Step away from the Prius

at least he was saving the planet when he was driving around drunk and high!

Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car

Wed Jul 4, 2007 10:22PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.

Al Gore III -- whose father is a leading advocate of policies to fight global warming -- was driving his environmentally friendly car at about 100 miles per hour on a freeway south of Los Angeles when he was pulled over by an Orange County sheriff's deputy at about 2:15 a.m.

The deputy smelled marijuana and searched the car, said sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino. The search turned up a small amount of marijuana, along with prescription drugs including Valium, Xanax, Vicodin, Adderall and Soma. There were no prescriptions found, he said.

Gore was arrested on suspicion of drug possession and booked into the Inmate Reception Center in Santa Ana, about 34 miles south of Los Angeles, on $20,000 bail. Although he quickly identified himself as the son of the former vice president, Amormino said Gore received no special privileges.

Gore made bail and was released at 2 p.m., Amormino said. He will receive notice of a court date within 30 days.

The youngest child and only son of the former vice president, Gore has had previous brushes with the law. He was arrested in 2003 for marijuana possession and in 2002 for suspected drunken-driving.

In 1989, aged six, Gore almost died when he was hit by a car, and required extensive surgery and physical therapy.

A spokesman for the elder Gore said he was traveling and could not immediately be reached for comment. The one-time presidential candidate is one of the organizers of the Live Earth concerts taking place around the world on July 7. The concerts are designed to raise awareness of global warming.

Chelsea's Mom Concerned People Might Remember

I guess we at 2GH2 aren't the only ones concerned about the manner of death in this case. Here's the Charleston Paper:

Mom doesn't want manner of death to be daughter's legacy

By David Slade (Contact)

The Post and Courier

Friday, June 22, 2007

Provided by Kelley Hartsell

Chelsea A. Tumbleston (left), who died in a fall from a roof in Columbia, and her mother, Kelley Hartsell, at Chelsea's 21st birthday in January.

Kelley Hartsell wants her eldest daughter to be remembered as a caring young woman whose personality could light up a room, rather than being remembered for the unusual manner of her death.

Chelsea Tumbleston, a 21- year-old graduate of Stratford High School who attended University of South Carolina, died Wednesday in Columbia after she and 21-year-old Brent W. Tyler of Hilton Head fell about 50 feet from a building during the early morning hours.

"Unfortunately, those two children fell to the ground and died, and were found by a cab driver, naked," Hartsell said.

"No one wants that to be their legacy," she said. "That is a child who was working her way through college with her own money to become a nurse."

Police haven't reached a conclusion on what caused the couple to fall to their deaths. Their clothing was found on the roof of the building, and they were found in the street at 5 a.m. by the cab driver.

Because of the unusual nature of the deaths, the story was picked up by media outlets across country.

"I think it's just terrible to be known as the naked person off of a building, when she was one of the sweetest people I've known in my life," said family friend Rhonda Reeves. "It's a tragedy, without a doubt.

"She's my best friend's daughter, who was one of the most beauti- ful little girls, inside and out," Reeves said.

Tumbleston and Tyler were co-workers at a Wild Wing Cafe near Columbia, and Tumbleston worked at Wild Wing in Mount Pleasant before going to USC and during summer breaks, according to her mother.

Hartsell said her daughter grew up in Mount Pleasant and Goose Creek, and she was a cheerleader and prom queen at Stratford High School who enjoyed sports.

"She was loving and caring," Hartsell said. "I had some financial problems and she was helping me."

She said her daughter typically put in long hours at work, and that Tumbleston and Tyler had been seeing each other for a couple of weeks.

Hartsell said her daughter had just taken exams in May and recently asked her for help with financial aid forms, but USC spokesman Russ McKinney said Tumbleston withdrew from school last August and was not enrolled this year.

"The police are still trying to figure out what happened," Hartsell said. "It's not how she died, it's how she lived."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. Reach David Slade at 937-5552 or dslade@postandcourier.com.

Even more about the naked couple found dead

Here's the Columbia paper we are supposed to be watching. I guess this makes us part of the grieving process, another service from the carbon neutral blogging site, 2 Guitar Heroes (tell your friends, we are here all day long)

Posted on Thu, Jun. 21, 2007

Friends grieve online for two who fell off office building

Natasha Derrick, with information from The Associated Press

GERRY MELENDEZ/GMELENDEZ@THESTATE.COM

A man and woman, both naked, died Wednesday in an apparent fall from this four-story building at 900 Laurel St.

See what friends are saying about the two students on Facebook.
www.facebook.com
Note: You must register and be included in the University of South Carolina network to view the whole profile

View Brent Tyler's profile on MySpace
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Friends of Chelsea Tumbleston, 21, and Brent Tyler, 21, found dead on a Columbia street early Wednesday morning after an apparent four-story fall, have found a place to grieve: On the two's Facebook Web pages.

Facebook and other social networking sites such as MySpace serve as an immediate way to connect with friends and share sadness. Groups were set up just after the April 16 shootings at Virginia Tech; Facebook also has a group set up to mourn the deaths of nine firefighters in Charleston on Monday.

Tumbleston's Facebook profile is filled with heartfelt condolences and dedications. One feature of the site is that virtual friends can post comments to a friend's "wall." One message from Krystal Shrider reads: "I love you Chelsea. You'll forever be in our hearts, we all miss you SOOO much! It's not gonne be the same, but you're legacy will live on!!!!! You now have wings, and will be watching over us all!"

Tumbleston's profile gives insight into the life of the young woman. A fan of all types of music, she also enjoyed cooking out with her roommates, sunbathing and meeting cute boys.

Tyler, who worked with Tumbleston at Wild Wing Cafe in the Vista, became virtual friends with her on June 5. Laurie McGranahan posted to his wall a little after midnight Thursday "Everyone misses you. you have been thought about every second of today...you will always be missed and thought about."

A former USC Beaufort student, Tyler was interested in working out and surfing, no surprise since he listed his hometown as Hilton Head.

Autopsies were scheduled Thursday for the two, who died after falling about 50 feet from the roof of a downtown office building. Police on Wednesday said their deaths were an apparent accident. Clothing was found on the roof. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts said the couple were students at the University of South Carolina, but on Thursday a school spokesman said they were not currently enrolled.

Tumbleston attended the Columbia campus in 2005-06 and Tyler attended the Beaufort campus during the same period, university spokesman Russ McKinney said.

The couple were found in the road by a cabdriver about 5 a.m. Wednesday. They were pronounced dead at Palmetto Richland Hospital, police said.

-- Natasha Derrick, with information from The Associated Press

Ice, this just in on the couple that died from sex

Here's the roof.


More to come on this heartbreaking story