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DUI hit by own car

2003 Reader Submission
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Kokkola, Finland 28 May 2003

A man charged with driving under influence was hit by his own car.

This rare accident happened when a drunk driver failed to start his car and decided to hotwire it instead. He'd left the car in gear and was standing in the front of the car, hood up, trying to hotwire it - and succeeded. The car jumped forward and pinned the man's legs. Two other vehicles sustained damages as well.

Later measurements showed that the man had blood alcohol content of 0,241 percent, which is almost five times the legal limit.

Original article (in Finnish) http://www.kaleva.fi/html/JTpage321687.html

Submitted on 05/28/2003

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Kaleva 28. May 2003

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Bill said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
I think it lacks excellence - a relatively simple mistake considering how drunk he was. It will make it in anyway, with four neutral votes.

Bert said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Yes indeed- Operating under the influence. Let the viewers rate it-

Jack said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Yes, it's certainly different and even a bit amusing.

Charles said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I think that the charge would actually be "Operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol"... and operating is not necessarily driving. As shown by this story.

Gregory said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
The hot wiring part separates this story from the usual "run over by own car" posts. Can you be charged with drunk driving if you aren't even in the car?

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