On Tue, 04 Apr 2006 05:36:48 -0700, Scott en Aztlán
> wrote:

>Add another little white cross to the median on I-8.
>
>A Teenaged driver fell asleep at the wheel, killing herself and her
>teenaged passenger. The amazing part is how this chick managed to
>collide head-on with another vehicle. That stretch of I-8 is utterly
>desolate, especially at 2 AM, and the median is very wide and full of
>cacti, mesquite/palo verde trees, and other assorted desert scrub -
>she must have REALLY been hauling to plow through all of that and
>emerge onto the westbound lanes of I-8. Even then, the chances of
>actually encountering another vehicle and colliding with it are pretty
>astronomical. Here is a picture of the area:
>
>http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...01999,0.006781
>
>This is what I-8 JEO Gila Bend looks like in the middle of the day.
>You can imagine what it's like at 2 AM.

Man, that reminds me of the Dan Ryan during rush hour...

>Sitting back now and waiting for the ****ed-off relatives to show
>up...

Won't be long now...

>Jones and Watson were thrown from the vehicle. They were not wearing
>their seat belts, according to the DPS.

Darwin at his best...

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Dave