|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,415
Campfire Tracker
|
OP
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,415 |
A real wtf story. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/loca...rash-in-western-mass-police-say/3360681/Bear dragged man's body from car after fatal crash in western Mass., police say State police said when they arrived, a bear was observed in the woods in the vicinity of the scene By Marc Fortier • Published May 6, 2024 Police say a man was killed in a car crash in western Massachusetts on Sunday, and his body was found a short distance away after being dragged from the vehicle by a bear. State police said they received a call around 11:30 a.m. Sunday from a passing trucker on Route 91 south in Hatfield who had just seen a partially obscured vehicle in the woods on the side of the road. Responding troopers found a heavily damaged 2016 Honda Civic in the woods amid several trees. A man's body was found outside the car, and a bear was observed in the woods in the vicinity of the scene. Evidence shows the bear had at some point made contact with the body. The driver has been identified as 31-year-old Daniel Ducharme, of South Hadley, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said on Monday afternoon. Preliminary investigation showed that at some point several hours prior to 11 a.m., the Honda was driving south on Route 91 when for reasons still under investigation, Ducharme lost control of the car, struck the guardrail multiple times and went off the roadway to the right. The car then traveled down an embankment, entered the woods and struck several trees. State police said evidence and observations at the scene suggest that Ducharme likely died as a result of the crash and was either fully or partially ejected from the car and later dragged from the vehicle by the bear. The bear left the area while first responders were at the scene. Hatfield, a town with about 3,300 residents in Hampshire County, about five miles northeast of Northampton. The investigation into Sunday's crash is ongoing by state police assigned to the district attorney's office.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 18,055 Likes: 20
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 18,055 Likes: 20 |
State police said evidence and observations at the scene suggest that Ducharme likely died as a result of the crash and was either fully or partially ejected from the car and later dragged from the vehicle by the bear. The bear left the area while first responders were at the scene. Fresh roadkill was on the menu and the bear was tired of waiting on berries to ripen.
"To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
We are all Rhodesians now.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,342 Likes: 3
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 8,342 Likes: 3 |
"Life is tough, even tougher if your stupid"
John Wayne
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 11,054 Likes: 7
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Oct 2021
Posts: 11,054 Likes: 7 |
Well sonofabitch and I’ll bet they wrote the poor guy up for leaving the scene of the accident.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,511 Likes: 30
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,511 Likes: 30 |
State police said evidence and observations at the scene suggest that Ducharme likely died as a result of the crash and was either fully or partially ejected from the car and later dragged from the vehicle by the bear. The bear left the area while first responders were at the scene. Fresh roadkill was on the menu and the bear was tired of waiting on berries to ripen. LOL. “Smarter than the average bear” 😬
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 59,302 Likes: 49
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 59,302 Likes: 49 |
What?
Hillbillies are the only ones allowed road kill?
Paul
"I'd rather see a sermon than hear a sermon".... D.A.D.
Trump Won!, Sandmann Won!, Rittenhouse Won!, Suck it Liberal Fuuktards.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
|
|
1 member likes this:
JeffyD |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7 |
Simeone has a problem with that? As long as he's alrready dead.
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 278
Campfire Member
|
|
Campfire Member
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 278 |
Its being reported that Enviermental Police put the bear down.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Jun 2001
Posts: 32,221 Likes: 7 |
Well, they start eating deaders, soon they will be like the the Lions of Tsavo (Is that right? ) dragging people off trains and out of tents.
Where is that sarcasm emoji?
The only true cost of having a dog is its death.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,443 Likes: 6
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 4,443 Likes: 6 |
Philadelphia could use some bears to clean up the aftermath of the nightly slaughter in the streets.
"No good deed shall go unpunished!"
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 37,961 Likes: 8
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2002
Posts: 37,961 Likes: 8 |
Its being reported that Enviermental Police put the bear down. Smart move, and it’s not like there’s a shortage of bears up that neck of the woods.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 45,500 Likes: 28
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 45,500 Likes: 28 |
No mention of the seat belt being buckled behind the driver and not being worn?
Maybe a good reason to not wear a belt? I mean, hitting the guard rail multiple times, then going down and embankment, and being strapped in and alive when B'r Bear comes to munch on you might be worse than being thrown out the car and being dead when getting munched on, right?
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,511 Likes: 30
Campfire Kahuna
|
|
Campfire Kahuna
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 69,511 Likes: 30 |
No mention of the seat belt being buckled behind the driver and not being worn?
Maybe a good reason to not wear a belt? I mean, hitting the guard rail multiple times, then going down and embankment, and being strapped in and alive when B'r Bear comes to munch on you might be worse than being thrown out the car and being dead when getting munched on, right? Surely you jest ? Probably would have walked away from the crash had he been wearing a seatbelt. Most folks get only minors scrapes and bruises in a crash like that if wearing a seat belt. The bear found him after he died.
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 8,347 Likes: 7
Campfire Outfitter
|
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 8,347 Likes: 7 |
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,448 Likes: 8
Campfire Regular
|
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,448 Likes: 8 |
No mention of the seat belt being buckled behind the driver and not being worn?
Maybe a good reason to not wear a belt? I mean, hitting the guard rail multiple times, then going down and embankment, and being strapped in and alive when B'r Bear comes to munch on you might be worse than being thrown out the car and being dead when getting munched on, right? See how lucky you were when you went off in tha crick ….coulda been attacked by a fuggin bear afterwards 😂
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 39,411 Likes: 66
Campfire 'Bwana
|
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 39,411 Likes: 66 |
Its being reported that Enviermental Police put the bear down. Helluva punishment for "hunting over bait"
Me
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,107 Likes: 16
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 3,107 Likes: 16 |
I AM AMERICA!
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 3,801 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Dec 2019
Posts: 3,801 Likes: 2 |
Bears are drawn to the sound of a crash, just like gunshots?
Osky
A woman's heart is the hardest rock the Almighty has put on this earth and I can find no sign on it.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,855 Likes: 10
Campfire Ranger
|
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,855 Likes: 10 |
The vehicle was smoking so the bear was just trying to help by pulling the guy out of the car. 😳
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
|
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,728
Campfire Tracker
|
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,728 |
The bear probably ran into the road causing the guy to swerve.
|
|
|
|
|
647 members (10gaugemag, 160user, 10ring1, 19rabbit52, 06hunter59, 1beaver_shooter, 81 invisible),
3,289
guests, and
1,179
robots. |
|
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,631
Posts18,533,232
Members74,041
| |
Most Online11,491
Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|
