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Illinois Man Dies After Falling From Golf Cart
CBS News St. Louis ^ | May 5, 2014 | AP

Posted on 05/05/2014 12:03:25 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll

HEBRON, Ill. (AP) - McHenry County officials say a northern Illinois man has died after falling off the back of a golf cart.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office says 20-year-old Stephen Canfield of Harvard died in the early Sunday accident. Police say Canfield was riding on the back of a golf cart on a roadway in Hebron Township when he fell for unknown reasons. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

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KEYWORDS: golfcart; illinois
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Tall cart?
1 posted on 05/05/2014 12:03:25 PM PDT by Da Bilge Troll
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Drunk more than likely. Who knows?


2 posted on 05/05/2014 12:05:14 PM PDT by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: Da Bilge Troll
I'm sure there was no alcohol involved.
3 posted on 05/05/2014 12:05:34 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("The more numerous the laws, the more corrupt the government." --Tacitus)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Who knew golf was such a dangerous game?


4 posted on 05/05/2014 12:05:41 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
The only time I've ever fallen off of a golfcart and hurt myself is when I placed a park bench over the front seat for elevation. And I had brought a screwdriver to undo the limiter on the throttle (good for earning a bit of money, when you wager on a golfcart race).

Yes, alcohol was involved.

5 posted on 05/05/2014 12:08:26 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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Forgot to mention, I rolled the golfcart.


6 posted on 05/05/2014 12:09:13 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Familiar with the course but never feared playing it. Guess I’ll use the pull-cart if I do.


7 posted on 05/05/2014 12:09:40 PM PDT by Cletus.D.Yokel (Catastrophic Anthropogenic Climate Alterations - The Acronym explains the science.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Was this guy kind of feeble or something? Must have hit his head, it’s the only way this makes any sense.


8 posted on 05/05/2014 12:09:42 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans!)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

“early morning” accident means the wee, drunken hours after midnight.


9 posted on 05/05/2014 12:09:47 PM PDT by NautiNurse (Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Perhaps he died prior to falling off the cart. God knows. Yet I smell a lawsuit in the making.


10 posted on 05/05/2014 12:11:02 PM PDT by kindred (They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy. Salvation by Lord Jesus only!)
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To: Da Bilge Troll
Dang. A friend of my son's fell 40 feet a few weeks ago. Unconscious, skull fracture, and bleeding out the ears when the medics arrived. A week later he was walking and talking! (But still has memory issues).

And this poor guy falls out of a golf cart.

11 posted on 05/05/2014 12:12:11 PM PDT by 21twelve (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185147/posts 2013 is 1933 REBORN)
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To: GeronL
Police say Canfield was riding on the back of a golf cart on a roadway in Hebron Township when he fell for unknown reasons. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Apparently out on a street and no doubt the three were doing stupid things in the golf cart. Agree he either had a coronary or suffered a traumatic brain injury when his head hit the pavement. That's why I did all my stupid things in a golf cart on the turf.

12 posted on 05/05/2014 12:13:27 PM PDT by Mastador1 (I'll take a bad dog over a good politician any day!)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Too bad it wasn’t zer0.


13 posted on 05/05/2014 12:14:39 PM PDT by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: Da Bilge Troll

Illinios?

Golf Cart?

One can only hope.


14 posted on 05/05/2014 12:17:03 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (You can count my felonies by looking at my FR replies.)
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To: mabarker1

lol


15 posted on 05/05/2014 12:17:30 PM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: 1rudeboy

I know too many people seriously injured on golf carts. Some with multiple surgeries as a result. Lived next to a neighbor that worked at a trauma hospital where many patients with missing arms and legs from golf carts. They are actually very dangerous. Alcohol or not.


16 posted on 05/05/2014 12:17:47 PM PDT by No Socialist
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To: Da Bilge Troll

“...20-year-old...”

Wow... sad.

He could have broken his neck when he hit the ground.


17 posted on 05/05/2014 12:18:11 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: No Socialist

Yeah, I was stupid. And drunk. I could’ve been killed. As it was, I made it home with severe abrasions and contusions on one leg.


18 posted on 05/05/2014 12:20:43 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: Mathews

Dead drunk, apparently.


19 posted on 05/05/2014 12:22:19 PM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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To: Mastador1

A young mother died here a few years ago falling from a golf cart. Nothing dangerous going on. She leaned wrong way and fell out. Hit her head when she didn’t put out her arms and instead held her chold close to protect him. Golf carts are moving vehicles


20 posted on 05/05/2014 12:23:46 PM PDT by Josa
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