-- AMERICAN FORK, Utah -- A 42-year-old paraglider fatally shot himself in midflight after a domestic dispute, authorities said Thursday.A cautionary tale that comes to mind, is the teenager who blew off his jaw and half his face with a Winchester pumpgun. Yeah... he thought he had problems before he almost killed himself.
Witnesses reported that a "loud pop" was heard shortly before the motorized glider crashed, the Utah County Sheriff's Office said on its Web site.
While the death appeared to be a suicide, that determination must be made by the medical examiner, said sheriff's Lt. Dennis Harris.
The teen survived the horrible mutilation, long enough anyway, to try bringing suit against the heavy metal band he claims was responsible for influencing his actions.
Now, I'm sure all the leftbots are grumbling about those horrible, evil guns... but up at the gun club, we called stuff like this, "the jerk on the trigger."
I'm sure there's a lesson in there somewhere.
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UPDATE: You thoughtless, unimaginative bastard
I'm getting a sense of why this guy decided to trip the light fantastic.
A passenger in an SUV is in serious condition in hospital after a man jumped onto highway traffic from a Mississauga overpass during rush hour yesterday and landed on the vehicle.
Sgt. Cam Woolley said the man landed on the hood of the vehicle and then smashed into the windshield, severely injuring the passenger.