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Man hanging from truck window to fight with driver killed when vehicle crashes
Associated Press ^ | 10-05-03

Posted on 10/05/2003 3:10:09 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:44:16 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- A man who fought the driver of a moving truck while hanging from the side window died when the truck hit a tree.

Hector Lopez, 20, of Houston, was killed Saturday when the truck hit a palm tree and the vehicle landed on him, sheriff's deputies said.


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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: beer; darwin; oops; trucks; womem
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1 posted on 10/05/2003 3:10:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Whose side are we supposed to be on?
2 posted on 10/05/2003 3:11:38 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative (Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
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To: Paleo Conservative
Whom ever endured the crushing experience?
3 posted on 10/05/2003 3:13:59 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (Further, the statement assumed)
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4 posted on 10/05/2003 3:14:26 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Paleo Conservative
The trees it was just standing there minding it's own business when it got struck.
5 posted on 10/05/2003 3:15:19 PM PDT by chicagolady
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Dueling Ford F-150's
6 posted on 10/05/2003 3:17:11 PM PDT by bwteim (Begin With The End In M ind)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"They were acquaintances and had dated the same woman, he said."

Lets see, they were in their early 20's, and hot blooded
Latins.......what could it have been........humm????????

7 posted on 10/05/2003 3:18:54 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude ( ....So the Cubs have to win it in Atlanta....that's OK.....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Think of it as evolution in action.
8 posted on 10/05/2003 3:19:47 PM PDT by aomagrat (IYAOYAS)
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To: chicagolady
I can just see it now, another one of the roadside
memorials written in Spanish, with little hanging
things on the fancy crafted cross.......
9 posted on 10/05/2003 3:21:04 PM PDT by ThreePuttinDude ( ....So the Cubs have to win it in Atlanta....that's OK.....)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What a hard way to learn a lesson.

A vehicle is not a toy. Do not hang onto it while it moves.

...and if you think the driver didn't side swipe the tree on purpose...I gots some Kentucky Ocean front property for sale.

10 posted on 10/05/2003 3:26:44 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Paleo Conservative
"Whose side are we supposed to be on?"

Gray Davis's side.
If Hector Lopez had a valid drivers license, he would not have to ride on the hood of someone elses truck.
11 posted on 10/05/2003 3:28:22 PM PDT by Redcoat LI ("If you're going to shoot,shoot,don't talk" Tuco BenedictoPacifico Juan Maria Ramirez)
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To: Paleo Conservative
I don't know myself. Re-read it three times and I'm still confused.......
12 posted on 10/05/2003 3:30:23 PM PDT by festus
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
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13 posted on 10/05/2003 3:31:39 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Please become a monthly donor!!! Just $3 a month--you won't miss it, and will feel proud!)
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BTW, did you know that the founder of this site is in a wheelchair....

It's not a wheelchair..... it's a chariot from heavan.

14 posted on 10/05/2003 3:40:00 PM PDT by AAABEST (http://www.floridasoundoff.com)
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To: AAABEST
We need to buy Jim one of those stairclimbing chairs.

Don't know how much the cost, but I'm in for a grand.

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15 posted on 10/05/2003 3:50:07 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Please become a monthly donor!!! Just $3 a month--you won't miss it, and will feel proud!)
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To: MonroeDNA
Would it be inappropriate to start a vanity for this?

After the fundraiser, I don't see why not. Maybe have a simple web page set up with info, credit card functionality etc. set up first?

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16 posted on 10/05/2003 3:59:17 PM PDT by AAABEST (http://www.floridasoundoff.com)
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To: bwteim
Dueling Ford F-150's

Did any do barrel rolls?

17 posted on 10/05/2003 4:05:28 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: Paleo Conservative
Whose side are we supposed to be on?

The gene pool's.

We win.

18 posted on 10/05/2003 4:17:31 PM PDT by TomB
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To: AAABEST
You up for it? Gonna need some help.
19 posted on 10/05/2003 4:26:01 PM PDT by MonroeDNA (Please become a monthly donor!!! Just $3 a month--you won't miss it, and will feel proud!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I wonder if they had green cards? </sarcasm>
20 posted on 10/05/2003 4:30:42 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Drug prohibition laws help fund terrorism.)
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