Woman being dangled out of window dies in 23-story plunge
HARRISBURG, Pa. - A state employee and his girlfriend had been drinking in the hours before he allegedly dropped her from a 23rd-story apartment window, killing her, police said today.
Those of you who aspire to win a DUMB@$$ AWARD of your very own would do well to pay close attention to this story. Outside of the unfortunate death of his girlfriend, Mr. Eckenrode managed to truly demonstrate his worthiness (and a complete lack of mental agility). Of course, the fact that there was a copious amount of alcohol consumption involved in this escapade only makes Eckenrode’s DUMB@$$ AWARD that much more appropriate. It’s a cardinal rule that DUMB@$$E$ and alcohol are a volatile combination…seldom moreso than in this case.
Kevin Eckenrode told police the couple was horsing around when he dangled her out the apartment window Saturday night and lost his grip on her arms, Harrisburg Mayor Stephen R. Reed said.
The 25-year-old “was distraught and extremely inebriated” when authorities arrived at the building, Harrisburg police spokesman Randy King said.
His girlfriend, 23-year-old Rachel M. Kozlusky, dressed only in underwear and a sweater, fell through a skylight on the portico to the pavement in front of the building. She died of massive head and internal injuries.
Eckenrode was charged with homicide and possession of drug paraphernalia and held in the Dauphin County Prison without bail.
His lawyer, William Costopoulos, called the death “truly a tragic case” and said he would seek bail.
Dauphin County District Attorney Ed Marsico Jr. said authorities were investigating whether the death was an accident.
“Obviously it’s an unusual scenario,” Marsico said. “Even if his version is true, to be holding someone out on a 23rd-story window is beyond ridiculous. It’s as reckless an act as I can imagine, if not malicious.”
This sort of thing is what true DUMB@$$E$ do. It’s just too bad that Rachel Kozlusky had to die in order to demonstrate why you shouldn’t dangle a woman out of a 23rd-story window. Most of us could have figured this out long before it left the realm of the conceptual and cost a young woman her life. Then again, most of us aren’t DUMB@$$E$.
