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Corvette driver hits mausoleum, dies in rage chase
AP via Hayward News ^
| June 9, 2006
Posted on 06/15/2006 4:58:23 PM PDT by robowombat
Corvette driver hits mausoleum, dies in rage chase Friday, June 09 @ 00:00:00 CDT
Associated Press
HAYWARD, Calif. - A motorist who sped through a Hayward cemetery in an apparent road-rage pursuit of a car that cut him off died after crashing into a mausoleum, police officials said.
The driver was killed when his classic Corvette skidded out of control while navigating a turn Sunday inside the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery and crashed in front of mourners watching a nearby burial, said Hayward police Lt. Gary Branson.
The identity of the Corvette's 52-year-old driver was not being released Sunday night, pending notification of next of kin, the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau said.
A pair of crypts inside the mausoleum were jarred open, but the caskets inside were not damaged, Branson said.
The Corvette was cut off by a Mercedes-Benz convertible on a street outside the cemetery before following the car inside and chasing it at high speeds, witnesses said.
The driver of the Mercedes-Benz kept going after the crash and was being sought as a witness, but is not thought to have caused the crash, Branson said.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: California
KEYWORDS: babyboomer; darwinaward; divinejustice; likeabadcoptvdrama
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To: robowombat
He drove as if he was in a hurry to get somewhere, and sure enough...he got there.
:-D )))
2
posted on
06/15/2006 4:59:50 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(Stupidity is its own punishment...but some people need an enhanced sentence.)
To: robowombat
Sounds like one of my college roommates...
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:00:30 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Thousands of geniuses live and die undiscovered -- either by themselves or by others)
To: robowombat
Very thoughtful of him to crash and die right in a cemetery. Undoubtedly he's done so wishing to minimize the subsequent hassle. He must have been a paragon of civic mindedness, and is to be put as a shining example for the children in all local elementary schools.
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:02:25 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: robowombat
Ah, think he is still mad?
You just can't make this stuff up.
5
posted on
06/15/2006 5:02:52 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
To: robowombat; NormsRevenge; SmithL
NORM! NORM! COME IN NORM!
To: robowombat
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:05:29 PM PDT
by
Xenalyte
(Can you count, suckas? I say the future is ours . . . if you can count.)
To: martin_fierro
The Vet did not deserve this.
8
posted on
06/15/2006 5:06:06 PM PDT
by
CindyDawg
To: robowombat
Reminds me of the old bumpersticker:
"Speed on, brother, Hell ain't half full!"
9
posted on
06/15/2006 5:07:20 PM PDT
by
NaughtiusMaximus
(Join me! Every night I pray for Global Warming . (And I think it's beginning to work.))
To: robowombat
What exactly was he going to do when he "caught" the other car? Wreck his own 'vette playing bumper cars?
I hate when rich pricks try to act badass on the road... usually in a Saab or BMW... like HEY - DON'T SPILL YOUR LATTE, you yuppie!
To: CindyDawg
I can see the headlines: Car crashes in cemetary, hundreds of bodies found
To: Xenalyte
Ah, c'mon. Some of us only get to see the re-runs:').
To: robowombat
Corvette driver, huh? Good. The dead hand of Darwin wins every time. More $$ than brains wins every time.
Hey, here's a joke: What's the difference betwen a Corvette and a porcupine?
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:08:37 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2006, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
To: robowombat
I nominate this anger management freak as a Darwin Award winner...
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:08:42 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: robowombat
Sounds like a great video game.
15
posted on
06/15/2006 5:08:51 PM PDT
by
Wolfie
To: Cyber Liberty
...on a porcupine the p****s are on the outside...
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:10:02 PM PDT
by
Publius6961
(Multiculturalism is the white flag of a dying country)
To: Cyber Liberty
What's the difference betwen a Corvette and a porcupine?The 'Vette has the prick on the inside.
To: robowombat
Guys this stupid ought to be required to carry a shovel at all times.
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:10:14 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
To: Xenalyte
"If I haven't seen it, it's new to me!"
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:10:22 PM PDT
by
steveo
(Fathers Against Rude Television: You may already be a member)
To: BeHoldAPaleHorse; Publius6961
Hot Damn! 6 seconds apart!!
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posted on
06/15/2006 5:12:14 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(© 2006, Ravin' Lunatic since 4/98)
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