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2008 Reader Submission
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"Woman dies after falling from truck"

Morris - A woman who was attemting to listen to a noise coming from her truck died Friday after falling from the bed of her truck.

Susan Claypool, 49, of 1842 E. Old Pine Bluff Road, thought she heard an unusual noise coming from her truck and asked a family member to drive the truck while Claypool sat on the tailgate to listen for the noise. The truck was driving down Pine Bluff Road.

According to the accident report, Claypool instructed the driver to speed up and when that happened, Claypool fell from the tailgate.

Claypool was transported to Morris Hospital, but due to her serious head injuries was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, where she later died.

Submitted on 04/22/2008

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: Joliet Herald News, Joliet, IL April 22, 2008

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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
There's a reason police pull over vehicles that have people riding in the back, and this award winner is an example of exactly why they do it. Thanks for sending this in.


Chip said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
The unusual noise she heard was apparently the sound of angels singing. Thanks for the story.


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