Dave Matthews Band bus incident

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Dave Matthews Band's tour bus stopping at the Kinzie Street Bridge to empty its blackwater tank

On August 8, 2004, a tour bus belonging to Dave Matthews Band dumped an estimated 800 pounds (360 kg) of human waste from the bus's blackwater tank through the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago onto an open-top passenger sightseeing boat sailing in the Chicago River below. The incident became popularly known as the Dave Matthews Band incident[1] or Poopgate.[2]

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).[3] The band's bus driver, Stefan Wohl, pleaded guilty to dumping the waste in April 2005.[4]

Background

Chicago's Little Lady, the passenger boat involved in the incident, and Dave Matthews Band in 2005

Dave Matthews Band had booked rooms at the Peninsula Hotel on 108 E. Superior Street for a two-night show at Alpine Valley Music Theatre in East Troy, Wisconsin.[5] The incident occurred between the first and second night of the concert. The band booked five buses for its show; Stefan Wohl drove the bus of the band's violinist Boyd Tinsley.

During warm months, the Chicago Architecture Center offers a boat tour of the buildings along the Chicago River.[6] The boats have open-roof seating, where passengers sit during the tour.

The riveted grate surface of the bridge allows liquids to pass through. The Chicago River is visible through the holes in the grate.

Most of Chicago's bridges feature riveted grating, which is used for its strength and anti-slip properties.[7] Riveted grating allows rain, snow and other liquids to pass through, removing the need for complicated drainage systems or to salt the bridge deck during snow, and assuring it does not ice over in wintry weather.

Incident

On August 8, 2004,[8] 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.[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.[10] 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.[8]

The boat's deck was swabbed by its crew, and service was resumed for its scheduled 3:00 PM tour.[11]

Investigation

Immediately following the incident, the Chicago Police Department said they were investigating but did not yet consider it a crime. On August 9, the Chicago Architecture Foundation released a statement that a witness had recorded license-plate information, which they had turned over to the police as evidence.[11] On August 10, bus driver Jerry Fitzpatrick, who drove for the band, was identified as the owner of the bus's license plate. In a phone interview, Fitzpatrick denied to a Chicago Tribune reporter that he had dumped the waste, asserting that he was parked in front of the band's hotel at the time.[5] A publicist for the Dave Matthews Band issued a statement saying the band's management had determined that every one of its buses was parked at the time of the incident.[5]

Fitzpatrick, who was in Effingham, Illinois, at the time, instructed Sgt. Paul Gardner of the Effingham Police Department to inspect the bus's septic tank to prove that he could not have emptied it. Gardner reported to the Chicago Tribune over Fitzpatrick's cell phone that he had inspected the tank, and that it was nearly full.[5]

State prosecutors worked with a nearby fitness gym, the East Bank Club, to identify the offending bus based on the gym's security videotapes. On August 24, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a $70,000 lawsuit against Stefan Wohl, alleging that he was responsible for the dumping. Wohl denied dumping the waste, and was supported by the band.[12][10] On August 25, Mayor Richard M. Daley held a press conference in which he released the videotape used as evidence.[10] Daley, himself a fan of the band, expressed his belief that the dumping was "absolutely unacceptable".[10]

In March 2005, Wohl pleaded guilty to reckless conduct and discharging contaminants to cause water pollution.[4] He was sentenced to 150 hours of community service, fined $10,000, to be paid to Friends of the Chicago River, an environmental organization, and received 18 months probation. The Dave Matthews Band donated $50,000 to the Chicago Park District, $50,000 to Friends of the Chicago River and paid the State of Illinois a settlement of $200,000.[4] The Dave Matthews Band agreed to keep a log of when its buses empty their septic tanks.[3]

Impact and legacy

No passengers suffered any long-lasting physical health effects from having the waste dumped on them.[13] In a 2009 interview with WTMX, Dave Matthews said that he'd "apologize for [the incident] as long as [he has] to".[14] Satirical website The Onion published an article about the incident in 2018 containing an edited image supposedly depicting it.[15] On August 8, 2023, the Riot Fest Historical Society attached a plaque to the Kinzie Street Bridge commemorating the 19th anniversary of the incident.[16]

On August 7, 2024, in anticipation of the incident's 20th anniversary, many previously unknown passengers and crew from the incident spoke publicly about their experience, including the captain of Chicago's Little Lady, Sonja Lund.[17] Most passengers reported that, though originally disgusted and upset by their experience, they began to find it humorous over time. On August 8, 2024, a documentary film entitled The Crappening was announced with the stated goal of finding and recording first-hand witness accounts of the event.[18]

References

  1. ^ "20 years since Dave Matthews Band incident". CBS Chicago. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "'That's Not Water, Buddy': An Oral History of Poopgate". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Band settles over sewage dumping". BBC News. April 30, 2005. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Band Driver Pleads Guilty To Dumping Waste". CBS2 Chicago. Associated Press. March 5, 2005. Archived from the original on February 16, 2006.
  5. ^ a b c d Hawthorne, Michael (August 10, 2004). "Band's driver denies drenching boat". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 31, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  6. ^ "Tours FAQ". Chicago Architecture Center. Archived from the original on March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "Bridge Grating Solutions" (PDF). Ohio Gratings. Ohio Gratings, Inc. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Dave Matthews Sued For Dumping On Chicago". The Smoking Gun. August 25, 2004. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dave Matthews' Driver: I Dumped". CBS News. Associated Press. March 9, 2005. Archived from the original on November 12, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d Johnson, Steve (August 8, 2019). "15 years after the Dave Matthews Band let loose over the Chicago River, we survey the damages and uncover a new victim". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  11. ^ a b Rozas, Angela; McNeil, Brett (August 8, 2022) [August 8, 2004]. "15 years ago today, a Dave Matthews Band tour bus dumped human waste on a tour boat in the Chicago River. Here's our original report". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 22, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  12. ^ "Dave Matthews Band Blamed For Human Waste". CBS2 Chicago. August 24, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007.
  13. ^ Marcin, Tim (August 8, 2018). "Dave Matthews Band Dropped 800 Pounds of Human Waste on Chicago Sightseers 14 Years Ago Today". Newsweek. Archived from the original on January 29, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  14. ^ Riley, Marcus (June 3, 2009). "Dave Matthews Still Apologizing For 'Poopgate'". NBC Chicago. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  15. ^ Dapcevich, Madison (February 8, 2024). "Pic Shows Time Dave Matthews Band's Bus Dumped 800 Pounds of Poop on Tourist Boat?". Snopes. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  16. ^ "Dave Matthews Band tour bus feces incident remembered 19 years later with plaque dedication". FOX 32 Chicago. August 8, 2023. Archived from the original on August 9, 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  17. ^ Dudek, Mitch (August 7, 2024). "20 years after that disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident, victims now can laugh about it". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  18. ^ Machi, Sara (August 8, 2024). "Remembering the disgusting Dave Matthews Band bus incident 20 years later". CBS Chicago. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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