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Roofs and Drinking Don't Mix

2007 Reader Submission
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Just because your successful when sober doesn't mean you will be drunk. Our contestant Laith S. Al-Agba, 26, Seattle man, who had spent hours drinking at a Fremont bar died Saturday morning after falling four stories to his death from the roof of a condominium building.

Al-Agba, who worked for a wine distributor, met two work buddies at the George & Dragon Pub about 10 p.m., according to a police report. His friends told police he had been drinking before meeting them, and Al-Agba had four glasses of beer before leaving around 1 a.m.

While returning to the 3900 block of Fremont Avenue North, Al-Agba had the idea to climb from the patio onto the roof of his friend's condo to get a city view -- something Al-Agba had done with one of the friends a few times before, according to the police report. Al-Agba's friend was married earlier this month and was moving out of the condo. The rooftop venture was to be the friends' last, they told police.

The friend who went to the roof with Al-Agba told police he was downstairs about to eat when he heard Al-Agba's fall. In the condominium's courtyard, police found a shattered wine glass near Al-Agba.

An officer who responded to the scene wrote the roof was "fairly steep" and "appeared dangerous to walk on even if sober."

Police estimated Al-Agba fell between 50 and 70 feet. He suffered multiple skull fractures due to the fall.

Submitted on 05/28/2007

Submitted by: Erik R. Bauer
Reference: The Seattle Post-Intelligencer - 5-28-2007

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James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
While such falls are too common, I am considering this one because the roof was too steep to begin with. This mook must have felt invincible!


Shadow said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I agree if the roof "was to steep to even consider walking on sober." then that raises the level of stupidity. I say keep it.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I agree with my fellow moderators about the steepness of the roof being important. He must have had quite a bit to drink to conclude that a steep roof was easy to walk on. Thanks, Erik!


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