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Dog Falls Onto Car, Killing Driver

POSTED: 4:24 pm EST January 19, 2006
UPDATED: 4:55 pm EST January 19, 2006

LIVONIA, Mich. -- An 81-year-old man has died following a bizarre weekend accident in which a dog fell onto his car on a Michigan interstate.

Charles George Jetchick, of Livonia, was driving in a 1994 Ford Thunderbird in suburban Detroit Saturday, when, according to Michigan State Police, a large dog fell from the overpass and went through the car's windshield. Police said Jetchick was able to steer his car to safety, despite his injuries.

Jetchick and his passenger were transported to St. Mary's Hospital, where Jetchick died on Wednesday, police said. The passenger in the car suffered minor injuries, but doesn't remember anything other than the dog crashing through the window.

The dog, a 60- to 70-pound black Labrador retriever, died at the scene, after falling about 16 feet. Police believe the dog probably fell off the overpass by accident while trying to avoid a car.
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when the reaper says its time to go. Well, ITS TIME TO GO!

Its cool the old dude held it together and didn't invole anyone else in the accident.

I believe it. A dog that big would kill you for sure if it came through your windshield. As for it falling I don't know ... most overpasses in Detroit are fenced. It is not unusal however for animals to be chunked over the fences onto the overpass below by heartless scumbags.

I know of deer coming through the windshield killing people,

Near Lansing, Michigan a deer reportedly jumped off an overpass. I don't think it landed on a car. But when you've deer falling from the sky, it's time to increase the number of doe permits! Or maybe Santa lost one of his team!!

Lone Pine Beagles

There was a teenager a few years ago that dropped a 10# rock from an overpass on a car and it killed the lady driving. 10# at 65 mph drove her and the front seat right into the back seat of the car. They arrested the young man but he never stood trial.. He was electricuted working a summer job before his trial.

A couple years ago a guy was driving down the road not far from here and a dead tree fell on the cab of his truck and killed him, his wife was with him and she survived unharmed. You just never know!

A few weeks back a teenager was fpound guilty of second degree murder and give 20+ years for throwing a 10lb. rock off a overpass and killing a lady in the car. His two friends are also going to trial for throwing off stuff.

Yeah, I bet the dog was hurled over by some psychopath

Michigan outdoor news reported 5 deer jumping off a five story parking garage in W Va. Unclear how they got there,but they figure cars moving through the garage spooked them. Thats bizzare!

Michigan outdoor news reported 5 deer jumping off a five story parking garage in W Va. Unclear how they got there,but they figure cars moving through the garage spooked them. Thats bizzare!

Honeypot, it happens. Check out these links:

http://www.dnj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl ... 002/NEWS17

http://www.wkrn.com/Global/story.asp?S= ... v=1ugBIg6S

Wow ,,,at least the one I posted about was what sounded like a freak accident,,,,the dog fell scared from traffic,,,but to throw an animal over an overpass on purpose????Id like to throw the ones responsible over the overpass that threw them dogs over,,,,I cant believe someone would do that,....for cryin out loud if they didnt want them ,,let em out on a old county road ,,,geeeze this world is a mess! Shannon