Most horrifying story of the day: Man killed on I-880 held onto back of truck for 20 miles

[Shakespeare]

Do we have a smilie for "horrified and grossed out beyond words?" :scared:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/12/BAVMSP3JN.DTL

The man found dead after being hit on Interstate 880 in Hayward was identified today as a hitchhiker who secretly clung to the back of a truck for 20 miles before losing his grip, falling to the freeway and being struck by numerous cars, authorities said.

Motorists initially reported a dead animal on the freeway shortly before 6 a.m. Thursday. But as dawn broke, other callers realized that a person had been hit.

Connolly's remains were strewn across five lanes and 1,000 feet of highway, and the CHP reported receiving about 80 phone calls from witnesses or drivers reporting hair or blood on their cars.

"It looked like something that comes out of a horror movie," Davis said.

[ThomCat]

1. Damn. How are they going to identify him?

Can you imagine what his family will be going through, wondering where he is and what happened to him? :cry:

[Shakespeare]

2. They've already identified him.

No idea how, though...

[ThomCat]

3. Doh! His name is in the article, so of course they have.

:dunce:

I really don't want to think about this. What a horrible way to go. :(

[Xipe Totec]

4. TMI

:puke: