Sunday, July 11, 2010

Naked man hospitalized after drinking game leads to prosthetic leg being set on fire

A 47-year-old Dona Ana County man is in a Texas burn centre after a drinking game left him nude on the side of the highway with his prosthetic leg in flames. Sheriff's deputies learned that the victim and friends were drinking and had made a bet that whoever drank the least would be set on fire.

The victim told investigators that since he drank only six beers, the least amount, he agreed to let his friends set him on fire. The victim, who has a prosthetic left leg made of plastic, said his friends set his leg on fire, which spread to his buttocks and lower back area, causing severe burns.

Not being able to stand the pain, the victim disrobed. His friends then decided to take him to the hospital but became "nervous and dropped the victim off" on U.S. 70. Witnesses reported seeing an individual walking on a U.S. 70 bridge with his leg on fire. Another witness reported that the victim was naked, while other witnesses reported that the victim was struck by two cars and even attempted to jump into passing vehicles as well into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.

When questioned by deputies if he had asked his friends to stop at any point in time while setting him on fire, he stated "no, he lost the bet" and therefore did not attempt to stop them. The man was taken from MountainView Regional Hospital to a Texas burn treatment centre.

4 comments:

L said...

I hope his dumbass friends get charged with attempted murder.  I don't care if you're drunk; if you're in your 40s, you should know better than to set someone on fire!

cath said...

Worst "friends" ever.

Anonymous said...

Only in Texas

Barbwire said...

Does he belong to the congregation of the gullible?