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Big rig accidentally pushes a guy in a wheelchair for 4 miles

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  1. Dr of Dunk

    Dr of Dunk Clutch Crew

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    This is just sad...

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19088976?GT1=10056


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    Wheelchair user taken on wild 50-mph ride
    Chair becomes lodged on semitrailer's grille, travels 4 miles on highway


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    Michigan State Police photo of the unnamed 21-year-old man after his trip down a highway on the grille of a semitrailer.

    Updated: 9:06 a.m. CT June 7, 2007

    PAW PAW, Mich. - A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said.

    The 21-year-old man, whose name was not released, was unharmed but was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had been secured to his wheelchair by a seat belt.

    “The man spilled his soda pop, but he wasn’t upset,” said Sgt. Kathy Morton of the Michigan State Police.

    About 4 p.m. Wednesday, a caller told police dispatchers, “You are not going to believe this: There is a semi truck pushing a guy in a wheelchair on Red Arrow Highway,” state police said in a release.

    Prank call?
    Authorities initially wondered whether the report was a prank call until others called with similar reports.

    Officers stopped the truck — wheelchair still attached — at a trucking company. The driver didn’t believe officers until he stepped from his cab and saw for himself.

    “When he saw us, he was like, ’What’s going on?”’ Morton said.

    An investigation revealed the man in the wheelchair had pulled in front of the truck at a gas station and it somehow became lodged by its handles to the front grille.
     
    #1 Dr of Dunk, Jun 7, 2007
  2. tested911

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    Why am i laughing so hard? :confused: :D :confused: :D
     
    #2 tested911, Jun 7, 2007
  3. Davidoff

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    Sounds like a better ride than anything we had at Astroworld.. That guy should be counting his lucky stars..
     
    #3 Davidoff, Jun 7, 2007
  4. ima_drummer2k

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    Saw this and almost started a thread on it.

    I may be going to hell, but this is one of the funniest stories I've ever heard! Can you imagine an 18-wheeler passing you on I-45......with a wheelchair on his bumper? This sounds like a Phil Hendrie bit.

    :D :D :D :D :D
     
    #4 ima_drummer2k, Jun 7, 2007
  5. swilkins

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    I don't believe it.

    Who stops at a gas station and says, "hmm, I think I'll take 5 in front of this rig"?!?!?
     
    #5 swilkins, Jun 7, 2007
  6. Mr. Brightside

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    They call it soda pop.
     
    #6 Mr. Brightside, Jun 7, 2007
  7. DonnyMost

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    can you imagine if one of the chair's wheels had failed?
     
    #7 DonnyMost, Jun 7, 2007
  8. Austin70

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    That is weird, look how he is directly in the middle of the grill.
     
    #8 Austin70, Jun 7, 2007
  9. Smokey

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    As long as he's okay, it's hilarious. I still can't believe how you get a wheelchair lodged in the grill. What was he doing?
     
    #9 Smokey, Jun 7, 2007
  10. the futants

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    that rules! ride of that guy's life, guaranteed!
     
    #10 the futants, Jun 7, 2007
  11. swilkins

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    I think someone put the kid there.

    Hey Moody!!!

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    #11 swilkins, Jun 7, 2007
  12. GRENDEL

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    Trying to figure out how he got himself lodged in there
     
    #12 GRENDEL, Jun 7, 2007
  13. DonkeyMagic

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    thats outrageous! i would love to see the look on the dudes face or better yet the other drivers!
     
    #13 DonkeyMagic, Jun 7, 2007
  14. BigM

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    since he's alive, that's just awesome.
     
    #14 BigM, Jun 7, 2007
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    LOL That kid got rocked.
     
    #15 dntrwl, Jun 7, 2007
  16. ima_drummer2k

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    I can't believe no one's chimed in yet trying to make us all feel guilty for laughing! You guys are slipping. ;)


    swilkins, great My Bodyguard reference. LOVE that movie. I always get excited when I see that it's going to be on TV, only to later find out it's that stupid movie with Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston. :rolleyes:
     
    #16 ima_drummer2k, Jun 7, 2007
  17. Dr of Dunk

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    Y'all are goin' to hell. Hell I tell you! :)
     
    #17 Dr of Dunk, Jun 7, 2007
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    I was trying not to. that's why I feel so guilty laughing.
     
    #18 pgabriel, Jun 7, 2007
  19. DonkeyMagic

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    thats a helluva advertisement for the wheelchair company
     
    #19 DonkeyMagic, Jun 7, 2007
  20. swilkins

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    That's it!!!

    This kid will be the new spokesperson, like Jarrod is to Subway.

    What a risk this kid took, but he can now reap the reward that can only come from a wheelchair company.
     
    #20 swilkins, Jun 7, 2007
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