

Kate Lichius, Single County Authority Administrator for Beaver County Behavioral Health, said her agency has not seen an increase in reported huffing activity in the county, but it doesn’t mean it’s not happening. The crash also claimed the life of a fourth man whose vehicle was struck by the teen’s vehicle.Īnd in January 1998, two Hopewell Township teenagers died after they huffed natural gas fumes from an uncovered gas line. Trooper Jay Allen said his investigation showed that three 18-year-old men killed on Interstate 79 were inhaling a can of compressed air cleaner. 3 in Washington Township, Greene County, had been huffing just prior to the accident, according to the Herald-Standard newspaper. On Monday, state police announced that three of four men killed in a three-vehicle crash Oct. He faces one count of illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances in each of the cases. Wargula also is awaiting preliminary hearings in two cases stemming from similar incidents on Dec. He was charged with a single count of illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances. Officer Frank Lesniak wrote that Wargula was carrying an aerosol can in his pocket and told police he had been treated at the hospital for an addiction to huffing. on Beaver Street in Sewickley, according to a Sewickley police report. Wargula was released from the hospital a day after the incident and was spotted huffing a can of keyboard cleaner about 2:30 p.m. The incident wasn’t Wargula’s first encounter with police for “dusting,” nor was it his last. He was charged with driving under the influence of a solvent or noxious substance, illegal use of certain solvents and noxious substances, reckless endangerment and reckless driving in the case. Paramedics told the officers that huffing patients can go into cardiac arrest, so Wargula was taken to Heritage Valley Sewickley hospital.ĭuring a search, the officers found two cans of computer duster inside Wargula’s car. Krithinithis noted that Wargula’s eyes were red and glassy, and he did not know where he was.
