they said. (Continued…)
Jason Anglin
posted 5/07/08 @ 10:49 AM MST
Collegian. What have we learned? Now if only I had a rolled up newspaper to hit you on the nose with. Preferably one with journalistic integrity to add insult to injury. (Continued…)
sk8rgurl13
posted 5/07/08 @ 11:08 AM MST
Where's the apology?
You named a kid and published (false) speculation from an anonymous source that he was doing cocaine. Do you think his family may have read that? Do you think it made them feel awful? Do you think they talked about the possibility he was a druggy at his funeral?
That's stuff you can't take back with a simple, 70-word write-over. (Continued…)
PM
posted 5/07/08 @ 1:56 PM MST
Wow, that's a pretty big blunder on the part of the Collegian to publish such salacious allegations against a deceased person only to be proven wrong later. (Continued…)
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 5/07/08 @ 4:42 PM MST
How about a new headline Collegian. Instead of David J McSwane using his power to write juvenile taunts like F Bush , I call for them to use their big bold headlines to say WE ARE SORRY , then write an apology to this man , his family and his friends who you kicked while they were down. (Continued…)
Arvensis
posted 5/08/08 @ 12:24 AM MST
Way to go collegian...I would like to point out that in your attempt to correct your previous error, you have indeed created another one. The title of the article says "Martinez toxicology report clean" HOW DO YOU KNOW IT WAS CLEAN when it was not released? All that was stated is that he didn't have cocaine in his system. (Continued…)
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 5/08/08 @ 12:57 AM MST
Ah I did not catch that Arevnsis. Nice catch.
Bdygard
Craig Hawley
posted 5/08/08 @ 1:00 AM MST
Nicely said PM
DecentReporter
posted 5/08/08 @ 3:37 PM MST
What a shame. The Collegian has been slipping since the start of last semester under the silly regime of McSwane--the supposed orphan. Maybe CBS4 will hire this shoddy journalist we know as "Fuck Bush," but the recent absolute blunder in this Martinez story is sickening. (Continued…)
Craig Hawley
posted 5/08/08 @ 9:26 PM MST
Wow color me impressed Decent Reporter. I could not have said it better my self.
I have said from my first post that the problem has been McSwane , not the Collegian. (Continued…)
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