Man holding breath in Oregon tunnel causes crash

[Jesus Malverde]

A 19-year-old man told investigators he caused a three-car crash when he fainted while holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel northwest of Portland, Oregon State Police said.

Daniel J. Calhon, of Snohomish, Washington, told investigators he fainted Sunday afternoon while holding his breath in the Highway 26 tunnel near the community of Manning, according to a news release. His car, a 1990 Toyota Camry, drifted across the centerline and crashed head-on with a Ford Explorer.

Both vehicles struck the tunnel walls before a pickup hit the Camry.

Calhon and his passenger, 19-year-old Bradley Meyring, of Edmonds, Washington, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, as did the two people in the Explorer: Thomas Hatch Jr., 67, and Candace Hatch, 61, from Astoria. All four were taken to hospitals.

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State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings said Monday he's not sure why Calhon was holding his breath, but some people hold their breaths in tunnels as part of a game or superstition.


Read More: http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Man-holding-breath-in-Oregon-tunnel-causes-crash-5505178.php

[warrior1]

1. and this is why the human species is doomed

shit like this

[customerserviceguy]

2. Just when you think they've run out of ways to do stupid

here comes another one.

[Baitball Blogger]

3. Well, that's one you won't read about in Florida.

'Cuz, there aren't any tunnels around here that I know of.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

5. There is the Kinney Tunnel in Fort Lauderdale. And they just opened up the port tunnel in Miami.

But no, this crazy news story did not happen in Florida. Proof that crazy people do exist outside the boundaries of my lovely state.....but that Florida is the only place to have the decency to admit we're nuts.

[yellowcanine]

4. My guess is he was doing more than just holding his breath - maybe a Valsalva maneuver.

We used to do this when we were kids to make our faces red. Sometimes kids would faint.

[Skidmore]

6. Humans are consumately stupid.

Just are.