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Head injury leaves Duncan man

2006 Reader Submission
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This submission would be for an Honorable Mention, as at this point in time no death has occured.. however I will keep you posted. -------------------------------------------------

They planned ahead and chose a designated driver to get them all home safely, but in spite of their caution a night out with friends ended with a Duncan man in intensive care in Victoria.

The man, 27, was injured after being dropped off at a house near Queen's Street and Joan Avenue in Crofton around 2:20 a.m. Saturday as his designated driver, a 24-year-old friend from Crofton, made his rounds at the end of the group's evening.

As the designated driver started to pull away, the man jumped on the back bumper of the Jeep Grand Cherokee but couldn't hang on. He fell, striking his head on the pavement.

B.C. Ambulance attendants treated him on scene for what police describe as a "significant" head injury.

He was taken by ambulance to Cowichan District Hospital where he was stabilized then transferred to Victoria General Hospital where he remains in the intensive care unit.

No charges are being considered against the 24-year-old Crofton man driving.

"This does not appear to be any fault of the driver," said Const. Darren Lagan of North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP. "He had no indication the injured male was about to do this."

Police believe the injured man was intoxicated but they have not yet been able to speak with him.

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© Copyright 2006 Duncan News Leader and Pictorial

Submitted on 08/19/2006

Submitted by: Angela Goodliffe
Reference: News Leader Aug 16 2006

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Thanks, Angela, please do! I'm going to vote to keep this one. Why? Because this happened DESPITE all precautions! If I were THAT toasted, I'd thank my driver and promptly go sleep it off. Yet he not only mounted the bumper, he did so as the car was pulling away (presumably AFTER he was "safely" dropped off)! Bizarre/stupid enough to rise slightly above the usual gamut of such incidents!


Sheryl said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
Thanks for the story, Angela. I'll go along with James on this one. Generally a group picks a designated driver because they're going to be too intoxicated to drive. This one smacks of sheer stupidity. A safe drop off, then he goes and does this!


Fitzroy said:
Neutral: Honorable Mention
I concur. This is borderline on the excellence issue, but it is just an Honorable Mention and the context really ups the bizarre factor for me.


Jorge said:
Definitely Toss: Too Common


Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Honorable Mention
As the man was lucid enough to be walking, we can assume that alcohol was not entirely to blame for this freak incident. Nevertheless, jumping onto the bumper of an already-moving vehicle deserves a mention for sheer lunacy!


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