Scientist died after G-Wiz car imploded as she drove to child's school for parents' evening

www.dailymail.co.uk ^ | August 31, 2011 | Richard Hartley-Parkinson

[MAKOTHEDOG]

The husband of an Imperial College academic told his wife to 'get off her phone' moments before she was killed in a crash. Judit Nagy, 47, died when her tiny electric car, a G-Wiz, collided with a Skoda Octavia as she made her way to the parents' evening of one of her four children. Dr Miguel Nadal said that his wife was rushing to her 11-year-old son's school on October 18 last year because she was late.

[MAKOTHEDOG]

I would rather walk than be seen in these death mobiles.

[dfwgator]

“But she drove with pride....”

[netmilsmom]

...In a Yugo!

[Ingtar]

Should Shanklin update In a Yugo?

[DManA]

Does implode mean something different in England than it does here?

[sinanju]

I’m sorry, but when you read the article it’s downright funny.

She did every boneheaded thing you can think of. Except for the getting killed part it could have been a scene from the next Judd Apatow movie.

[Uncle Miltie]

In a car of this size, what could possibly go wrong?

[spokeshave]

Late for her own funeral.

[CodeToad]

Too stupid to live. Buys a small unsafe car. Too stupid to talk and drive at the same time. Makes a major driving error. Fails to correct and keeps talking on the phone instead. Has enough time to say she has made a mistake but fails to take action during that time.

[556x45]

Its what my ins agent called a coffin on wheels.

[magslinger]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZzKUt4OtE8

[PLMerite]

Sad. People who have something to live for should make better decisions.

[GeronL]

Nobody expects the Skoda Octavia!

VS

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That little car never had a chance!

[Hunton Peck]

Dr Nadal said: 'I suspect she wasn't wearing her seat belt because she was quite vain and didn't want to crumple her coat.'

[AnAmericanMother]

Do the husband's comments give anybody else the creeps?

My advice: when you've lost a close relative, and the papers call, say the following: "No comment." Then hang up.

[jonrick46]

G-Wiz, "The Car That Doesn't Cost The Earth" . . . .

. . . Just your life!

[Sgt_Schultze]

She could have had one of these and overpaid for gas...

[taxcontrol]

This is an example of the environmental tax.

[GeronL]

G-Wiz makes Yugo look like a tank

[MAKOTHEDOG]

I know what you mean. I had a hard time coming up with a comment. I figured I would leave it up to you guys. First off, she is a scientist, driving a stupid car and talking on her cell phone no less. Not very smart, IMHO. Oh, and she was going to put her kid in the car.

I will take my chances on my motorcycle.