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Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 1:26 pm
by skub
Guy tried to drive his car off a parking garage in Houston this morning. When he wasn't able to get the car past the cables, he jumped.
Houston Chronicle article -
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/met ... 11308.html
My daughter works down there, and was one of the "onlookers" mentioned in the article that notified the police. I think she saw him try to drive the car off. Fortunately, she left before he jumped...
Here's a link for video (after the fact) -
http://www.chron.com/video/?129177261001
Hate to think how bad it would have been if he had succeeded with the car...
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:49 pm
by RHenriksen
Ban parking garages.
If it saves just one life, it'll be worth it...
Seriously, my condolences to those nearby that had to witness that.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 11:17 pm
by mctowalot
Poor guy, first he goes through whatever led him to kill himself, then he works up the nerve to do it and his car gets stuck.
I was listening to everything play out on the police radio. A taxi inspector was checking a cab on the street directly below when the car crashed through the "wall" of the garage. After he crawled out of the car, the gentleman stood on the edge of the garage long enough for HPD to clear the street below. He jumped less than 5 minutes after exiting his vehicle.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:21 pm
by surprise_i'm_armed
This thread's "Subject" makes me think of this one:
Q. Did you know that when a parachute doesn't open,
it's not the fall that kills the jumper?
A. What kills him is that sudden stop at the end. :-)
SIA
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sat Jul 17, 2010 11:26 pm
by mctowalot
Q. When a bug hits your windshield, what's the last thing to go through its mind?
A. It's butt.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:18 am
by Zoomie
On skydiving....
When the people looks like ants, its time to pull
When the ants look like people its time to pray.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 11:17 am
by USA1
skub wrote:
My daughter works down there, and was one of the "onlookers"
My daughter also works there and took pictures of the car hanging half way out of the parking garage.
She also saw the man on the ground.
There have been two other suicides at that same building in the past couple of years.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 2:47 pm
by tacticool
USA1 wrote:skub wrote:
My daughter works down there, and was one of the "onlookers"
My daughter also works there and took pictures of the car hanging half way out of the parking garage.
She also saw the man on the ground.
There have been two other suicides at that same building in the past couple of years.
Maybe we should be more worried about parking garages than range rental firearms to prevent suicide.
Re: Death by Sudden Deceleration
Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:50 pm
by megs
Zoomie wrote:On skydiving....
When the people looks like ants, its time to pull
When the ants look like people its time to pray.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGLZqDXau98