Man hit while chasing half-full beer can across freeway (DOH!)

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[chance33_98]

Man hit while chasing half-full beer can across freeway

Police say a man was struck by a truck after he ran across the freeway chasing a partially empty beer can. ABC13 Eyewitness News (10/15/02) — A rush hour accident brought traffic to a halt on the Southwest Freeway. Around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon, a man was struck by a black Chevy truck. The driver stopped to render aid to the victim. Police say the man who was hit was running across the freeway chasing after a partially empty can of beer.

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he is listed in critical condition. No word if the driver will face any charges.

[gitmo]

This is absolutely stupid. What was he thinking? Obviously most of the beer had already spilled out as it was rolling across the highway!

[wideawake]

Why didn't you just hold muh beer alert.

[Wolfie]

It's only a matter of time...

[ko_kyi]

Shouldn't this have a tag like "I SAID HOLD MUH BEER! alert"

[Overtaxed]

Is that a can of Miller Lite?

[mhking]

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
This has come about after much badgering by you, my friends and extended family...

[The Old Hoosier]

Busch.

[mhking]

Is that a can of Miller Lite?

Naw...it looks like an Icehouse...

[The Old Hoosier]

The driver stopped to render aid to the victim.

"Hey, buddy, you OK?"

"Ugh! Jus get me muh beer, will you?"

[vetvetdoug]

a partially empty can of beer
This is not to be confused with a half full can of beer that would justify the man's actions.

[katana]

Natural selection is our friend.

[Overtaxed]

Naw...it looks like an Icehouse...

There's an ad for them!

You make the ad. We'll make the beer.

[hchutch]

Sheesh... Darwin Award candidate?

[b4its2late]

Did they at least give him a sip while we was waiting for emergency transport?

[AdA$tra]

This is not to be confused with a half full can of beer that would justify the man's actions.

It must have been his very last one. In reality it sounds like it was.

[AdA$tra]

You asked for it ping! Silly this is.

[Xenalyte]

Hometown ping!

[lsee]

AWWWWW!!! That poor little can didn't have a chance! =sniff=

[Sweet_Sunflower29]

No, no, no!

Dont you see, this is todays 'cause and effect' tutorial showing exactly what can happen if you are asked by a buddy to ' Hold Muh Beer', your attention is diverted, and you drop the beer on the ******* interstate!

:*)

[South40]

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he is listed in critical condition.

[Mr. Bird]

This just demonstrates the pessimism inherent in today's reporting. I say the beer was partially full.

[MotleyGirl70]

Check out this picture. LOL!

[Mind-numbed Robot]

No word if the driver will face any charges.

I have heard of drunk driving but what is the charge for hitting a runaway drunk??

[Monte Smith]

The pedestrian oughta be charged with drinking while intoxicated.

[ReaganIsRight]

The poster should be charged with not giving any 10-20 info in the post.

I just found a lot of old ex-FR's, was wondering why so many handles were no longer showing up on my radar.

[chance33_98]

It was in Texas, as listed in Topic, other then that I have only the info from the article as posted. But does it matter where? An innocent beer was spilled!

[FreeInWV]

Its all Busch's fault!

Now, this looks like a FR thread. Prepare for the GOP defense crew.

[Bacon Man]

Sheesh... Darwin Award candidate?

Naw he survived. He'll get an honorable mention.

[ReaganIsRight]

I don't look at the topic, went to your homepage and figured it out. I didn't want to click on the link, some of that stuff can take forever to load.

My patience is being tried as I see old common handles infrequently if at all, and the quality not up to what got me here in the first place.

I even started posting myself, something I resisted (even replies) for many moons.

[Bacon Man]

Is that a Budweiser bottle in the lower right hand corner?

[chance33_98]

I don't look at the topic, went to your homepage and figured it out.

I live in Ohio Myself. But I read newspapers from all over via my website

[ko_kyi]

Yoda? is that you?

[dfwgator]

What a waste of a perfectly good beer.

[yarddog]

My guess is Duff.

[AdA$tra]

I like the little puddle under the can. Very dramatic.

[AdA$tra]

Yoda? is that you?

You saw no Jedi [waves hand]

[fella]

"Mmmmmmmmmmmm ......... beeeeeeeeeer ......uooooooooooaaaaaaah"

[Prodigal Son]

Is the can half empty or half full? Or is it a matter of "I'm not properly drunk yet"?

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

ABC13 - Southwest Freeway - Texas - It was Houston.

[cpprfld]

Is that a can of Miller Lite?

It looks like a can of Busch beer. (go figure)

[HoustonCurmudgeon]

ANY chance it was Lee. P. ?

[xJones]

Around 4:30 Tuesday afternoon...

Extra points. Chasing a beer on a HOUSTON freeway near rush hour? (I'll take LA rush hour traffic for $200, Alec.)

[Overtaxed]

It looks like a can of Busch beer. (go figure)

Must have been an awfully good batch to go chasing it across the highway.

I only buy bottled beer

[CAPTAINSUPERMARVELMAN]

And here we all thought that Homer Simpson was just a fictitious character.

[COB1]

"ANY chance it was Lee. P. ?"

Naw!!
We would have heard about the Black Panthers shutting down Southwest Freeway until they could lynch that pick-up driver!

[MeekOneGOP]

LOL ! Truly a Hold my Beer article post !

[maxwell]

Bwahaha... Well last Saint Paddy's day I had an Irish Red somethin-or-nother that I would for DAMN sure chase across a freeway, bro... Mmmm-mm-MMM...

[antivenom]

Now just imagine that BUM had begged for money ALL day near that intersection and POOF...lost his beer and scarificed his life to save the beer...nothing like watching hard earned begged money go to waste.

[MeekOneGOP]

ROFL !!