1997 Darwin Award: Poor Driving Runs in the Family

Poor Driving Runs in the Family
1997 Darwin Award Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin

(23 May 1997, Kansas) A Wichita woman who allowed her 10-year-old son to back the family car down the driveway stumbled while directing the boy and was fatally run down when he stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake.

At about 5:30PM the woman's son and a friend wanted to play basketball in the driveway, but the car was in the way. The mother stood behind the car helping guide the maneuver. She stumbled after walking backwards into a bush. The 28-year-old accident victim died at the scene Friday. Her name was withheld by authorities.

The boy was physically unhurt.

Submitted by Mark Farmer

Reference: Athens Banner Herald

Poor Driving Runs in the Family 1997 Darwin Award Winner Confirmed True by Darwin

Poor Driving Runs in the Family
1997 Darwin Award Winner
Confirmed True by Darwin