Darwin: Police: Woman steals beer, is run over by getaway vehicle

[trumad]

A woman who stole beer from a Titusville convenience store thought she would make a clean escape this morning – but that was before her getaway vehicle ran over her, police said.

Titusville Police responded to the 7-Eleven at 1500 Garden Street about 1:25 a.m. in response to a call about a woman who had been hit by a truck.

There, they found an injured woman who had been run over. They learned that the accident had happened as the woman tried to get into the truck after stealing beer from the store and the driver began to pull away. The woman then fell from the passenger door of the truck and was run over by the right rear tire, police said.

A rescue crew transported her to Holmes Regional Medical Center, where she was last said to be in stable condition. Police have not revealed her name.

Leonard Lazerte, who was behind the wheel of the truck, has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident with injuries, according to police.

Snarf---Dude left her....

[struggle4progress]

1. Does anybody here have any good ideas about how to keep this from happening?

[Incitatus]

8. Yeah, next time don't toss in the beer before you are in the vehicle.

[struggle4progress]

11. This is why I read DU: I really just didn't have a clue how to prevent this all-too-common problem

[KamaAina]

2. Sorry, no Darwin

she is still alive and does not appear to have removed herself from the gene pool.

Nice try, though.

[trumad]

3. I didnt think you had to die?

[KamaAina]

6. But you do have to remove yourself from the gene pool

for instance, a guy who shoots his nuts off.

[Iggo]

9. And you have to remove yourself from the gene pool before reproducing.

'Cause otherwise, what's the point really.

[BlueIris]

10. Honorable Mention.

IIR, the Darwin Awards have a category for "close but no cigar" kinds of attempts.

[madinmaryland]

4. Was the beer un-harmed??

:beer:

[OriginalGeek]

5. HA! I've been to that 7-11

half dead beer thieves would not be a surprise there.

[kayakjohnny]

7. Well he certainly looks like an upstanding citizen. I'm sure this can all be explained

as an unfortunate misunderstanding.

Just look at the guy, he's right in the middle of his explaining of the unfortunate misunderstanding.

My take: This whole thing blows over in a few days.