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Dying to dispose of stolen truck

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While using an X-Acto knife to vandalize & slash the interior of the pickup truck he had stolen, 33 yr old Cody Doucette of Peachland, BC, managed to accidentally, and fatally, stab himself in the chest. -------------------

http://peachlandnews.com/blog/2011/05/25/peachlander-dies-after-disposing-of-stolen-truck/

by Dave Preston | Peachland News May 24, 2011

A Peachland man is dead following a strange incident involving a stolen truck Saturday night. Police confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the sudden death of 33-year-old Cody Doucette from Peachland.

The male victim apparently arranged for a friend (also a 33-year-old male) to meet and follow him into a rural area off Philpott Road east of Black Mountain.

“The victim drove a white pickup truck into the heavily treed area while the friend waited nearby in another vehicle,” said Sgt. Ann Morrison. “Moments later, the victim came stumbling back to the friend’s vehicle with a wound to his upper torso.”

At this time, police believe the victim stole a white pickup truck earlier in the evening in Kelowna and then took the truck into the rural area to destroy it, according to Morrison.

“The victim was wounded in the process of damaging the vehicle and that wound resulted in his eventual death,” said Morrison. “The friend drove the victim from the scene and then called 911 when the victim’s condition deteriorated.”

Paramedics and police attended the scene. Morrison said an autopsy will be done Wednesday to determine the cause of death.

The stolen vehicle was a white 2000 F350 pickup truck. It was located by police and recovered in a rural area off Philpott Rd. The registered owner is aware of the incident. The friend of the deceased was not injured.

Police continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to call West Kelowna RCMP at 250-768-2880 or Crime Stoppers.

--------------------------- http://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/62259/Knife-blade-kills-Peachland-man

Knife blade kills Peachland man by Wayne Moore - Story: 62259 May 26, 2011 / 1:20 pm

The blade of an X-Acto style knife was ultimately responsible for a death of a 33-year-old Peachland man.

An autopsy performed Wednesday confirmed Cody Doucette bled to death as a result of an injury under his right arm.

Regional Coroner, Mark Coleman confirmed those findings.

According to police, a man suffered serious injuries Saturday after being with a stolen truck in the Black Mountain area off of Philpott Road.

Sgt. Ann Morrison says a person who was with the stolen truck came back, with an upper torso wound, to where a friend was waiting in another car. The friend called 911.

Doucette died as a result of his injuries at Kelowna General Hospital.

Coleman says a piece of the knife blade was stuck Doucette.

"We're still investigating the circumstances in terms of how that exactly transpired," says Coleman.

"All indications are that this was an accidental event. Police had no concerns that this was foul play."

Coleman says the Coroner's Office will try now to piece together the events which led to Doucette's death.

Submitted on 05/27/2011

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://peachlandnews.com/blog/2011/05/25/peachlander-dies-after-disposing-of-stolen-truck/

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>> Moderator Scores <<

Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
Thanks, but in the end this was just simple carelessness with a knife, which isn't all that unusual or uncommon. The fact that he was slashing up a stolen car is just secondary to the story.


Candi said:
Definitely Toss: Lacks Excellence
What Bruce said.


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