Woman sets self on fire after road rage incident

[CptStern]

It was the ultimate expression of road rage. A furious woman driver died after ramming another vehicle and spinning her wheels so fast that her own car burst into flames.

Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, burnt to death after refusing to get out of her Vauxhall Nova as she sat with her foot flat on the accelerator.

She spun the wheels so fast that her tyres disintegrated and the metal rims sent a shower of sparks into the engine, igniting the brake fluid and setting the car on fire.

Appalled onlookers urged her to get out of the car as the flames licked around her but she told them to â??F*** offâ?, an inquest in Gloucester was told.

The inquest heard that Paula Small was driving her Fiat Punto when Ms Sutton-Smith emerged from a side road without stopping, causing her to swerve to avoid a collision. Mrs Small was forced on the grass verge and she flashed her lights as Ms Sutton-Smith passed her.

Ms Sutton-Smith then pulled over and Mrs Small stopped a short way in front of her. She was getting out when the Vauxhall Nova rammed her car.

â??I opened the driverâ??s door wide. It opened easily. The person looked at me, it was a big built woman. I said â??Youâ??ve got to get out of the car. Itâ??s going to burst into flamesâ??.

â??The person replied â??F*** off, just f*** offâ?? and she raised her right fist towards me in a threatening manner before slamming the door shut.

â??I was a bit bewildered and moved 3-4 yards back. I could see her gesturing towards me. She seemed to be in quite a rage. Both fists were raised and being shaken and the person was looking right at me.

Mr Willmore grabbed a fire extinguisher from his workshop but it failed to put out the flames. Another motorist also tried to extinguish the flames.

**** her, at that point she didnt want to be helped

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4804007.ece


she had a burning desire to stay the course to the inevitable fiery end



edit: lol wrong section

 

[CyberPitz]

What the fu-

That's insane.

 

[Eejit]

She sounds quite hot-tempered.

 

[cabbs]

Looks like a case of someone reaching their boiling point.

 

[Raziaar]

Satan was at work here!

 

[Omnomnick]

Wow, this probably wasn't warm news for the family.

 

[Viperidae]

I wonder if she was hot.

 

[MJ12]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxH6399kjRY

 

[CptStern]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQRUcybOjOM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3DBRbrbHnc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2iv_E-Fn9E

 

[Eejit]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmin5WkOuPw

 

[CptStern]

dude you jumped two generations, we're still in the 60's!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VZ5D6Ri4I

 

[Dog--]

 

[jet_porkins]

Fired up, ready to go!

 

[VirusType2]

I guess the other driver did something and she decided to put her foot down about it, but why? That is the burning question.

Also this would have been an awesome video clip

 

[Vegeta897]

Lots of car incident related threads lately.

 

[Farrowlesparrow]

It's a hot topic.

 

[VirusType2]

I would have told her to cool it.

 

[Warped]

Wheres shes going, its probably even hotter than she's ready for...that is if she asked to be cremated.

 

[The Monkey]

Maybe she was fired from her former job.

 

[VirusType2]

She was trying to go Back To The Future.

 

[Shakermaker]

dude you jumped two generations, we're still in the 60's!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4VZ5D6Ri4I

I prefer the 70s if that's ok. Burn baby burn!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_sY2rjxq6M

 

[Asuka]

Wat a noob.

 

[VirusType2]

A furious woman driver died after ramming another vehicle and spinning her wheels so fast that her own car burst into flames.

She spun the wheels so fast that her tyres disintegrated and the metal rims sent a shower of sparks

 

[mastag]

Woman needed to chill.

 

[Qonfused]

Maybe she was Buddhist.

 

[Raziaar]

I'm not denying the story, but does anybody else but me find it incredibly unbelievable that somebody experiencing severe road rage would allow themselves to be burned to death, and not ceasing that rage at all during the entire time?

 

[CptStern]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9ld5kLbOI4

/thread

 

[Eejit]

I'm not denying the story, but does anybody else but me find it incredibly unbelievable that somebody experiencing severe road rage would allow themselves to be burned to death, and not ceasing that rage at all during the entire time?

Related to Darkside?

 

[bam23]

she's a bit of a fireball

 

[Cephius]

Women drivers...