DARWINAWARDCANDIDATES
1.InSeptemberinDetroit,a41-year-oldmangotstuckanddrownedintwofeetofwateraftersqueezingheadfirstthroughan18-inch-widesewergratetoretrievehiscarkeys.
2.InOctober,a49-year-oldSanFranciscostockbroker,whowasalwaystotallyfocusedwhenheran,accordingtohiswife,accidentallyjoggedoffa100-foot-highcliffonhisdailyrun.
3.Buxton,NC:Amandiedonabeachwhenan8-foot-deepholehehaddugintothesandcavedinashesatinsideit.BeachgoerssaidDanielJones,21dugtheholeforfun,orprotectionfromthewind,andhadbeensittinginabeachchairatthebottomThursdayafternoonwhenitcollapsed,buryinghimbeneath5feetofsand.Peopleonthebeach,ontheouterbanks,usedtheirhandsandshovels,tryingtoclawtheirwaytoJones,aresidentofWoodbridge,VA,butcouldnotreachhim.Ittookrescueworkersusingheavyequipmentalmostanhourtofreehimwhileabout200peoplelookedon.Joneswaspronounceddeadatahospital.
4.InFebruary,SantiagoAlvarado,24,waskilledinLompoc,CA,ashefellface-firstthroughtheceilingofbicycleshophewasburglarising.Deathwascausedwhenthelongflashlighthehadplacedinhismouth(tokeephishandsfree)rammedintothebaseofhisskullashehitthefloor.
5.AccordingtopoliceinDahlonega,GA,ROTCcadetNickBerrena,20,wasstabbedtodeathinJanuarybyfellowcadetJeffreyHoffman,23,whowastryingtoprovethataknifecouldnotpenetratetheflakvestBerrenawaswearing.
6.SylvesterBriddell,Jr,26,waskilledinFebruaryinSelbyville,Del,ashewonabetwithfriendswhosaidhewouldnotputarevolverloadedwithfourbulletsintohismouthandpullthetrigger.
7.InFebruary,accordingtopoliceinWindsor,Ontario,DanielKolta,27,andRandyTaylor,33,diedinahead-oncollision,thusearningatieinthegameofchickentheywereplayingwiththeirsnowmobiles.
DARWINAWARDHONOURABLEMENTIONS
1.InGuthrie,Okla,inOctober,JasonHecktriedtokillamillipedewithashotfromhis22-calibrerifle,butthebulletricochetedoffarock>neartheholeandhitpalAntonioMartinezinthehead,fracturinghisskull.
2.InElyria,Ohio,inOctober,MartynEskins,attemptingtocleanoutcobwebsinhisbasement,declinedtouseabroominfavorofapropanetorchandcausedafirethatburnedthefirstandsecondfloorsofhishouse.
3.PaulStiller,47,washospitalizedinAndoverTownship,NJ,inSeptember,andhiswifeBonniewasalsoinjured,byaquarter-stickofdynamitethatblewupintheircar.Whiledrivingaroundat2AM,theboredcouplelitthedynamiteandtriedtotossitoutthewindowtoseewhatwouldhappen,buttheyapparentlyfailedtonoticethatthewindowwasclosed.
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TACOMA,WA-KerryBingham,hadbeendrinkingwithseveralfriendswhenoneofthemsaidtheyknewapersonwhohadbungee-jumpedfromtheTacomaNarrowsBridgeinthemiddleoftraffic.Theconversationgrewmoreheatedandatleast10mentroopedalongthewalkwayofthebridgeat4:30am.Uponarrivalatthemidpointofthebridgetheydiscoveredthatnoonehadbroughtbungeerope.Bingham,whohadcontinueddrinking,volunteeredandpointedoutthatacoiloflineman'scablelaynearby.OneendofthecablewassecuredaroundBingham'slegandtheotherendwastiedtothebridge.Hisfalllasted40feetbeforethecabletighten
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