[knarf]

I'm not making light of a tragedy, but the headline activated my imagination and I pictured a human body being sucked up through a sunroof by the air pressure differences in the car vs. outside.

I'm having a hard time believing a car and one occupant sitting still for this event.

[Quiller]

I'm not making light of a tragedy, but the headline activated my imagination and I pictured a human body being sucked up through a sunroof by the air pressure differences in the car vs. outside.

I'm having a hard time believing a car and one occupant sitting still for this event.

It is indeed very tragic.

I thought the same thing as you about what happened, and the story seems to have morphed from its beginning.

One newscast began with the "pulled through the sunroof" leader, but then talked about the vehicle rolling from the storm, and the young man going out the sun roof -- a far more plausible explanation.

The same news cast described him moving over in the back seat to put his arm around a relative just before the accident, leading to the conclusion that he was not buckled into his seat. Also in the newscast was video of him describing his joy at being given the Hummer as a present for his 16th birthday, which leads to a question about why he was in the backseat.

Connect not being buckled in with a vehicle rolling and you have a very mundane vehicle ejection fatality, albeit one that occurred during a violent storm.

In an area which is awash with personal tragedies, I wonder about the people who try to elevate a particular one with sensation. Of course, it could all be a result of the media trying to spin the story for audience.

In any case, I have deep sympathy for the family of that young man, and for all the people who have suffered losses in my home state.