Well, she took him for a ride, and he lost an arm... coulda been worse - he coulda lost a leg, too...
Sounds almost like a Blues song...
Me and my baby headin down the road we made a quick stop so I could dump my load when I got back my arm was in the door then she pushed the pedal clean to the floor the car lurched forward, now we wont wed cause now she wont marry me, a one-armed dead... and so on and so on....