Posted on 09/27/2010 8:06:13 PM PDT by Justaham
The multi-millionaire owner of the company that makes Segway motorised scooters has died in a freak accident while riding one of his vehicles. Jimi Heselden, 62, was found dead in a river after plunging 80 feet over a limestone cliff near his home. He was riding a rugged country version of the two wheeled Segway when tragedy struck.
The body of the businessman, a former miner who was estimated to be worth £166million, was found in the River Wharfe at 11.40am on Sunday by a passer-by. Police are investigating, but it is believed he lost control of the machine as he travelled along a bridleway close to his estate near Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
The narrow pathway used by walkers is littered with tree roots and is rutted and uneven for most of its length. The Segway was found in the river near his body, indicating that he was still riding the scooter when he drove over the cliff.
Segways are banned on British roads for safety reasons, but are legal on private land. Mr Heselden had bought the Segway company in a deal last December and planned to further develop the machine.
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If they can.
R.I.P. Jimi Heselden. Thanks for saving American lives.
Is it Groundhog Day?! ;-)
;-)
Yep.
Would a lot of folks on this thread feel better about the guy if he had driven a F-350 Super Duty or Harley Road King over the cliff?
My experience with "self-made" over the years indicates that they are, to put in gently, users of other people, and tend to attempt to buy a version of "everyman" kindness and compassion as they look back at the wreckage they have left.
The richest "self-made" achiever I know likes to run off the road to hit cats and ddogs while he was driving, and laugh about it. But, he is a prominent church goer, and big republican contributer. Oddly, he drives a big crew cab Ford...
Indeed.
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