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Monday, August 17, 2015

Route 29 Batman is killed after his Batmobile breaks down along a Maryland highway

The Route 29 Batman, whose roadside encounter with Montgomery County police three years ago made him a viral sensation around the world, has died.

Lenny B. Robinson, the 51-year-old Maryland man who drove a black Lamborghini and dressed as Batman to visit sick children in hospitals, was struck by a car on I-70 Sunday night near Hagerstown after his Batmobile broke down. He was coming home from a car show in West Virginia.

Robinson had just stopped at a gas station, where he met a family whose children were interested in his custom-made car, state police in Hagerstown said. Robinson gave the kids some Batman paraphernalia before leaving about the same time as his new acquaintances. When they saw him pull over, they did the same.

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

So sad. I wish I could afford to continue his work.

Anonymous said...

This is so sad. I'm sure he touched the hearts of many, many people.