Charles Darwin's Darwin Awards 
HOME
Darwin Awards
At-Risk Survivors
Slush Pile
2007 November Slush
UL: Taser Test
(?) Vladivostok Or Bust
(HM)Definitely non-deadly
(DA)Crutch, Meet Crotch
PA: Grain Alcohol and Fire Don't Mix
(?)Loosening lug nuts.. HM
(?)Gator Makes Out Like A Bandit
(?)Product Placement & Dismemberment
(?)Man Found Dead, Stuck In Cat Door
(DA)Tractor Electrocution
(?)How NOT to dismantle a bomb
(HM)Welding a Pipe Bomb
(HM)Letal mushroom almost letal
Man Shoots His Own Hand, Leg, and N
Canned corn
Truck drags, kills man
Condom Head
Give yourself a hand
A ride on a swiss lake
Workers dont need chemsitry lessons
A dumb idea from a dumb trucker
Threesome in your garage
Naked man suffocated in condom
How to slice up a grenade...
Determined to Die
Two nude dancers leap to death
Handy Fireworks
Man killed at Las Cruces recycling
Long Drop
Divorce would have been easier
Bikie Gang Bang
Soccer player killed by goal
Eugenics in motion.
All new Rust Blaster!
Worker Dies While Making Phone Call
Winter pedalo
tree's revenge
Man struck by towed ‘fridge dies at
man dies in cat door
Man dies trying to kill another man
Snake Bite
Killer shrimps
Bizar accident
The Last Moments of Two Youths
Sex act gonne terribly wrong!
Boat capsize
HOARDER KILLED BY OWN RUBBISH
whale watching swimmer
Whoya Gonna Blame..? THE HOSPITAL!
Snake bites woman in church
Cold Dope
Silliness and trains don't mix
Forget My Severed Arm...
House explosion injures man
Older Slush 
 
~ Random Story ~
Email Alert!
NEW! Gift Shop
Rules  Search
Contact Darwin
Submit a Story
Philosophy Forum
Home

  

Darwin Awards
2007 Slush Pile

This item was recently submitted by a reader.
Should I include it in the archive?
Vote to tell me what *you* think!

Truck drags, kills man

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

http://www.poststar.com/articles/2007/11/15/news/latest/doc473bc2a

GLENS FALLS -- A man attempting to stop his rolling truck in a gas station parking lot by stepping in front of it was dragged 25 feet and later died from injuries related to the accident Wednesday evening, police said.

The accident occurred at the Cumberland Farms at the corner of Center and Maple Streets in Corinth. Francis S. Cleveland, 36, of Glens Falls, turned off his 1992 Ford pickup truck at about 5 p.m. Wednesday and was talking to a friend in another vehicle.

When Cleveland tried to start the truck to leave, it wouldn’t start, police said.

Cleveland exited the truck and was standing at the right front fender, trying to bypass the starter solenoid and the safety switch to the starter of the vehicle, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office said.

The vehicle was not in park at the time, and when an electrical connection was made, it rolled forward, at which time witnesses said they saw Cleveland jump in front of the truck to try to stop its motion.

The truck knocked Cleveland to the ground and dragged him approximately 25 feet under the vehicle.

Hydraulic jacks and blocking devices were used to remove Cleveland from beneath the vehicle. He was transported by Corinth Emergency Squad to the emergency room at Saratoga Hospital with traumatic internal injuries, police said.

Cleveland was pronounced dead shortly after, despite resuscitative efforts, police said.

No other persons or vehicles were involved, police said.

Submitted on 11/15/2007

Submitted by: shep
Reference: post star nov 15 2007

Copyright © 2007 DarwinAwards.com

Great? 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 Awful?
Love it! Hate it!
>> Moderator Scores <<

Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Bypass both the starter solenoid and the safety switch while the truck was in Drive? And then jump in front of a 2 ton vehicle to stop it? Sounds like a winner to me! Thanks shep.


Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I was ready to vote against this one since trying-to-stop-a-moving-car-by-standing-in-front-of-it is fairly common. But this guy certainly deserves a DA for the additional effort he exhibited in bypassing the starter, etc. Thanks, Shep!


The Darwin Awards Gift Shop

The Darwin Awards Condom

Keep yourself out of the gene pool!
A condom in a matchbook, useful for emergency contraception, bachelor parties, frat parties, and important rites of passage. LOADED inside and out with funny quotes and stories. Everyone loves this item!
Friends don't let friends reproduce!
$13 for Pack of 4

 

 

Slush Pile
Slush Pile Rejects

HomeRulesFAQsAwardsSlushSite Map
DarwinAward | HonorableMention | PersonalAccount | UrbanLegend