Man Killed Driving Backward to Find Hat
<i> Associated Press</i>
SLIDELL, La. — A man who opened his car door and sped backward to look for his hat fell out onto his head and died.
Jason Jinks, 20, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., died of his injuries on Wednesday, three days after the accident.
Jinks was driving when his hat flew out the window. A 14-year-old boy who was in the back seat told sheriff’s deputies that Jinks stopped, put the car in reverse and backed up at 25 to 30 mph in the dark with the door open. He fell out after he hit the brakes.
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