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Man dies when wind flips mattress

2008 Reader Submission
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A man has died after police in Mt. Pleasant said a gust of wind blew him out of the back of a pickup truck.

The man, whose name has not yet been released, was sitting in the back of a pickup truck holding down a mattress when he was blown out of the truck.

He hit his head on the ground and later died at the hospital.

Mt. Pleasant TN Police Chief Tom Wilson said the victim was a city employee who worked for the sanitation department.

He and another city employee were helping one another move, said Wilson.

Submitted on 03/04/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: http://www.wkrn.com/nashville/news/man-dies-after-wind-knocks-him-out-of-pickup/136443.htm 03/03/08

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Bruce said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
This sounds virtually identical to a few other stories we've received over the past few months. It seems like it's fairly common for people to load up a pickup truck then have somebody sit on the load rather than taking the time to actually properly secure it. The inevitable result is what happened in this case. Given that we've seen this sort of thing before and there's nothing that really makes this stand out as unique I'm inclined to toss it. Let's see what the others have to say.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I am inclined to vote for this one as the thought of holding down a mattress and being tossed out by the wind strikes me as very cartoonish. Thanks for the story.


James said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
Why would someone have to hold a mattress down in the back of a pickup truck? Perhaps it is as common as Bruce suggests, but on all the occasions I've seen where a pickup load is NOT secured, side streets are taken and maximum speed does not exceed 25 MPH. Apparently, a gust of wind blew him out of the truck. If one is going to sit in the back of a loaded pickup, one had better hold on to something! Apparently, this fellow did not. I will vote DA because (like Chip) I find the visual very cartoony, but "neutral" because of a very lackluster write-up.


Jorge said:
Neutral: Darwin Award
This story has a lot of potential but it requires a better write-up


Shadow said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
it needs a better write up but if confirmable could certainly be darwin material


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