SK Man Hurts Himself Trying to Loosen Lug Nut -- With a Shotgun

Kitsap Sun ^ | November12, 2007 | staff reporter

[Daffynition]

SOUTH KITSAP

A 66-year-old man shot himself in both his legs Saturday afternoon while trying to loosen a stubborn lug nut with a 12-gauge shotgun.

Kitsap County sheriff's deputies were called to the residence on the 10800 block of SE Olympiad Drive at 2:57 p.m. after the shooting was reported to 911 emergency dispatchers, said Deputy Scott Wilson, a sheriff's office spokesman.

"Nobody else was there and he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.

South Kitsap Fire and Rescue medics treated the man at the scene. He was taken to Tacoma General Hospital. Wilson said his injuries were "severe but not life-threatening."

Deputies at the scene reported the man blasted "double-ought" buckshot at the wheel from "arm's length," Wilson said.

The deputies described the man's legs as "peppered" from his feet to his mid-abdomen with pellets, pieces of the wheel and other debris. Some injuries went as far up as his chin.

The man had been repairing the Lincoln Continental for two weeks, and had removed all the lug nuts on the right rear wheel except for one.

"He's bound and determined to get that lug nut off," Wilson said, who did not know how long the man had been trying to free the lug nut.

The deputies did not take a statement from the man beyond what they were able to gather while he was being treated by medics.

"I don't think he was in any condition to say anything," Wilson said. "The pain was so severe, and the shock."

[Daffynition]

Ahhhhh ... a 12-gauge shotgun in the hands of a Darwin candidate.

[ClearCase_guy]

When the only tool in your toobox is a 12-gauge, everything starts looking like skeet.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Well, golly, ya know I have found that a few applications of PB Blaster, a little patience, and maybe a ‘cheater’ bar, seem to work pretty well, without all the pain & suffering...

[sarasota]

That guy had to really be frustrated.

[Hegemony Cricket]

LOL - good thing he wasn’t trying to set his timing...

[labette]

Well,..I’ll admit my neck is pretty darn red, but....

[sit-rep]

“Hold muh beer... Got me stubborn lug nut here!...”

[1Old Pro]

he wasn't intoxicated," Wilson said.

Uh-huh

[VRWCtaz]

Everyone knows you don’t use a shotgun on a lug nut - you use a revolver. That’s why it’s called a “wheel gun.”

[CTOCS]

How could he be “peppered”?

There’s only 9 pellets in a double ought shell.

[razzle]

Just wondering. When did we start using “hurt” instead of “injured” in news reports. “Hurt” has always reminded me of someone’s “hurt” feeling. I think the liberals are behind this.

[Unassuaged]

I bet there were more than nine projectiles after the payload ricocheted off the car wheel!

[The SISU kid]

Slings - Not-A-Ping.....

sionnsar - Say WA? ping.....

8^)

[Yo-Yo]

Patience is a virtue.

[Cagey]

OH................ FUDGE!!!!!!!!!

[Larry Lucido]

Definite overkill. Never use double ought when #9 birdshot will do.

[Deguello]

I think he was missing the key to his wheel lock (keyed lug nut) and had already chewed up the pot metal lock.

[Hegemony Cricket]

Eh, that could well be - I always hated those stupid things - no wonder he shot it :-P

[PeteB570]

At 66 he never heard of using the lug wrench and a short length of pipe?

Also righty tighty - lefty loosey, hand goes this-a-way, hand goes that-a-way.

[Perseverando]

YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT! !