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PAW PAW, Mich. - A man was taken on a wild ride when his wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was accidentally pushed down a highway for four miles at about 50 mph, authorities said.

The 21-year-old man, whose name was not released, was unharmed but was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had been secured to his wheelchair by a seat belt.

“The man spilled his soda pop, but he wasn’t upset,” said Sgt. Kathy Morton of the Michigan State Police.

About 4 p.m. Wednesday, a caller told police dispatchers, “You are not going to believe this: There is a semi truck pushing a guy in a wheelchair on Red Arrow Highway,” state police said in a release.

Prank call?
Authorities initially wondered whether the report was a prank call until others called with similar reports.

Officers stopped the truck — wheelchair still attached — at a trucking company. The driver didn’t believe officers until he stepped from his cab and saw for himself.

“When he saw us, he was like, ’What’s going on?”’ Morton said.

An investigation revealed the man in the wheelchair had pulled in front of the truck at a gas station and it somehow became lodged by its handles to the front grille.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19088976?GT1=10056

I wonder if anyone got any video footage of that?

Holy crapola! He was a pretty lucky guy, 4 miles is a long way to be riding in a wheelchair at 50mph.

Why do I get the feeling he meant to do that?

That was scary....

Can you believe that those bars were lodged in that grill like that?

I don't think wheelchair-bound people are allowed to ride roller coasters....he's 21 years old, he probably strapped himself to the truck grill himself and let his buddy push him around until somebody called the cops

Unless he suffers from a disease like cerebral palsy, in which case whoever did that to him ought to be punished way beyond the full extent of the law....

Oh heck yea!!!! If you can survive being pushed allong with by a semi------ you can pass any rller coaster rides! (sorry.... fingers = alhpocol = bad typin)

That sounds pretty funny to be honest,I can just imagine what it would look like!

Ahhh this isn't quite the entire story!

When the police stopped the truck and talked to the man in the wheelchair, the police asked if he was all right... The old man said, "Well, I spilled my drink, but it was the ride of my life!"

Must've had some hard-working guardian angels, that's all I can say!