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Wheelchair Stuck to Semi, Man Got Ride of His Life.

By Alex in Everything Else on Jun 7, 2007 at 4:11 pm


This 21-year-old Kalamazoo, Michigan man got his wheelchair stuck to the front grill of a semi and got the ride of his life!

A 21-year-old Kalamazoo, Mich., man, unidentified by police, in this a motorized wheelchair, found himself stuck to the front grill of this semi truck and pushed eastbound on Red Arrow Highway near Paw Paw, Mich., Wednesday, June 6, 2007, for four miles (6.4 kilometers) at about 50 mph (80 kph), authorities said. The young man, reportedly unhurt, was quoted by police as saying, "It was quite a ride."

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Update 6/7/07: The man’s name is Ben Carpenter – Thanks Miss C!


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  1. Johnny Cat
    Jun 7th, 2007 at 5:22 pm

    Only in Kalamazoo.

  2. Miss Cellania
    Jun 7th, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    His name is Ben Carpenter.

  3. Michael
    Jun 7th, 2007 at 10:44 pm

    How did he get stuck?

  4. Jason
    Jun 8th, 2007 at 2:25 pm

    Yeah, how did he get stuck?

    It looks like he intentionally backed his wheelchair against the grill to get stuck.

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