Posted on 12/01/2004 1:25:13 PM PST by 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.
Ping :)
Guy says "Hey HO, how much?"
Not realizing it's his girlfriend.
I hope he took his watch off before things went wrong!
; < )
Darlin', am I the only one who saw this story and thought of the traffic-stop scene from "National Lampoon's Vacation"? It certainly looks like it. I'm shocked.
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