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Two Georgia men survived a gruesome suicide attempt Friday after cutting their own arms off with a saw, reported Atlanta's Journal Constitution. The 40 and 41-year-old men managed to remove three of their four arms, cutting them about six inches about their wrists, Atlanta Police Major Lane Hagin told the Journal. The men left a suicide note with the manager of their apartment building saying they were killing themselves because they were recently diagnosed with HIV and their business had failed, according to police. The men are in stable condition at a local hospital and will undergo psychiatric tests, a...

DELEON SPRINGS -- The legless body of a pedestrian killed in a gruesome crash was thrown through the windshield into a moving car's front passenger seat, where it stayed while the teenage driver drove home to call police. Joseph Markert, 57, was trying to cross U.S. 17 near Mills Road in DeLeon Springs about midnight Friday when he was hit by a small car driven by Daniel Dradeen, 19, according to Florida Highway Patrol and EVAC reports. "It's the pedestrian's fault. He was wearing dark clothing," said Kim Miller, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman. "The poor kid was in the wrong...