Driver Hits Man, Body Stuck in Windshield

[UpInArms]

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20030707_2050.html

A motorist drove home about a mile with the legless body of a pedestrian in his front windshield before calling authorities to report that he had struck the man with his car, officials said.

Deputies first learned of the accident, which happened about midnight Friday, from bar patrons who called to report finding two legs near the parking lot, according to sheriff's reports.

With Joseph Markert's torso lodged in his windshield, Daniel Dradeen, 19, drove a mile to the home he shared with Ronald Brownie and Brownie's son, who called 911, the reports showed.

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bleah!

[NNN0LHI]

1. Doesn't someone get hit by a car about every ten minutes?

Is this really breaking news for a political board?

Don

[meegbear]

2. Breaking News is Breaking News is Breaking News ....

it doesn't have to all be political.

[NNN0LHI]

3. Good. I will start posting every car accident from 3 Chicago papers too

About 20 a day. Then I will start posting about the cats caught in trees too. Won't that be fun. Afterall, breaking news is breaking news. Bush is on the ropes over his lying about Iraq and we are posting this? Makes sense to me. Yup.

Don

[meegbear]

5. Good for you!!

Why don't you backdate to January 1, 1980 and post all of them here. Better get started.

[UpInArms]

4. sometimes things

are news - "Twins die after surgery" - not political

"Buddy Epson died at 95" - not political

"Space Shuttle damaged by foam" - not political

so when those are posted, do you make the same query?

no - sorry about the ghoulish nature of the post - but when the Dallas woman was found guilty, it was posted here also...

[Sick of Bullshit]

6. Dupe

Original post here:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2071&mesg_id=2071&page=

[Sick of Bullshit]

7. Now, about NNNHOLI's complaint

I agree that this really shouldn't be in latest breaking news because it is not of a political nature. The Space Shuttle disaster was LBN news because it could have political implications. Buddy Ebsen's death was LBN news, IMHO, because of his involvement in defeating a former co-star for political office.

[Bunny]

9. Doesn't say anywhere in the LBN rules

that posts here must be political in nature. I do get a lot of my news from LBN and don't want to read about political issues ALL of the time. If it's news, it's news - political or otherwise.

[demdave]

10. Give it a minute and someone will explain how this is Bush's fault

You have been around long enough to know that.

[rman]

8. again?

we had this like 1 or 2 weeks ago. (or is this the same one?)

and another one like a year ago.

not just some car accident but "body stuck in windshield, driver drives on".

wtf?

[haele]

11. Dupe - please continue discussion here -

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2071&mesg_id=2071&page=

Locking and unlinking in accordance with LBN rules

Haele

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