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Ultimate Road Rage

Posted by samzenpus on from the clouded-judgement dept.

After a minor traffic incident, Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, rammed her car into another vehicle and spun her tires until the sparks from her disintegrated wheels caused her car to burst in flames. She was so furious, that when rescuers tried to remove her from the car she threatened them, shut her door and died in the flames. Nicholas Willmore told an inquest that he was in his workshop when his mother alerted him to what was happening. He said, "The car's front wheels were spinning and there was loads of revving. I could see a biggish person at the wheel and there was movement in the car. Flames were coming from underneath the car and I thought the person might be trapped inside although I couldn't hear any shouting. I opened the driver's door wide. It opened easily. The person looked at me, it was a big built woman. I said 'You've got to get out of the car. It's going to burst into flames.' The person replied 'F*** off, just f*** off' and she raised her right fist towards me in a threatening manner before slamming the door shut." By the time fire fighters arrived, Serena was dead.

6 comments

  1. Everyone has a soul mate by Profane+MuthaFucka · · Score: 1

    And mine died in that fire that day.

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  2. Bit of a buzzkill by JoshuaZ · · Score: 1

    This is obviously the sort of entry where making jokes about the Darwin awards could be amusing. However, according to the linked article woman in question had a history of mental illness. That makes this more sad than funny.

    1. Re:Bit of a buzzkill by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I hear you, but all the same ... that's one less crazy person, and one less person to pass on the crazy either genetically or socially (depending on your view of the nature/nurture debate). [ashamedly posts as AC]

  3. Did she breed first? by foxylad · · Score: 1

    As long as she hadn't passed on her genes, she's got a good chance in the Darwin awards.

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    1. Re:Did she breed first? by Stavr0 · · Score: 1

      As long as she hadn't passed on her genes, she's got a good chance in the Darwin awards.

      I would think she wouldn't qualify on grounds she was having a psychotic episode at the time, and had a history of mental illness.

  4. WWCND? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    I know she was threatening and all, but c'mon... a burning car, maybe the guy should have tried to pull her out anyway. I'd rather have a heavyset woman pummel me than worry for years afterward I could have prevented her death.

    Also, its a bit immature to be joking about Darwin when, if you RTFA, you will learn that she had bipolar disorder and was clearly not understanding the danger she was in. No matter how full of rage she was, she was somebody's daughter, possibly mother, possibly wife, friend, co-worker, etc.