Man dragged down freeway by girlfriend's car dies

Houston Chronicle ^ | December 1, 2004 | PEGGY O'HARE

[Dog Gone]

A man has died after he was dragged by his girlfriend's car along the East Freeway, severing his arm, police said.

Dewey Whitehead, 43, who had a post office mailing address in Buna, suffered multiple injuries and died at Ben Taub Hospital, investigators said.

Whitehead was in the passenger seat of a car driven by his 24-year-old girlfriend, whose name was not released. She stopped the car in the 9900 block of the East Freeway near the 610 Loop around 3:20 p.m. Tuesday, and Whitehead walked to the driver's side door, investigators said.

Whitehead's arm somehow became trapped in the car's door, but police did not explain how this happened. The girlfriend accelerated, dragging Whitehead and severing his arm.

The girlfriend was taken into custody for questioning. The investigation is continuing as police continue gathering witness statements.

[UseYourHead]

Merely a flesh wound - something else must have killed him.

[DocH]

The ONLY answer is... BAN 'EM.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Man, I hate it when that happens.

[RichInOC]

And the saddest part is, he was able to keep up for the first mile or two.

[Quinton]

Im 47 and I just cant understand men my age and older who want to hook up with a girl half there age. I mean are many men so stupid as to believe the younger women find them physically attractive?

Damn.....wake up!!!!! Its your wallet they find attractive you dolts and you look like complete fools to other men you age.

[UseYourHead]

Let's wait to see what she looks like first - maybe it's not what you think.

[Betis70]

What a weird headline. Like the car was just driving itself down the freeway.

[QwertyKPH]

Man dragged down freeway by girlfriend's car dies

looks like one of SUV headlines that Rush mentions frequently. The way it reads it looks like the acted on its own!

[OSHA]

Just her right to keep and bear arms.

[Beckwith]

What is it with men and pop tarts?

No Cellulite, fat or stretch marks.

[BJClinton]

oooh, that's good

[najida]

Yeppers!

I know of a man who recently went BACK to a younger chick (single mom) who had dumped him a year ago and just disappeared from his life.

That was until she found herself broke, dumped and living in a pit.

VIOLA! She called him to tell him she wanted a second chance. And the idiot bought it hook, line and sinker.

[OSHA]

Reminds me that one of the standard methods is to have the right side man grab the wrist and forearm and brace them against the rear bottom of the car's window. Makes a mess within a mile at sixty miles an hour. Stolen car, obviously.

I keep readin' it but I ani't gettin' it?

[Dog Gone]

Here's a little more info:

Man fatally dragged along freeway after couple fights in car

Police say a man was dragged on the East Freeway after an argument in a car.

ABC13 Eyewitness News
(12/01/04 - HOUSTON) — A man died overnight after being dragged on the East Freeway by a moving car Tuesday afternoon.

Police say the man and a woman were fighting in the car. The man got out, then tried to climb back in. That's when the woman stepped on the gas.

The car then hit a pickup near Mercury, at which point the man lost his arm. He was hospitalized, where he died overnight.

Police spoke with the woman at the scene. There's no word yet on possible charges against her.

[Betis70]

Yeah that was my reaction too. And I don't even listen to Rush.

[najida]

No brain, no personality and no character either ;)

[TravisABQ]

"Is there a problem, officer?"

[RedWhiteBlue]

Dewey Whitehead, 43, who had a post office mailing address in Buna

When I was a kid, we would go to visit my grandparents and pass through Buna. Someone there had a little house next to the highway, and they painted it white with great big polka dots all over it. Now and then they would change the color, or make them multi-colored. That house is what Buna was "famous" for. I wonder if it is still painted that way.

This reminds me of those jokes -- what do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in a (swimming pool, on the front porch, etc).

[rrrod]

11 year diff between myself and the most anxious future Mrs rrrod....but 20 yrs is way out of line!

[Centurion2000]

Im 47 and I just cant understand men my age and older who want to hook up with a girl half there age. I mean are many men so stupid as to believe the younger women find them physically attractive?

Damn.....wake up!!!!! Its your wallet they find attractive you dolts and you look like complete fools to other men you age.

Women select men for a lot of reasons, one of them is financial security. If you think that almost ALL women do not at least consider this aspect for a few minutes, you are a fool.

Good looking poor guys do not get the girls ... at least not the really good girls.