Semi takes wheelchair-bound man on 50 MPH ride

**Lavinco** · 06-07-2007, 10:25 AM

Just saw the local news for around here and came across this crazy shit.

Paw Paw, Michigan - A wheelchair-bound man went on the ride of his life Wednesday after visiting a gas station in Van Buren County.

Calls began pouring in to the Paw Paw post of the Michigan State Police around 4:00 p.m. The first call came in with a woman telling dispatchers, "You are not going to believe this, there is a semi- truck pushing a guy in a wheel chair on Red Arrow Highway!"

The truck was traveling westbound on Red Arrow Highway just outside the village of Paw Paw.

Authorities responded to the call on Red Arrow Highway where the man and his wheelchair were still attached to the semi-truck.

Troopers and officers found a 21-year-old man un-harmed as he sat in his wheelchair, its handles still lodged in the truck's front grill.

Investigators say the semi truck owned by RMI had pulled out of a local gas station. The young man in the wheelchair some how pulled in front of the semi-truck, causing his wheelchair handles to become stuck in the front grill of the truck.

Authorities say the semi-truck at times reached speeds of nearly 50 miles per hour for nearly four miles.

The semi driver was in disbelief as troopers told him about the man on his front grill until he saw it for himself.

Police say the 21-year-old man was un-harmed and unfazed by the incident. The young man was quoted as saying, "It was quite a ride."

One trooper said, "You could work another 90 years in Law Enforcement and never see something like this. We're just glad no one was injured in this unusual incident."

If you saw this happen, call our newsroom at (616) 559-1300.

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**x_moe** · 06-07-2007, 11:04 AM

im gona try it, seems fun

**rubix6** · 06-07-2007, 12:09 PM

geez! that is really crazy!!!

**PeteyK** · 06-07-2007, 12:25 PM

THATS THE MOST INSANE THING EVER!!!!! send it into the jay leno show and theyll show it in their crazy news thing, or maybe the david letterman show does it...either way send that in now or i will!!! my town was on one of their shows like 5 years ago b/c some1 was selling **** in happy meals @ our mcdonalds!

**Panzerfaust** · 06-07-2007, 12:56 PM

OMG!

I wonder what that poor kid was thinking? I mean he had no choice but to go for the ride being paralysed. That would be awful...

**Foskamink** · 06-07-2007, 04:16 PM

Originally Posted by muriloninja

OMG!

I wonder what that poor kid was thinking? I mean he had no choice but to go for the ride being paralysed. That would be awful...

the whole time he was thinking i am about to die im sure.

**Lavinco** · 06-07-2007, 07:08 PM

I forgot to give the link to the story.

You can listen to some of the 911 calls that came in and shit.

The driver was more shaken than the kid himself. Crazy!

http://www.wzzm13.com/news/news_arti...?storyid=76184

**skank** · 06-07-2007, 07:47 PM

Unbelievable! The ride of his life! What a fuggin rush!

**taiboxa** · 06-07-2007, 09:30 PM

Originally Posted by muriloninja

OMG!

I wonder what that poor kid was thinking? I mean he had no choice but to go for the ride being paralysed. That would be awful...

from lookin at his pic..it was probably.. either
"DerP!..."
or
"Have yew seen mah baseball?"

**cfiler** · 06-08-2007, 01:50 AM

For some reason all I could think about was this...

TIMMY!

**thetank** · 06-08-2007, 03:29 AM

one time when i was pretty young, a guy got out of his car(pretty young guy, early-mid 20's probably) and asked me if i wanted to get a ride on his car with my skateboard holding onto his spoiler..naturally i was down for the ride..but looking back on it now, the guy must have been wasted, cause he started going about 60-65 MPH...it was ****in terrifying..they had to pry my fingers from underneath the spoiler from holding on so tight..bastards.
as for this story...haha thats awesome..at least the dude had a good time.

**ebjack** · 06-08-2007, 08:53 AM

he should have had this

**ronan the barbarian** · 06-08-2007, 03:00 PM

this was on radio 1 (england) today and i pissed myself lau***ng,prob scary for him but he is still alive.
do you ever think he sat back and thought, f*ck it may as well enjoy the ride.lol

**jerseyboy** · 06-08-2007, 07:59 PM

Yeah I laughed my ass off too when I read this today. Only because the kid was ok though. Did you see the pics of the tires from his wheelchair? The tread was totally burned off. I swear I would have thought it was a movie or some kinda joke if I saw this happening.

**Lavinco** · 06-08-2007, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by jerseyboy

Yeah I laughed my ass off too when I read this today. Only because the kid was ok though. Did you see the pics of the tires from his wheelchair? The tread was totally burned off. I swear I would have thought it was a movie or some kinda joke if I saw this happening.

yeah, just listen to some of the 911 calls that were made from passerbyers. They were so damn hysterical, that you have no clue what the hell they even said.