Man Killed on Va. Interstate When SUV Hits Him, Drags Him 8 1/2 Miles to Driver's Home

AP ^ | 2/29/04 | AP

[anniegetyourgun]

SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - A sport utility vehicle hit a man on an interstate highway Sunday and dragged his body - apparently lodged in the suspension - 8 1/2 miles to the driver's home, police said. Josuel Galdino, 25, of Lorton, was charged with manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run after calling police to report a man's body was caught in the front-end suspension of his SUV.

Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Sophia Grinnan said Galdino hit Fitsum Gebreegziabher, 27, of Woodbridge, who had gotten out of his car after getting a flat tire on Interstate 95 southwest of Washington, D.C.

Grinnan said Galdino was traveling in a southbound lane near the Fairfax County Parkway when he hit Gebreegziabher.

Galdino was held without bond Sunday. Arraignment was scheduled for Monday morning, said police spokesman Terry Williams.

It was not immediately clear whether Galdino had an attorney.

[petercooper]

If you get a flat on the highway, ALWAYS drive to a safe spot before getting out to change it. Ruin the tire, ruin the rim- who cares. Save your life- too many people get killed this way.

[sushiman]

Apparently it is a FIRST name as well ! ???

" Your first name of Gebreegziabher makes you spontaneous and versatile, enjoying congenial association, appreciating the finer things of life, and loving to talk and debate. You are strong willed and self-sufficient, not depending on others for encouragement. Your desire for independence and freedom means that you seldom tolerate limitations "

[Xenalyte]

I went to school with a Fitsum Gebreegziabher. Fine Irish boy.

[billhilly]

" I just wish they'd pick on something else for awhile, instead of SUV's and pitbulls."

OK. How about we pick on codyjacksmom? If Codyjacksmom has a pit bull it will be even more fun.

[Xenalyte]

I have a Suburban out in the driveway right now and it looks like it's poised to strike.

Get back in the house, woman! That thing is feral and hungry!

[cavtrooper21]

This would be the reason he got stuck in the suspension..
(tasteless, I know....)

[decimon]

Fitsum Gebreegziabher ???

"Mr Fitsum Gebre Egziabher collectedCombretum molle (R. Br. ex G. Don.) Engl & Diels(Combretaceae) in January 1997 from, and around, GualMereb in Tigray region (northern Ethiopia), about 28 kmnorth of Adwa on the road to Asmara. Botanical identitywas confirmed by Mr Melaku Wondafrash,..."

http://216.239.53.104/search?q=cache:DVBkbFMjPYIJ:doi.wiley.com/10.1002/ptr.724+Fitsum+Gebre+egziabher&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

[devane617]

Remember the story from last year where a Black woman hit the White guy in Ft Worth TX, and he got lodged in her windshield where he later died. She left him there for three days, parked in her garage, while he slowly died of blood loss. She was a nurse.
My point is she was driving a car. By the way, she bragged about killing a White guy at a Christmas party. A friend turned her in, and she was convicted of murder.

[buffyt]

ROTFLMAO!!!

[Old Professer]

Obviously a buffer overflow in the spellchecker.

[codyjacksmom]

Sorry, no pitbulls here, but I do have a Chow. Does that count for anything? LOL

[Old Professer]

Bill Cosby's son tried that on Mulholland off the 405; didn't drive far enough.

[SoftballMominVA]

That poor man. Prayers for his family.

[savedbygrace]

We need a modern-day Hitchcock to remake "The Birds" as "The SUVs." Imagine the horror.

[petercooper]

I guess you're right. You never know..

Goodyear RunFlat

[StriperSniper]

Stop that! I almost hurt myself! ;-)

[EAGLE7]

Ethiopian? So, not only are SUV's bad for the environment, but they are racist as well? Good God, who will put an end to these evil SUV's?

[kenth]

Yep, just awful. Just unbelievable to be dragged that far without the driver stopping. Prayers for him and his family.

[NewRomeTacitus]

Mr. Mxyzptlk, long a pain in Superman's butt? Always depicted as around two-to-three feet tall, he could easily be dragged into an SUV suspension and missed until the smell or pets activity arouses curiousity.

[HamiltonJay]

MANSLAUGHTER? How can hitting a person and dragging them 8.5 miles be considered MANSLAUGHTER? 3rd Degree Murder at least.