Dangling game turns deadly on I-5 [Strong Darwin Award Candidate]

Seattle Times ^ | 5-31-05 | Seattle Times staff

[bellevuesbest]

A man fell from a Seattle overpass early this morning onto Interstate 5 where he was hit by two vehicles and killed, police said.

The man, who has not been identified by investigators, and another man, age 31, had been drinking and were trying to see who could hang above the interstate from the Olive Way overpass the longest, Seattle police spokeswoman Debra Brown said.

The unidentified man struggled and could not pull himself up, Brown said. The other man tried to help him, but he slipped and fell to the traffic below.

The man was hit by a semi-truck, then another vehicle, both going 60 mph, Brown said.

It is unlikely there will be any further investigation, Brown said.

[onyx]

So says the other man.

[boofus]

Looks like the dems lost another voter.

[decal]

So, who's gonna pay for the damage done to the two vehicles? That's ALL I care about...

[thoughtomator]

Pretty convenient to have no other witnesses, ain't it?

[thegreatbeast]

The other man tried to help him, but he slipped and fell to the traffic below.

That sounds like that hurt.

[onyx]

Yep, I'm thinking the same thing.

[angkor]

I'll say it:

Hold muh beer while I dangle over this superhighway.

[kingu]

What poor writing.. I'm still not sure if it was the guy who was dangling and started to fall or the person who tried to help him that fell down below.

Either way, the sad part is that they both likely have already contributed to the gene pool up there. I'll look for similar stories in the news two decades from now.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Who was holding the beer?

[Choose Ye This Day]

The man, who has not been identified by investigators, and another man, age 31, had been drinking and were trying to see who could hang above the interstate from the Olive Way overpass the longest,

Winner of today's Goes Without Saying award.

[pissant]

A liberal, I'm sure!

[Dashing Dasher]

Can you believe it, the story says, THEY HAD BEEN DRINKING!!!?

I would never have expected that little piece of news.

;-/