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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Medical Examiner: Former Howard High Football Player Died from Drug Overdose

Joey Bonavitacola's sudden death was caused by the combined effects of heroin, cocaine and alcohol.

  Joey Bonavitacola died suddenly on Sept. 23 from the combined effects of heroin, cocaine and alcohol, according to the Maryland Medical Examiner's office. A spokesperson for the office said the manner of death was undetermined. Bonavitacola, who was 18 at the time of his death, graduated from Howard High School in 2012 and was a star running back on the Howard High football team. He was from Elkridge. Requests for comment from Howard High School and the Howard football team were declined by the school's athletic director, Michael Duffy. Police declined to provide any information surrounding the circumstances of Bonavitacola's death because it was deemed not a criminal matter, according to a Howard County police spokesperson. Attempts to …

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Sunday, June 3, 2012

Patch: Week in Video

This week saw pain and relief, from crime to veterans of war.

Patch captures your community in video each week. Sometimes we catch local celebrities showing off skills for the camera and other times we feature crime and other visual stories. All are part of your local news experience, and all are available here. Here are the best headlines from video stories on Patch sites near you: Have an idea for a video from Patch? Tell us in the comments.

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Medical Examiner's Office Among Largest in the Nation

Eight Patch editors toured the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore Wednesday and got a first-hand look into the science behind examining the deceased.

The office at 900 W. Baltimore St. in Baltimore City is a “24-hour emergency medical institution, open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,” said Chief Medical Examiner David Fowler, M.D. It has one job, and one job only, Fowler said: "Determine the cause of death with a reasonable degree of certainty." On Wednesday, Patch editors toured the pressurized, refrigerated rooms in the state-of-the-art medical examiner facility, where the job of determining cause of death takes place.

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