In this particular event in Italy, the driver completed the course - and was so pleased that he decided to 'lay down some donuts' - spinning the car around in ever decreasing circles generating clouds of acrid smoke in the process.

Clearly, this guy was determined to show how heroically he'd completed the event.

But not getting the crowd reaction he'd hoped for, he either set the cruise control or wedged the gas pedal somehow, and with the car still doing tight lefthand turns, opened the car door and stepped out of the car - with it still turning donuts.

As he's standing there with his arms over his head, taking in the presumed adulation of the audience, the inevitable happens and he's broadsided by the car door, knocked to the ground and run over by his own car.

The front left wheel rolled over his torso - but then his entire body jammed under the car. The car was lifted sufficiently off the ground to stop it.

So, he's squashed beneath his own car lying in a cloud of burned tyre rubber.

In the video of the event, you see people rushing to his aid, rolling the (still running) car off of his mangled body - and the subsequent arrival of the ambulance.

It's not clear whether he died or not - but from the early reactions of the crowd of helpers, it doesn't look good. Most people did not attempt to revive him - stepping back in horror.

(Apologies to moderators for poor explanation on first submission of this story - I really think it's worth the effort to download the story - it's a heroic effort of one arrogant showboating idiot to remove himself from the gene pool - and the proof offered by the video is more compelling than mere words can offer. Apologies also for my slow server...if you'd like me to email the video or post it someplace else, please feel free to let me know.)

Evidence (in the form of an eyewitnesses video) can be found here:

http://www.sjbaker.org/tmp/baddrift.wmv

Submitted on 10/08/2005

Submitted by: Stee Baker
Reference: Uncertain

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
Thank you for resubmitting! I've seen this video, but the write-up adds information we did not have before. The driver was an amateur, not a professional, which means his antics were probably done without really knowing the risks (I'll wager he did it once or twice before and got away with it), and AFTER successfully completing the course. This has all the arrogance and bravado I need to see, and I would like to hear what Darwin has to say about it...!

Greg said:
Neutral: For Darwin's Eyes
Thanks for submitting a write-up that doesn't rely on people seeing the video and letting us know it's a "more detail" submission - that's useful for us. :-)

Jack said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
I agree with James and Greg. And thanks for the prompt resubmittal!

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