Intoxication assault charge in Galveston ATV death

Written by Houston Chronicle

Thursday, April 01, 2010

Harvey Rice

GALVESTON — Sheriff's officials were deciding whether the death of a man hospitalized after an all-terrain vehicle wreck near Crystal Beach would lead to additional charges for the driver.

Mark Carpenter, 45, of Crosby died Tuesday at the University of Texas Medical Branch, a spokeswoman said.

Carpenter died of injuries suffered after he was ejected from an ATV driven by Raymond Costello, 43, also of Crosby, shortly after 1 a.m. Friday.

Costello was charged with intoxication assault. Sheriff's spokesman Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said officials had not yet decided whether to add additional charges.

Costello is free after posting bail on a $5,000 bond.

Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6939535.html

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“During the past decade, I have personally had six out of seven elk hunts ruined by the careless intrusions of ATV operators. This epidemic has forced me to abandon one prime hunting area after another, only to encounter the same situation elsewhere. The shameful part of this picture is that the overwhelming majority of these ATV’ers are young and healthy, not decrepit or physically challenged. Maybe these riders would be more respectful of other people's outdoor experience if they knew we could ID them."

- Bill Sustrich, Colorado Backcountry Hunters and Anglers