Looks like 2 people died after attending PNY... unfortunate. What are your thoughts on this?
Denise PO Box 20771 Oakland, CA 94620 http://www.djdenise.com -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Bay City News: Six hospitalized and two dead after NYE rave From: Misha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, January 2, 2003 4:53 pm To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hey Denise, Thank you so much for speaking with me, I really appreciate your help. Here's the last story I did. Thanks again! Misha Rosiak Bay City News 415-552-8900 DALY CITY (BCN) The San Mateo County Coroner has released the names of the two young men who died after six people were taken to local hospitals from what organizers are calling a "New Year's Eve festival.'' San Mateo County Chief Deputy Coroner Tom Marriscolo says the causes of death have not yet been determined for Michael Uveges, 23, of Rohnert Park and Peter Hoang, 19, of Stockton who attended the New Year's Eve party attended by thousands at the Cow Palace. A spokesperson for Seton Medical Center says both Uveges and Hoang arrived in the emergency room under an "altered level of consciousness.'' A 15-year-old girl and 17-year-old boy were admitted and received medical treatment sometime after 10 p.m. on New Year's Eve. Uveges and Hoang were declared dead at Seton and transported to the San Mateo County Coroner. Kaiser Permanente Hospital spokesman Steve Wahl says two adults, ages 18 and 20, were treated and released from the South San Francisco facility. Wahl could not release what type of treatment they received. A representative for the party promotion company, Coolworld, says the event was a large concert and that the group does not host rave parties. Like many local officials, the production company says they were unaware anyone had died and say reports that nine people needed emergency medical treatment is inaccurate. The company claims only five people required hospital care. Oakland-based DJ Denise played two sets of house music at the rave and says the party had a really good atmosphere. She says she has played shows presented by Coolworld for the last four years and has never encountered any problems. Denise says to hear someone was taken to the hospital is not unusual, but death is a bit more extreme. "Especially with New Year's being the holiday that it is, most people are out there to get really crazy and do lots of drugs and drink lots of alcohol. And that's why people go to the hospital,'' Denise says. She adds that large raves usually draw more diverse crowds and can almost feel like a carnival with venders and entertainers wandering around the venue. Meanwhile, Cow Palace Manager Michael Wegher is calling the turn of events "tragic'' and says he was unaware anything out of the ordinary had occurred. "At this point, all we can think about is their families and our thoughts and prayers are with them,'' Wegher says. Wegher and DJ Denise agree there are always some people taken to the hospital at these large events. Thousands of teens and adults attended the all-ages party that ran from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. More than 50 DJ's entertained the masses at Cow Palace, which frequently holds large dance parties. In June of 2000, a Coolworld event at the Santa Clara County fairgrounds ended with several arrests and reported stabbings. MishaRosiak0448p01/02/03 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com ___________________________________________________________________ The D mailing list http://www.djdenise.com/ Check out the new forum! http://www.djdenise.com/forum/
