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Man lets bulldozer run him over

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ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:

A state game commission employee discovered a small marijuana field while operating a bulldozer on state land. Police locate two suspects, one of which runs off into woods and thick brush. Game commission employee and police officer use bulldozer to make path through brush in order to find suspect. Suspect ignores roaring sound of bulldozer closing in on him at the speed of your average snail and instead chooses to continue laying down in brush to hide from police. Officer riding on bulldozer spots heavily injured suspect laying in path behind bulldozer. Suspect dies on scene instead of spending minimal to no jail time for growing less than a dozen marijuana plants.

Submitted on 07/11/2018

Submitted by: Anonymous
Reference: berks/coroner-called-for-person-trapped-beneath-bulldozer/765474610 07/09/18


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Bruce said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
Typically we consider stories of people fleeing from the police as too commonplace since it happens all the time. But this guy hunkered down in heavy brush and didn't move out of the way when a bulldozer approached? Gadzooks, what an idiot! Thanks for sending this in.


Tracy said:
Definitely Keep: Darwin Award
I'm torn - I feel for the Commission employee, but the suspect not running away from a slow bulldozer was incredibly stupid!