Pantless Guy Goes Berserk Then “Drops Dead”

This is the strangest story.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/06092008/news/regionalnews/
wild_in_th_streetsman_drops_dead_after_c_114716.htm

June 9, 2008 --

A motorist collapsed and died yesterday after he abandoned his SUV, went berserk on a Brooklyn street and tried to carjack other drivers, police said.

Ricky Wright, 41, of Allentown, Pa., died after running wildly along Atlantic Avenue in Crown Heights with no pants or shoes on while trying to get into cars that were stopped at a traffic light shortly after 6 a.m., authorities said.

An unconscious Wright was discovered several blocks away and taken to Interfaith Hospital, where he died, officials said.

No cause of death has been determined.

An autopsy is scheduled.

Authorities did not say if Wright had any medical conditions, and police found no drug paraphernalia in his SUV.

Wright's vehicle had a license plate that indicated its driver was disabled.

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.

"He was acting crazy. He tried to jump into other cars. A man on a motorcycle told me to call the police, and he went after the guy."

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.

Police officials said Wright collapsed on his own.

Wright was apparently visiting relatives who live in the area.

Distraught family members went to the scene several hours later and tried to claim Wright's vehicle, but were turned away by police.

The family members had no comment.

One only said softly, "He passed away."

Traffic along Atlantic Avenue was blocked in the eastbound lanes for several hours while investigators tried to put the pieces together.

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I bet it was PCP.

I wouldn't be surprised if it was due to mental illness or substance use (probably both).

maybe someone poisoned his pants?



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

Yup, it's hot as hell people are going crazy.
Not to provoke Kwak but crime is going to increase with the heat.

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).

Y'all catch this part?

"He was acting crazy. He tried to jump into other cars. A man on a motorcycle told me to call the police, and he went after the guy."

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.

Police officials said Wright collapsed on his own.

LOCK YO DOORS!

&

Beware Killer Cops.

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?

It's a conspiracy.

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 hidden]

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.

Humidity also greatly affects your blow and makes it all sticky an' shit.

No coke on hot days!

That's why I stick to heroine.

Mamacita wrote: That's why I stick to heroine.

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

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:

"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.

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?

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

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?

Carnivore wrote: 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...

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.?

my understanding is that cocaine overdoses and heart attacks are not mutually exclusive.

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.

fair enough.

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.

lilbangladesh wrote: [quote=daver][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.
Shit, you still rollin' in vinyl?!?!?

Sorry. Traumatic childhood memories came to the fore again.

daver wrote: [quote=lilbangladesh][quote=daver][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.
Shit, you still rollin' in vinyl?!?!?

Corinthian leather? Why Yes, Why not the best!

daver wrote: [quote=lilbangladesh][quote=daver][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.
Shit, you still rollin' in vinyl?!?!?

Corinthian leather? Why Yes, Why not the best!

Hide of the wild Naugha!

Hide of the wild Naugha!

Man, speaking of traumatic childhood memories - thanks for the video, Mamacita.

Although I will admit that Montalban ruled in Fantasy Island and Star Trek:The Wrath of Kahn".