Second Only to “Hold My Beer and Watch This”
Hassan Muhammad-Richardson, 29, was so sure he could walk over the iced-over pond at a quarry in Harrisburg, Pa., that he bet co-workers that he could. It was unclear whether any of his friends took the bet, but Muhammad-Richardson set out on the ice. “Witnesses said they called out to him and tried to get him to come back, but he wouldn’t listen,” says Pam Gay — who became involved in the case since she’s the York County Coroner: Muhammad-Richardson fell through the ice. Police are investigating, but Gay isn’t: her deputy certified the death as an accidental drowning without bothering with an autopsy. (RC/Harrisburg Patriot News) ...“He wouldn’t listen” is probably noted in a lot of accidental death reports.Original Publication Date: 15 January 2017
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
This story is in True’s book collections, in Volume 23.
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