Moron Runs Out of Gas, Then Gets Nailed Crossing the Freeway

Scott en Aztlán wrote:
> I was heading south on the 405 on Sunday night (after slogging through
> nightmare traffic in Santa Barabara). While passing through Costa Mesa
> (oddly enough) one of the "Amber Alert" signs on the freeway said that
> the freeway was closed at Sand Canyon. I turned on KNX 1070, and the
> traffic report said that the freeway was closed due to a fatal
> collision. I guess this was it.
>
> What kind of idiot tries to cross 12 lanes of freeway? IN THE DARK??
>
> http://epaper.ocregister.com/Default...&ViewMode=HTML
>
> Motorist killed on 405
> Costa Mesa man was trying to cross freeway on foot.
> BY JOHN MCDONALD THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
>
>
> A 57-year-old Costa Mesa man was killed late Sunday when he was
> hit by a car while trying to cross the San Diego (I-405) Freeway, the
> California Highway Patrol reported.
> The man reportedly had run out of gas sometime before 9 p.m. and
> was returning to his car around 11:30 p.m. when he was hit in the
> southbound lanes of the freeway, just north of Shady Canyon Drive, the
> CHP said.
> The CHP had not released the man's name at press time.
> Motorists are advised to remain with their disabled cars on the
> right shoulder with their hazard lights on and should never attempt to
> cross the freeway, said CHP officer Chris Johnson.
> --
> What the heck, I'll play too.
> - Dave

Certainly the latest candidate for a Darwin Award.