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Coked-up Car Surfing

2003 Reader Submission
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Paul Maloney (24) was high on Cocaine and had spent the day drinking when he was driving toward sTilbury in Essex (UK) with two friends at high speed. He decided it would be a good idea to undo his seat belt, open the sunroof and try surfing on top of the car. As he did this the car went out of control and he fell from the car under the wheels of the car behind him. According to the coroner (Caroline Beasley-Murray) the fall alone would have been enough to kill him but it seemed he really wanted to make sure he removed himself from the gene pool.

Submitted on 02/02/02

Submitted by: Phil Jones
Reference: Thurrock Gazette, Feb 1st 2002

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Shadow said:
Maybe Keep: Darwin Award
Veracity? We need a source for this.


Silverhill said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common
And now we present: more "Stupid Drug-Addict Tricks"! Addling your brain with recreational pharmaceuticals greatly raises your chance of doing something stupid, risking a "too common" verdict. OTOH, deciding to get your brain into such a state is rather stupid in the first place -- but still too commonly done nowadays.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Again need more information. Was he the driver? That would have been truly outstanding.


Dart said:
Maybe Toss: Not Amusing
The way that the story is told does not support the DA although the content is valid.


Teela said:
Maybe Toss: Too Common


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