In what is quite a tragic end to a real-life Good Samaritan, ‘Route 29 Batman’, was hit by a car and killed on August 16 on highway in western Maryland, US.
Fifty-one-year-old Leonard B. Robinson had always visited hospitals, schools and charity events in his Batman outfit, and he routinely gave out expensive gifts and books to children who were battling serious diseases such as cancer and the like.
According to the New York Times, the police told the publication that Robinson was having engine trouble and had pulled over to look under the bonnet of his ‘Batmobile’, a custom-made Lamborghini.
Unfortunately, while he was standing on the car’s passenger side, which was still partially in the fast lane, an oncoming Toyota Camry sideswiped the car. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. The police said that the driver of the Camry was not injured and no files were charged against him.
Robinson will always be best remembered by the dash cam video of him being stopped by police officers as his car had a ‘Batman’ plate and not official license plates. The police officers were amused by the whole encounter, and they didn’t hold him up or book him for any offence in order to ensure he got to an event at a local charity event at a hospital nearby.
According to the publication, Robinson made a sizeable fortune building a cleaning business that he later sold, and then started dressing up as the Dark Knight in 2001 to cater to his youngest son’s Batman obsession. Robinson was famously known as the ‘Route 29 Batman,” “Beltway Batman” and “Baltimore Batman”.
It is reported that he worked closely with Hope for Henry, a charity that plans superhero parties in hospitals. “Our superhero, Lenny B. Robinson, is gone,” the charity said on its Facebook page. “So, so sad.”
He’ll definitely be missed. R.I.P. Leonard B. Robinson. Here’s the video that made him a legend.
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less one great people in this world…so sad to hear the news this morning…RIP Lenny…
wat a sad news…
the one should die haven die.
the one should not die, died..
Toyota 1 : 0 Batmobile
Should be 2:0, after a Toyota ran over you.
Arsehol, is that youuuuuu?
I told you bloody toyota drivers should have been banned from the road. 99% of them here are kopi-o
The hero we deserved. RIP
And F U Camry driver. It’s always a Toyota, retards’ favourite brand, like Sam Loo.
Good people die young. who says god/tuhan/allah is fair?
“Fifty-one-year-old Leonard B. Robinson” – is 51 years old consider as young? Maybe i’m reading it wrong..hmm..
Average life expectancy in Malaysia is 80. If u die at 51, most probably your kids are still schooling.
Dr M is 90+. almost double his age. Why is he still around?
not that old la. i know many men in 50s who still kick a$$. usually at this period in life they just start to enjoy life. commitments reducing, financials stable, body still not breaking down.
Actually, he had two cars, one was the lambo, and another was a 1960s looking batmobile. He was not in his lambo when he got hit.
Rest in peace. Good guys go to heaven.
Knightfall Protocol
in malaysia we have keluang man