Coroner: Charles Terreni, Jr. toxicology report finds he was four times over legal alcohol limit

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - Charles Terreni, Jr. was over four times the legal limit for alcohol intake when he died, according to a toxicology report from the Richland County Coroner's Office.

Coroner Gary Watts said Terreni, 18, had a blood alcohol level of .375 and ultimately was the cause of his death.

Watts called it a "tragic and totally preventable death."

Terreni was the son of Columbia attorney Charles Terreni, a former staff member for then-Lt. Gov. Bob Peeler, a former state Public Service Commissioner and a man involved in legislative redistricting.

One of his father's colleagues in the legal community says regardless of the circumstances that caused Charlie's death, his family has lost a "beautiful child."

The incident remains under investigation by the Columbia Police Department.

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