# Guy hit by car **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 12, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898 "2003-07-12T03:51:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Q\_Dizzle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecae2f/32.png) [@Q\_Dizzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q_Dizzle)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898/1 "2003-07-12T03:51:41Z")
I have been reading this message board for a while now, and I was suprised to see that no one asked this question. A few days ago there was a story in the news about a guy hitting a pedestrian in Florida. Apparently the guy was hit so hard that both of his legs and an arm were severed on impact before what was left of him lodged in the windshield. Most of the buzz surrounding this story was over the fact that the driver drove home before calling 911. My question: Exactly how fast must this guy have been going to do that much damage? We’re talking three severed limbs! If speed wasn’t the main factor that caused it, then what was? Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898/2 "2003-07-12T07:20:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q Dizzle \* > \*\*I have been reading this message board for a while now, and I was suprised to see that no one asked this question. A few days ago there was a story in the news about a guy hitting a pedestrian in Florida. Apparently the guy was hit so hard that both of his legs and an arm were severed on impact before what was left of him lodged in the windshield. Most of the buzz surrounding this story was over the fact that the driver drove home before calling 911. My question: Exactly how fast must this guy have been going to do that much damage? We’re talking three severed limbs! If speed wasn’t the main factor that caused it, then what was? Thanks. \*\* Did not hear about this incident, as horrible as it is. Some factors needed: age, height, weight, medical conditions of victim before the accident, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2003, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898/3 "2003-07-12T07:28:46Z")
[Motortist hits pedestrian, drives home with body in windshield](http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/news/0708windshield.html) This occurred in Florida, and should not be confused with a similar case in Texas last year. ---
**Author:** ![county](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ce7236/32.png) [@county](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/county)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898/4 "2003-07-13T13:59:14Z")
87 miles per hour ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-hit-by-car/187898/5 "2003-07-13T14:43:09Z")
“It’s the pedestrian’s fault. He was wearing dark clothing,” Miller said. “The poor kid (Dradeen) was in the wrong place at the wrong time.” This quote interests me, especially as it’s from the spokeswoman of the Florida Highway Patrol and not a defense attorney. Was Markert just wandering across an open stretch of highway in the middle of the night? U.S. 1 has some stretches with a lot of stop lights and crosswalks.