SEATTLE -- A man was struck and killed when he fell onto Interstate 5 in downtown Seattle early Tuesday morning after he lost his grip on an overpass railing, KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reported.

The man and another man had been drinking, police said, and the two were competing to see who could hold on the longest. The man fell onto I-5 near Olive Way and was hit by a truck at about 3 a.m.

The other man pulled himself up to safety.

The three righthand lanes of northbound I-5 were closed for over two hours while police investigated.

Submitted on 05/31/2005

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Reference: KIRO TV, 31 May 2005

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Daniel said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I wonder if it was the fall or the truck that killed him, that's a long fall.

Kelly said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
A stupid stunt but not all that creative.

Jack said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
I'm going to go with Kelly on this one. Perhaps with a better write-up...

Charles said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Umm... obviously, in order for one to win, the other would have to fall; and so let's pick a high and dangerous place to fall from? I'm not sure that would ordinarily be Darwin-grade stupidity, but it certainly seems to have had Darwinian results. Could use a funnier write-up, though.

Tracy said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
I'm with Charles on this - of all the drunken competitions to have, hanging on to a an overpass railing is not the cleverest place to do it!

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