Man who Dressed up as Batman to visit sick Children Dies from fatal car accident

A Maryland man who usually dressed up as Batman to visit sick children was struck and killed by a car on Sunday night. Lenny B. Robinson, 51, was on his way going home from a car show when police said his batmobile-like black Lamborghini had engine trouble according to reports.

Robinson got out of his car to inspect the vehicle when a truck hit the Lamborghini, which then hit Robinson. The crash is still under investigation, and no charges have been filed yet.

Robinson achieved notoriety in 2012 when a video went viral of cops pulling him over in full Batman costume. The officers soon discovered Robinson was a Baltimore County businessman who dressed up as the Caped Crusader and went to hospitals visiting sick children.

“I’m just doing it for the kids,” he told The Post in 2012.

Robinson, who said he became interested in Batman through his son, Brandon, freely gave his time – but also a whole lot more. He bought the suit for $5,000 and spent $25,000 a year on Batman memorabilia he signed – as Batman, of course – for the kids.

“Eventually, it sinks in and you become him,” Robinson once said.

“It feels like I have a responsibility that’s beyond a normal person. And that responsibility is to be there for the kids, to be strong for them, and to make them smile as much as I can.”

R.I.P,

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