Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Another Washington tragedy
A candid photo of Ashley Turton...
More tragedy. The inside the Beltway community suffered a third blow this morning when Ashley Turton, the wife of a key Obama staffer and a prominent lobbyist herself, was found dead today inside her burning BMW SUV at her Washington, D.C. home. A police investigation is still underway.
The story has immediately triggered speculation, Turton's SUV was found halfway in-and-out of her garage when fire officials responded to 911 calls from neighbors at 4:50am. Metropolitan Police Lt. Nicholas Breul said, "This could be just a tragic freak accident. And that is why we're crossing our t's and dotting our i's, because it is a little freaky."
She was the mother of three young children and a lobbyist for Progress Energy, which is in the middle of a $13 billion merger. From North Carolina, Ashley Turton graduated North Carolina State and first worked on Capitol Hill for Congressman Mike McIntyre from North Carolina's 7th congressional district. Her husband, Dan Turton, has worked as liaison between the Obama administration and the House of Representatives.
Our condolences and prayers to her family and friends.
Check out the photos of the very odd circumstances here.
Labels: cop stories, Durham, Politics
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Follow up: In this case the conclusion was DUI. Authorities (the D.C. Medical Examiner) concluded that Ms. Turton was killed in a low speed crash while in a state of acute alcohol intoxication.
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