Man chokes to death trying to hide bag of pot in mouth | Houston Chronicle

[Ediacara]

Nov. 19, 2003, 3:14PM

Man chokes to death trying to hide bag of pot in mouth
Associated Press


FORT WORTH -- A man changing a flat tire choked to death on a bag of marijuana he stuffed down his throat in an apparent attempt to hide it from police who stopped to help him early today.

Cpl. Frank Lott of the Corinth Police Department said officers had no idea Nickolas Sandoval, 24, of Ponder, had drugs when they spotted him on Interstate 35E in Corinth, about 45 miles northeast of Fort Worth.

"Officers went from 'Oh, hey, here is someone with a flat tire' to 'Hey, this guy is choking,'" Lott told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for its online edition today.

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[Richardo]

1. Why do you think they call it dope?

:shrug: Idiot.

[wtmusic]

2. Potential Darwin Award Nominee

[kixot]

3. This is sad.

I mean, this man was afraid for his freedom and risked and lost his life over a bag of friggin' pot! When will our priorities in this country every wake up?

[HEyHEY]

4. Too bad, I feel for the guy

WHat a terrible way to go.

[DS1]

5. so, you can die from weed over consumption after all

:dumbass:

[Rowdyboy]

6. I almost did that one night 30 years ago...

had 1/8th bag in my mouth with cops at both windows. I managed to answer their questions in a muffled voice -sounded like I had a serious speech defect. Thank God I didn't try it-it certainly crossed my mind (I was REALLY stupid at 18).