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Woman survives car crash, dies trying to retrieve her things
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:37 pm
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A young mom whose car flipped over on a Long Island highway Sunday miraculously emerged from the wreckage relatively unscathed — only to be struck and killed after she ran back to retrieve some belongings.
Brittany Leith, 25, of North Babylon had climbed out from under her vehicle after it struck the center median and flipped as she was traveling west on the Southern State Parkway near Exit 36 at about 3:54 a.m., state police said.
The single mom managed to walk to the right shoulder of the roadway with the help of other motorists who stopped to aid her.
But after getting to safety, she told the good Samaritans she needed to run back across the busy highway to retrieve her property from inside her car, according to police.
They begged her not to go, to no avail.
As Leith was making her way to her upended car in the left lane, a passing vehicle fatally struck her.
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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:39 pm to Street Hawk
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Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:39 pm to Street Hawk
Drugs in the car?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:42 pm to Street Hawk
Love me, hate me for saying this but natural selection at work. This is a tragedy that could have been avoided if the person had a clue about safety. Damn shame.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:43 pm to djangochained
Prob just wanted her iphone
Texting claims another life
Texting claims another life
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:43 pm to Street Hawk
Darwin Award finalist
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:49 pm to Street Hawk
In death there are no accidents, no coincidences, no mishaps, and no escapes.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 10:54 pm to Street Hawk
This sounds like something my dumb arse would do. 
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:01 pm to graychef
She was in shock for sure. They should have tackled her or otherwise have taken drastic action to keep her from going back out there.
When you are in shock, you do not think clearly.
When you are in shock, you do not think clearly.
This post was edited on 11/29/15 at 11:02 pm
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:03 pm to lsuwontonwrap
People making this Darwin award shite must have never dealt with people in shock. They can not think clearly. It is your job to be reasonable for them. Tackle their arse if need be to stop them from themselves. Had a fella who cut his fingers off with a skil saw... He then proceeded to wander around showing people his mangled hand. Show some respect, a child just lost a parent.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:05 pm to thejudge
Wow wow wow poor thing
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:06 pm to Street Hawk
A single mom out at 4am?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:07 pm to Champagne
quote:Do you not understand the litigious society we live in?
They should have tackled her
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:11 pm to Street Hawk
quote:Nothing good happens after Midnight.
3:54 am
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:15 pm to arcalades
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Do you not understand the litigious society we live in?
The opposite could also be true. What if the deceased's family decides to sue the Good Samaritan's for not intervening and stopping her?
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:17 pm to Street Hawk
This sounds like the opening scene from a Final Destination movie.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:29 pm to Street Hawk
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A state police car arrived on the scene a short time later — and was struck from behind by another passing vehicle.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:31 pm to The Boat
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A single mom out at 4am?
Well it's not like she's going to get herself pregnant.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:35 pm to Champagne
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When you are in shock, you do not think clearly.
This definitely, shock is a strange animal. After I was involved in a head-on collision in my vehicle at high speed (not my fault, btw) and then crossing the opposite lanes of traffic before coming to a stop, if my ankle hadn't been rolled and my shin broken, I was so amped up on adrenaline that I was looking to walk back across traffic to whup some arse. Since I couldn't walk, I had to settle on sitting on the side of the road hurling expletives. I definitely wasn't in my right mind and cold as hell, even though it was 80°.
Posted on 11/29/15 at 11:41 pm to TigerTalker16
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Love me, hate me for saying this but natural selection at work. This is a tragedy that could have been avoided if the person had a clue about safety. Damn shame.
Shock is a crazy thing. I was riding with a friend who hit her own dog on a blind curve in the middle of the night and immediately stopped the car and ran out. I had to put the car in a ditch and drag her out of the road before she got her arse killed just like her dog.
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