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Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 7:55 pm
by Angharrad
Man drops cigarette, runs over own head
AURORA, Colo. — An unidentified Colorado man suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday morning when he jumped out of his vehicle to avoid being burnt by a lit cigarette he had dropped down the front of his jacket — and was run over by his own car.
The incident occurred on the 15900 block of East Nassau Drive in Aurora at 6:37 a.m. while the man backed his vehicle out of a driveway.
As the driver jumped out after the cigarette fell, his van kept rolling backwards and he was knocked to the ground. The front driver's side tire rolled over his head.
He was transported to a local hospital and is in critical condition, though police say he will likely survive.
A relative was in the front passenger seat during the crash and he was not hurt. Alcohol is not a suspected factor in the crash, and police do not anticipate filing any charges. They remind drivers of the dangers of distractions and encourage them to limit distractions whenever possible.
USA TODAY
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 8:33 pm
by Nutso
Colorado, eh? Did this man begin smoking this "cigarette" at 4:20 a.m.?
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 10:21 pm
by Mikey
Wow. Not many people can claim that they ran over their own head.
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2014 11:31 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
A small part of me feels sympathy for this man.
A much larger part is doing a Nelson Muntz to him.
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:42 am
by McAvoy
Darling award nominee?
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 12:52 am
by RK_Striker_JK_5
McAvoy wrote:Darling award nominee?
Do you mean 'Darwin' Award, perchance?
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:08 am
by Captain Picard's Hair
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:McAvoy wrote:Darling award nominee?
Do you mean 'Darwin' Award, perchance?
Yes, Ron Darling is an excellent analyst on Mets baseball broadcasts but he has no award named after him and if there were one, this would be an odd area for it to concern.
Re: Smoking is bad for you
Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:20 pm
by McAvoy
RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:McAvoy wrote:Darling award nominee?
Do you mean 'Darwin' Award, perchance?
Fucking autocorrect.