Author Topic: Beer saves man's life (Read 341 times)

Pfunk · « **on:** October 03, 2003, 07:55:57 AM »

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,7436338^13762,00.html

gofaster · « **Reply #1 on:** October 03, 2003, 09:21:10 AM »

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(edit: Ok, got it to work. Here's the text: )

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Beer saves man's life
By Jason Bartlett and Vanessa McCausland
October 2, 2003

WHEN Scott Chippindale saw a youth trapped in the wreck of a burning van, he knew he had to act.

He had no water but he did have a six-pack of beer – which he used to douse the trapped driver's body.

His actions – a rare case of alcohol doing some good on our roads – may well have saved the driver's life.

Mr Chippindale, 27, was headed home with his brother Mark and his son Oscar, 7, to St Hubert's Island on the Central Coast on Tuesday night when they saw the crash scene on Maitland Bay Drive, Ettalong.

The trapped teenager was screaming in pain in the wreck of his Tarago, with its rear engulfed in flames.

They grabbed the six-pack of Victoria Bitter they had intended to share after a day's work and sprayed beer all over the trapped 18-year-old.

"We had no other choice, there was no water, we just grabbed it and poured it on him but the flames kept coming back," Mark Chippindale said.

Police arrived shortly after and, armed with fire extinguishers, kept the flames under control until the fire brigade arrived.

All four officers, who suffered smoke inhalation, minor burns and abrasions, will be recommended for a Commissioner's Commendation.

"To save a man's life – if my career ended tomorrow I would walk away a happy person," Probationary Constable Stacey Binskin said.

The trapped driver was taken to Gosford Hospital suffering fractures and burns to his legs.

Three other occupants of the van and the 20-year-old driver of the other car escaped with minor injuries.

Pfunk · « **Reply #2 on:** October 03, 2003, 09:24:39 AM »

highlight all the text and copy/paste it in browser

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #3 on:** October 03, 2003, 09:28:34 AM »

Mmmmmmm.... beer. The cause of -- and the solution to -- all of the world's problems.

-- Todd/Leviathn

capt. apathy · « **Reply #4 on:** October 03, 2003, 10:31:39 AM »

what the story doesn't say is that shortly after the HP arived, and Scott Chippindale was cited for an open container.

Saurdaukar · « **Reply #5 on:** October 03, 2003, 10:46:15 AM »

One of Homer's more memorable lines.

Saintaw · « **Reply #6 on:** October 03, 2003, 10:50:26 AM »

Aaaargh all that beer spilled/SPOILED!

miko2d · « **Reply #7 on:** October 03, 2003, 11:28:37 AM »

He had no water but he did have a six-pack of beer – which he used to douse the trapped driver's body.
His actions – a rare case of alcohol doing some good on our roads – may well have saved the driver's life.

I do not think that dousing a burning person with alcohol is such a good idea to recommend...

miko

capt. apathy · « **Reply #8 on:** October 03, 2003, 11:43:05 AM »

beer is like 4% alcohol, and about 90% water, you can't get it hot enough to burn.