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Speed limits are for pansies

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http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/10/20/news/inland/escondido/22_15_0610_19_06.txt
http://www.10news.com/slideshow/news/10113055/detail.html?qs=;s=1;w=320
http://www.10news.com/newsarchive/10111505/detail.html

(18 October 2006, California) A San Marcos man driving a VW station wagon over 100 mph crashed through the median, flipped twice, and died spectacularly. This in itself is only mildly noteworth from a Darwinian standpoint, but five days earlier, one of the officers present at the scene of the wreck had pulled him over for speeding. At that time, he argued that people should go as fast as they like, and that the 65mph speed limit was doomed.

Turned out, that pesky speed limit was keeping him from a pressing engagement... with the pavement.

The juicy (eww) details: He was driving south at an estimated speed of 150mph. His car landed in the north-bound #1 (fast) lane. His engine block, all by itself, landed in the #4 (slow) lane. The man himself was ejected from the sunroof onto what looked like the #2 lane... but it was hard to tell. He had been sitting ON his seatbelt, you see.

Thankfully, these various flying parts managed to avoid all other vehicles, and only the driver was extracted from the gene pool. Since our hero was involved a year earlier with an accident involving a 12-year old pedestrian while engaging in felony DUI, his last act was downright commendable of him.

Submitted on 10/20/2006

Submitted by: Mark Storer
Reference: North County Times, 10/19/06

Copyright © 2006 DarwinAwards.com

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
OK, Mark! An original write-up on a story I liked! I will pass this on to Darwin!

Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I prefer this write-up to the original and in particular the DUI information. Makes sense now.It was just a matter of time before this guy self-destructed anyway. Thank goodness he didn't take anyone along with him to his trip to the Sky!

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http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2006/10/20/news/inland/escondido/22_15_0610_19_06.txt

http://www.10news.com/slideshow/news/10113055/detail.html?qs=;s=1;w=320 http://www.10news.com/newsarchive/10111505/detail.html

Executive Digest: A man driving a VW station wagon at between 100 and 150 mph crashed through the median, flipped twice and died spectacularly.

This in itself is only mildly noteworth from a Darwinian standpoint... but he was pulled over for speeding 5 days earlier by one of the officers present. At the time, he argued that people should be allowed to go as fast as they like, and that the 65mph speed limit was going away soon.

Apparently, this pesky "speed limit" stuff was keeping him from a pressing engagement... with the pavement.

Juicy (ew) details:

He was driving south... well in excess of 100mph, one report states that an officer estimated 150.

His car landed in the NORTH-BOUND #1 (fast) lane. His ENGINE BLOCK, all by its lonesome, landed in the #4 (slow) lane. He was ejected from the sunroof (Captian Clever here was sitting on his seatbelt) onto what looked like the #2 lane... it was hard to tell. Big white sheet, dark fuilds seeping out. I'm guessing it was rather messy under there.

He managed to avoid all other vehicles, extracting only himself from the gene pool. Down right commendable of him.

Our hero was also involved a year or two earlier with an accident involving a 12-year old pedestrian... while engaging in felony DUI (involving alcohol and medications).

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