Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Dumbassery from Iowa

No, really??????

Man jumps from car, is seriously injured
A young woman is comforted at the scene of an incident Tuesday that left Charlie Kropf, 20, in critical condition at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa. (Globe Gazette photo by Arian Schuessler)
MASON CITY — A Mason City man was in critical condition Tuesday evening at Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa after he jumped out of a car and was struck by another vehicle at 1:22 p.m. Tuesday.

Charlie Kropf, 20, jumped from the rear passenger seat of a vehicle driven by Shirley Kropf, 71, Mason City, according to a Mason City Police Department press release.

He was struck by a vehicle driven by Stacey Lester, 33, Clear Lake.

Lester was eastbound in the 3700 block of 12th Street Northwest. Kropf was traveling westbound.

The accident remains under investigation by the Mason City Police Department.



OK, now really. REALLY! What did that guy think he was doing? How could anyone in their right mind jump out of the back seat of a car into the path of oncoming traffic.

Darwin Award nominee.


ETA: This guy has since died. It's too bad that, at 20, he had to choose such a dumbass thing to do.

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