Man Drives Home with Headless Friend
Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:46 AM ET
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia man who drove home with a friend's headless body after a truck accident then went to bed while the remains dangled out the window faces charges including vehicular homicide and drunk driving, police said on Monday.
John Hutcherson, covered in blood and visibly inebriated, was arrested in bed on Sunday morning after a local resident out on a stroll observed a headless, bloody body hanging out of the 21-year-old man's truck, Cobb County police said.
Hutcherson was due to make an initial court appearance on Monday.
Police said that Hutcherson and his friend, identified as Francis Brohm, 23, were returning from a bar outside Atlanta early Sunday morning when their black 1992 Chevrolet Z-71 pickup hit a curb near a telephone pole.
Brohm, partially outside the window at the time, was decapitated by a guide wire on the telephone pole, according to police, who recovered his head at the crash site. "Alcohol is believed to be a contributing factor," police said.
posted on August 30, 2004 06:03:34 PM new
Just saw a photo if the pickup truck they were in. The passenger side of the truck showed no damage, the side mirror was still in place.
Guess the rider was leaning half way out the window when his buddy drove too close to the guy wire.
posted on August 30, 2004 11:27:06 PM new
Twelve, I can truthfully admit to being wiped on 3 occasions in my life, and I still remember each one like it was yesterday.
In none of those times did I feel the urge to crawl half way out the window to make a deposit.
posted on August 31, 2004 06:30:40 AM new
LOL you have been lucky... when I was in high school, we had a 20 mile drive to get home after the club closed... was a leaner on more than one occasion...
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
