Warning: Life is too short.

[MacUser]

Watch the man on the left walking, crossing the road where there is no car .
It is so definite that the coast is clear, and safe to cross.



Any person would see it is safe. Take nothing for granted, not even for a split second! Be grateful for every living minute.

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[pastorables]

Chris,

Is this for real?

The man doesn't seem to react naturally. I realize that everything happened at such an unexpected quickness, but he doesn't try to run, dodge, throw up his hands, or anything in the way that one might expect?

Nonetheless, your point is well taken.

pa

[DeWayneTN]

If it is real, you might should put something in the header like GRAPHIC VIDEO.

[DaJudge]

It's real. I've seen it before. It's just an awful thing. When it's your time to go, there's no stopping it.

[TW]

I saw this last week, and the accompanying article said that the man had no major (life threatening) injuries. It seem that the rather large "dent" in the side of the car is what hit him. Because the dent was so large when the car rolled over him he was not crushed underneath.


TW

[MacUser]

PA,
The guy does appear to see it and raise his arms and attempt to react by beginning to run. But you have to realize that this is happening all so fast that you have mili seconds to respond after being aware.

I don't know if her survived or not.. but that's not the gist of this.. just you never know when it's your time. I doubt many could survive an impact such as this.

[pastorables]

PA,
The guy does appear to see it and raise his arms and attempt to react by beginning to run. But you have to realize that this is happening all so fast that you have mili seconds to respond after being aware.

IMHO, I don't see it that way. It seems to me at the point of squealing tires, he had more reaction time. He doesn't even seem to look until the car is right on him. That's just my take on it.

Can anyone supply a reference article for this event?

Thanks,
pa

[MacUser]

I can screen capture some closeups.. but they are to pixel blurry to enlarge and also you need the full motion sequence to see his arms raise and begin to run.. before BAM..

[Mole_J]

He tries to run to get out of the way. Check out the video here:

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1558/car_accident/

[Alan]

It is true, and here it is at Snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/pedestrian.asp

[Mike Vande]

We never really know when the Lord will say "that's all, kid, come home." Thzt's why it's important to be prepared...

[MacUser]

IMHO, I don't see it that way. It seems to me at the point of squealing tires, he had more reaction time.
pa

People/Intersection Involved:
Edwin C. Moses Boulevard in Dayton, Ohio.
Betty J. Hayslip, 75, of New Lebanon, driving a PT
Cruiser, ran a red light and struck a Subaru driven by Albertina L. Walker, 41, of Dayton. The collision caused the Subaru to roll over one and a half times; it came to rest upside-down and in the process crashed into pedestrian Scott Tegtmeyer, 42, of Dayton.

Pedestrian Victim Info
Tegtmeyer, who was crossing the street in the same direction as the PT Cruiser and had just reached the curb on the opposite side, can be seen in the video breaking into a desperate run as the collided vehicles bear down on him. He could not react quickly enough, however, and the Subaru rolled atop of him, dragging him several feet across the intersection. Although medics who found Tegtmeyer's bloodied body amidst a sea of broken glass initially pronounced him dead at the scene, he began breathing while in transit with paramedics and was fully resuscitated by doctors.

Curious - I found this last sentence in Snopes code. Not displayed on html page:

As of 2 June 2004, Tegtmeyer was reported as being in serious condition at Miami Valley Hospital.


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[Pastor Bill]

PA,
The guy does appear to see it and raise his arms and attempt to react by beginning to run. But you have to realize that this is happening all so fast that you have mili seconds to respond after being aware.

IMHO, I don't see it that way. It seems to me at the point of squealing tires, he had more reaction time. He doesn't even seem to look until the car is right on him. That's just my take on it.

Can anyone supply a reference article for this event?

Thanks,
pa

There is not always squealing tires, We had an accident in front of the church last year where all you heard is the hit, I was standing outside, but not looking that direction, I turned in time to see one car take out a couple signs and come to rest in my ditch, and didn't even see the other one (it was by then behind my house) till I had run over to check on people.

Luckily there were no pedestrians around, but this one reminds me of that, and he easily could have had no warning but the crunch of the car milliseconds before he was hit.

[EagerBeaver]

I second DeWayne...might want to put some sort of Drudge-like GRAPHIC warning up there. Some people might not want to see that.

[Brenda]

There is not always squealing tires

True.
Where we use to live it was about 3 houses off of a main street where there was a traffic light. Our street was known as a half mile marker so there was a traffic light at the end of it.
Every once in a while we'd be sitting, eating dinner and hear a big bang. Jump up and look out the window and all you'd see was black smoke coming from their engine.
Look like someone wasn't paying attention to the person in front of them or riding too close to their bumper when they stopped for the light.