A very tragic end to a very generous life spent giving back to sick children.
Successful Baltimore businessman Leonard B Robinson used his fortunes to buy a tricked out Lamborghini and give it a Batmobile makeover. But Robinson didn’t stop there, in addition to creating his own Batmobile he soon after donned the cape and cowl, as well and truly became the Batman.
Robinson became a viral sensation after video of cops pulling him over in 2012 surfaced, with him in full costume.
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 Interstate 70 Sunday night near Hagerstown, Md., 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, Maryland state police in Hagerstown said. Robinson gave the kids some superhero paraphernalia before leaving about the same time as his new acquaintances. When they saw him pull over, they did the same and witnessed the 10:30 p.m. accident, state police said.
Robinson was having engine trouble and stopped “partially in the fast lane,” according to a state police news release. He was checking the engine when the Batmobile was struck by a Toyota Camry.The Batmobile then hit him. Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash is still under investigation, and no charges have been filed. The driver of the car, who wasn’t injured, declined to comment.
Here’s the video which made Robinson a local hero. May he rest in peace.
H/T Washington Post