Sugar, Spice, and Death

#707 Drive Like A Drunk, Stung By A Bee | December 23, 2000 | Rockford, IL
Donald’s life has been crumbling to pieces since his wife kicked him out due to him being an alcoholic. Since then, he’s been living in an RV.
* Roger Green, Physiatrist:  “More than 6% of the United States are alcoholics. 75% of these people make a full recovery. Most of the others that don’t either die from alcohol-related causes or move to a poor environment.”
Today, he’s out to get some groceries. But when he arrives, somebody steals his parking spot. In a drunken rage, he ends up fighting the guy and ends up getting thrown in a nearby ditch. Unfortunately for him, he ends up disturbing a bee’s nest. He dies to anaphylactic shock.
* David Svoboda, EMT: “This man had a severe allergic reaction to the bee stings. Due to the continued swatting, the bees got more aggressive and the man died within a few minutes from anaphylactic shock.”
#462 Hate Ball | June 27, 2006 | Westover, WV
Jon is a locally known pool player. While known for his ability to win pool games a lot for money, he is known for being obnoxious during his game, and his anger when he loses.
* Anna Gutierrez, Psychology Professor: Most competitive people get angry when they lose. Furthermore, people who have money on the line may become this because of the prize, and in some cases, it can even go to a point of rage.
Today, Jon is welcomed to a local pool championship with the prize of 400 dollars. He plays against Lawrence, a famous pool player from Pittsburgh. They start the game, and it looks like Jon has some tough competition. Why not add some insults to his opponent? “Trust me, you’re lucky you made that shot. You’ll come out here crying.” Minutes later, it’s going rough. At the last second, Lawrence makes a lucky shot and wins the game. Jon is enraged. He throws a ball on the ground, and walks to the front door. Just before reaching the door, he trips on the ball, and falls to the floor. The force of the fall makes a hunting rifle with a bayonet, that was stored on a wall decoration, fall on Jon. Jon is impaled by the bayonet, and dies.
* Dr. Michael Kurtz, Sports Medicine & Family Practice: “The bayonet that impaled him was so big that it cut through almost every vein in his heart. In order to function, you need a heart, but because the bayonet basically sliced the heart, his body could no longer function, and he ended up dead.”
#192 Freeze-y Does It | January 7, 2007 | Ruidoso, NM
Vincent is an escaped convict from Albuquerque. No one knows about it. He’s built up a good reputation within the town. His life might finally turn around.
* Officer Tyler McCarthy, Police Officer; “Rarely do prisoners who were released actually turn their life around. This man is lucky to get a chance. Most jobs don’t accept anyone with a criminal record.”
Or will it? He made a drug deal with someone from Albuquerque. He was back to his filthy ways, and no one knew about it. He met the dealer at a park. When they exchanged the goods, police officers spotted them and started chasing them. Vincent ran on a frozen lake, but it gave in. Vincent hit his head on the ice as he fell, became unconscious, and drowned.
* Dr. Boyd Flinders, Surgeon: “When his head hit the ice, he was knocked out instantly. He fell into the ice cold water. Now if he died from hitting his head, he would have had it easy. He was only knocked out, and inhaled so much water that he died within minutes.”