YOU WON’T BELIEVE THIS ONE

Man in wheelchair takes ride on semi’s grill

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PAW PAW — A young man has quite the story to tell after his wheelchair got lodged in the grill of a semi truck, which dragged the chair and the man inside for five miles down a road.

Muscular dystrophy forced Ben Carpenter, 22, of Alamo into a wheelchair eight years ago. He was on one of his twice-weekly outings, this time in Paw Paw around 4 p.m. Wednesday. As he crossed Red Arrow Highway in front of a semi truck, he didn’t make the traffic light. The truck driver apparently didn’t see Carpenter and a collision occurred, causing the wheelchair’s handles to become lodged in the truck’s grill.

Carpenter remembers the sound. “Kind of like train cars coming together, something like that,” he told 24 Hour News 8. Unable to hear Carpenter’s cries for help over the hum of the diesel engine, the truck driver continued down Red Arrow Highway at speeds of approximately 50 mph.

“It was fast, I know that. Faster than this chair was made to go,” Carpenter said.”One trooper on the scene said, “You could work another 90 years in law enforcement and never see something like this.”

Everybody said they are just glad no one was injured. Authorities say no charges will be filed.

Source: WOODTV.com & WOOD TV8 – Grand Rapids news, weather, sports and video – Man in wheelchair takes ride on semi’s grill

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Published:
04.16.11 0:10
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