Possible Darwin Award nominee

[Jazzmyn]

Here's a story about the wrong way to use your riding lawn mower.



Woman killed by riding lawnmower in Oklahoma


Posted on September 11, 2010 at 10:32 AM


FRANCIS, Okla. (AP) — An Oklahoma woman has been killed by a riding lawnmower.

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 50-year-old Connie Spence of Francis was riding the lawnmower down a city street when she hit a pothole about 10:15 p.m. Friday and was thrown off. Investigators say the six-speed, 12.5 horsepower, 38-inch mower then ran over Spence, killing her.

Troopers say they don't know why Spence was riding the mower on the street.

Francis is about 90 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.

[Frong]

Well, there is a riding mower racing championship each year and all, but I'm pretty sure that doesn't involve drivers who have no idea what they're doing racing down city streets with potholes. Yeah, I'd say this qualifies for the Darwin Awards all right, based on the fact that she got killed not just by getting thrown off, but by somehow managing to run herself over with her own damn vehicle. Now THAT'S lawn mower phail.

[NOA Imawario]

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Reminds me of the I Love Lucy episode when Lucy ended up riding their lawn mower down the Boston Post Road in Connecticut.