Pantless Guy Goes Berserk Then “Drops Dead”

I bet it was PCP.

maybe someone poisoned his pants?



(I know, I know, I'm a terrible person).

Yeah but this guy wasn't just crazy- he also died soon after the incident. Probably hyperthermia associated with some stimulant drug (PCP or cocaine).

it's hardly that witness's only inconsistency, either:

Witnesses said the bizarre drama unfolded when the motorist pulled his Ford Expedition behind several cars traveling east on Atlantic Avenue near Buffalo Avenue.

Wright then got out but apparently left his SUV in the wrong gear because it rolled away and struck a car-service taxi.

"When he hit my car, he jumped out and ran away," said Gary Jean, 48, the livery driver.

perhaps more than one participant was of less than clear mental condition?

Ambient temperature and mortality from unintentional cocaine overdose.
Marzuk PM, Tardiff K, Leon AC, Hirsch CS, Portera L, Iqbal MI, Nock MK, Hartwell N.
JAMA 1998;279(22):1795-800.
Department of Psychiatry, Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY 10021, USA. [email protected]

CONTEXT: Hot weather taxes cardiovascular function and is associated with increased deaths from heart disease. Cocaine can cause hypertension, tachycardia, coronary vasospasm, arrhythmias, and increased core temperature. OBJECTIVE: To determine the association between mortality from cocaine overdose and hot weather. SETTING: New York, NY. DESIGN: Retrospective review of medical examiner cases from 1990 through 1995. SUBJECTS: All fatal unintentional cocaine overdoses from 1990 through 1992 (n = 1382) and all hyperthermia deaths of cocaine users (n = 10) were used to identify a maximum daily temperature threshold above which mortality from cocaine intoxication increased. The study population consisted of all fatal unintentional cocaine overdoses from 1993 through 1995 (n = 2008) and 4 contemporaneous comparison groups that included fatal unintentional opiate overdoses (n = 793), all other fatal unintentional overdoses (n = 85), and a subset of homicides (n = 4638) and fatalities from motor vehicle crashes (n = 815). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The number of overdose deaths and the proportion of homicides and traffic fatalities with a positive cocaine toxicology test result on days with a maximum temperature above or below the temperature threshold. RESULTS: A threshold temperature of 31.1 degrees C (88 degrees F) was identified, above which the mean daily number of fatal cocaine overdoses increased steadily. On days with a maximum daily temperature of 31.1 degrees C (88 degrees F) or higher ("hot days"), the mean daily number of cocaine overdose deaths was 2.34 (SD = 1.68), which was 33% higher than the mean on days with a maximum temperature of less than 31.1 degrees C (88 degrees F) (mean = 1.76 [SD=1.37] (P<.001). In contrast, the mean number of opiate overdose deaths per day was 0.81 (SD = 0.94) on hot days and 0.71 (SD = 0.86) on other days (P=.28). For other drug overdose deaths, the mean number of deaths per day was 0.08 (SD = 0.28) on hot days and 0.08 (SD = 0.28) on other days (P=.69). Among homicides, the proportion with a positive cocaine toxicology test result was 18.9% on hot days and 19.5% on other days (P=.69), and among traffic fatalities, the proportions with positive cocaine toxicology test results were 9.5% on hot days and 10.3% on other days (P=.91). CONCLUSIONS: High ambient temperature is associated with a significant increase in mortality from cocaine overdose. Based on our comparison groups, the increase is not explained by changes in cocaine use among the general population. Although cocaine use is dangerous on all days, it appears to be even more dangerous on hot days.

Whatchuwant wrote: [quote=Mamacita]That's why I stick to heroine.

So obvious you don't do that drug, cause you'd know how to spell it.


I agree. It's not heroin that she's on.

Somebody call her pharmacist.:shock:

Anonymous wrote: "Jean initially said the man on the motorcycle, later identified as Rodney Glover, a retired police detective, tackled the motorist. But, after talking with cops, Jean later changed his story, saying Glover never touched the guy."

The cops taught Jean the finer points of testilying.

DING DING DING!

And the Post knows better than to put it down in black and white, so they just report the facts, ma'am. Right?

ParadeRest wrote: Actually...it seems like he was having a heart attack at the time of the incident.

And the no pants/no shoes thing?

ParadeRest wrote: Actually...it seems like he was having a heart attack at the time of the incident.

Do you know if the autopsy mentioned in the article will be a forensic autopsy by the M.E.?

They are not mutually exclusive but they can and do occur seperately.

As for the clothes thing...It's getting a little blown out of proportion.

daver wrote: [quote=Carnivore]And the no pants/no shoes thing?

It was fucking hot out that day? Ain't nobody can see if you are wearing pants or not when you rollin' in yo SUV...

Ummm... why? Those car seats can BURN and stick. It's uncomfortable to wear shorts in a car on a hot day. I can't imagine doing it bare-assed.

Sorry. Traumatic childhood memories came to the fore again.

Hide of the wild Naugha!