"Strong in all three, the stupid is."
Posted on 01/22/2019 7:29:56 AM PST by simpson96
WEST PALM BEACH, FL (Gray News) – The Super Blood Wolf Moon was cool to look at, but looking at it while lying in a road landed a Florida man and woman in the hospital Sunday night.
The unidentified pair were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to The Palm Beach Post. Police described them as 24 years old and said they were alert and talking with officers at the hospital.
An officer patrolling the Apoxee Wilderness trail at about 11:30 Sunday night ran over the two people with his 2018 Ford Explorer. That officer has reportedly been placed on leave.
The park was closed for the day and police said the only way in was through a locked gate.
Police believe they were in the area because it was dark and they’d get a better view of the lunar eclipse. Authorities said they had a camera, which reinforces their theory about why they were in the closed park so late.
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Stupid should hurt - it is how life teaches us to not be stupid.
I bet they both vote for DemonRATS.
Florida man again?
Maybe we should rename the the “Darwin Award” to the “Florida Man Award?”
During 2 blood moons including the recent one crazy craziness has gone on around me.
The next one i’m locking myself in the basement for 24 hours...
I feel sorry for the officer. He’s probably going to spend years second guessing his actions that evening.
I was also someplace dark for the eclipse. The difference is that I did not choose to lie down on a road in the dark, ignoring the significant potential for injury. I have common sense.
It seems like you might see the headlights coming.
I’d like to know if this ‘trail’ was a paved path or dirt path.
“Said they were alert”
Not if they got run over in a closed park.
“Said they were alert”
Not if they got run over in a closed park.
Their viewing was eclipsed when they learned where the rubber met the road
If you’re going to be stupid, you better be tough.
You mean they’re not mutually inclusive?
This couple sound like Darwin Award candidates, but beyond this, the description is a bit odd. The trail was closed and behind a locked gate and the officer was patrolling at 11:30pm on a Sunday night. Maybe more to the story?
Human speed bumps - sounds like a good vocation for South Florida Dems.
They were lucky that a big ol’ gator didn’t find them first.
There does seem to be a trend with stupid people in Florida.
The woman sitting in the officer’s lap facing toward him probably blocked his view.
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