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Determined to Die

2007 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

A young man in New York was driving along without a care in the world. For unknown reasons, his day turned sour as he went off the road surface and into a ditch, breaking a telephone pole in two along the way.

He escaped serious injury, but declined to count himself lucky and take the rest of the day off. Instead he took a tractor from a nearby farm and set about pulling his car from the ditch.

The tractor's engine was an unstoppable force, and the car an immovable object. The tractor's transmission was soon ruined, leaving the lad with two immobile vehicles and few options.

Still not content to take the rest of the day off, he borrowed a second tractor. This final attempt ended with a flourish as the second tractor contacted the power lines from the downed telephone pole.

The tractor caught fire, and our subject was fatally electrocuted in his attempt to escape.

To add insult to (fatal) injury, the man's offspring disqualifies him from receiving an official Darwin Award. Perhaps an Honorable Mention can be added to his rather short list of accomplishments that day.

Submitted on 11/27/2007

Submitted by: Dave
Reference: R News Nov 27, 2007 (http://www.rnews.com/Story_2004.cfm?ID=55724&rnews_story_type=18)

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
We've already received this story a few times but I believe this one provides a bit more detail. The other submissions didn't mention that he tried TWO tractors and managed to stall one of them. Thanks, Dave.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
The plot thickens! Thanks for the additional information, Dave


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