20 yrs ago DaveMatthews Band bus emptied crap tank on bridge
Aug 9, 2024 22:39:42 GMT -5
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Post by OneOfThoseWeirdos on Aug 9, 2024 22:39:42 GMT -5
As part of a 2005 legal settlement, the band agreed to pay $200,000 to environmental protection and other projects (equivalent to $312,000 in 2023). The band also donated $100,000 to two groups that protect the river and the surrounding area (equivalent to $156,000 in 2023).[1] The band's bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the waste in April 2005.[2]
On August 8, 2004,[6] Wohl was alone in Tinsley's bus and driving to a downtown hotel when he emptied the bus's blackwater tank as it crossed the metal grates of the Kinzie Street Bridge.[7]
Passenger boat Chicago's Little Lady was hosting the 1:00 PM Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of the Chicago River. While passing under the bridge, the boat received the full contents of the tank on the seats of its open-roof terrace. Roughly two-thirds of the 120 passengers aboard the tour boat were soaked.[8] The boat immediately returned to its dock, where all passengers were issued refunds. Five passengers were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for testing. According to the Illinois Attorney General, passengers aboard included persons with disabilities, elderly, a pregnant woman, a small child, and an infant. The filing describes the incident:
The liquid waste was brownish yellow in color, and had a foul, offensive odor. The liquid human waste went into passengers' eyes, mouths, hair, and onto clothing and personal belongings, many of which were soaked. Some of the passengers suffered nausea and vomiting as a result of exposure to the human waste.[6]
The boat's deck was swabbed by its crew, and service was resumed for its scheduled 3:00 PM tour.[9
Passenger boat Chicago's Little Lady was hosting the 1:00 PM Chicago Architecture Foundation tour of the Chicago River. While passing under the bridge, the boat received the full contents of the tank on the seats of its open-roof terrace. Roughly two-thirds of the 120 passengers aboard the tour boat were soaked.[8] The boat immediately returned to its dock, where all passengers were issued refunds. Five passengers were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for testing. According to the Illinois Attorney General, passengers aboard included persons with disabilities, elderly, a pregnant woman, a small child, and an infant. The filing describes the incident:
The liquid waste was brownish yellow in color, and had a foul, offensive odor. The liquid human waste went into passengers' eyes, mouths, hair, and onto clothing and personal belongings, many of which were soaked. Some of the passengers suffered nausea and vomiting as a result of exposure to the human waste.[6]
The boat's deck was swabbed by its crew, and service was resumed for its scheduled 3:00 PM tour.[9
