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Driver Fiddling With Radio Loses Control, Kills Other Motorist

Saturday July 30, 2005
MLive.com reports: Jerome Ratajczak was killed earlier this week when "...a sport utility vehicle driven by a 17-year-old crossed the center line of Honey Creek Avenue and slammed into Ratajczak's vehicle, killing him. The teen later told police he was adjusting his radio while on his way to work." Full Story.
More Deaths Caused by Radios:
*Car Radio Kills Driver
*Radio Distracts Driver And Two People Die
Attempted Murder With Radio:
July 1, 2003: In Albany, New York, a man was convicted of trying to electrocute his girlfriend by throwing a radio and hairdryer into her bubble bath. A circuit breaker saved her life. He faced up to 3 years in prison. More Weird Radio Moments From 2003

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