Mom blames Four Loko for teen’s tragic death

Mike Gallagher

Feb 22, 2012 - 08:28

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Mom blames Four Loko for teen’s tragic death

Tragic: Michael Truluck, 13, of Baltimore County, Maryland, died after being hit by a passing vehicle when he fell out of a moving car trying to throw up

The fight against Four Loko is about to get considerably more heated now that the drink allegedly has been linked to the death of a 13-year-old Maryland boy, Michael Thomas Truluck. Four Loko, which is 12 percent alcohol, has long been under fire from universities and state govements for what they've regarded as youth-oriented marketing.

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Truluck had been reportedly drinking Four Loko that had been purchased by an adult. After getting ill, Trulock fell from the car he was riding in with friends and was struck by another car.

"I think he felt so sick that he was not thinking about anything," his mother, Kristina Keys, told the Baltimore Sun. She blames the drink; representatives from Four Loko have said they provide adequate waings regarding the product's alcohol content.