Alcohol Beverage Four Loko Blamed by Family for Death

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Alcohol Beverage Four Loko Blamed by Family for Death

13-year-old killed in Saturday accident


Tuesday, Feb 21, 2012 | Updated 8:24 AM EST

Mother of 13-year-old Michael Turluck said he drank a Four Loko beverage before his death on Saturday.

A Maryland family blames the controversial alcoholic beverage "Four Loko" for their son's death.
A car hit and killed 13-year-old Michael Turluck after he fell out of a moving vehicle on Saturday. His mother told News4's sister station WBAL he was leaning out of the car to vomit, after having consumed a Four Loko drink.
The accident happened in Parkville, just north of Baltimore.
Family members claim Turluck got sick after consuming the alcoholic energy drink Four Loko.
"I lost the only son I am ever going to have because they wanted to party," Kris Keys, Trulock's mother, told WBAL. "It's sad. It's just really sad, and I don't want to see another family have to go through this."

Several states banned a caffeinated version of the drink in 2010 and pulled it off store shelves.
Investigators don't know yet if Turluck drank the caffeinated or decaffeinated form.
A company representative from Four Loko emailed WBAL the following statement on the incident:
"Four Loko can labels feature six different statements in 10 locations regarding the alcohol content and the need for an ID for purchase. In 2012, an additional label statement will be added that compares a can of Four Loko to 12-ounce, 5-percent (alcohol by volume) beers. Our labels and marketing materials clearly state our message: If you're 21 or older and choose to drink, please drink responsibly. If you’re under 21, respect the law and don't drink."
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Alcohol Beverage Four Loko Blamed by Family for Death

13-year-old killed in Saturday accident



alcoholic energy drink Four Loko.

"I lost the only son I am ever going to have because they wanted to party," Kris Keys, Trulock's mother, told WBAL. "It's sad. It's just really sad, and I don't want to see another family have to go through this."


Investigators don't know yet if Turluck drank the caffeinated or decaffeinated form.
If you're 21 or older and choose to drink, please drink responsibly. If you’re under 21, respect the law and don't drink.

Yup, way to blame the company that makes the drink for your underage kid's death.

Alcoholic beverage, enough said, he should not have been drinking it. If he didn't he would not have died.

Yup, look at your statement lady, he chose to drink it, they didn't force him to drink it. So don't blame the company, blame the above age person who supplied him, or the store that let him get away with buying it. They are the ones to blame, not the drink itself! IF you don't want another family to go through it, then stand up against underage kids drinking.

Don't think it really matters if it was caffeinated or decaffeinated.

I think their message on the can pretty much sums it up. If you’re under 21, respect the law and don't drink.