Tennessee Man Killed After Concrete 'Likely' Thrown Over Bridge Hits His Car: Police

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Source: NBC

A man was killed after a concrete slab smashed into his windshield Tuesday in Tennessee. Joe Shelton Jr., 54, was driving east on Interstate 24 when a "chunk of concrete," which was likely thrown from the Shelby Avenue Bridge, went through the windshield of his Nissan, the Metro Nashville Police Department said in a statement.

The concrete piece hit Shelton as he was driving to work, leading him to lose control of his car, authorities said. Police said the concrete didn't appear to come from the bridge but "resembled a roadway curb." Authorities are investigating the case but do not currently have any suspects.

This is one of a few cases of people being killed by objects thrown off bridges in recent years. A Michigan dad, Kenneth White, was killed in October 2017 when a rock was thrown through onto windshield on his way to work. Five teens were charged with murder in connection with the incident. One pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and four pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year.



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[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. Another one of these? There was one in Virginia about ten or fifteen years ago.

Finding....

Found:

Magazine

Fight to Regain Life A Daily Struggle for Newlyweds After I-95 Overpass Boulder Attack

By Lonnae O'Neal Parker August 4, 2003

On the morning of June 7, before Brian and Daphne Gipson left for home after their Disney World honeymoon, they held hands and they prayed. “Lord, may we have a safe trip and a safe return,” Brian asked. “May everything go well.” ... For long hours it did. They wound their way up Interstate 95 listening to music and to each other. Daphne, 30, a teacher’s aide at the Mary Cariola Children’s Center in Rochester, N.Y., worked days and Brian, 29, a control operator at the Rochester Fox television affiliate, worked nights. They talked about how their schedules would mesh, how they were going to spend enough time with each other, who would be the one to fix dinner every night.

Minutiae are the stuff of a life together, and the Gipsons imagined that time spread out like the countryside before them, so they filled it talking about everything and about sweet, hokey, newlywed little nothings. ... In South Carolina, they stopped at South of the Border to buy souvenir mugs and refrigerator magnets. They paused in front of the big yellow sombrero, and Daphne posed for a picture on the back of a long plastic alligator.

By the time they got to North Carolina, it was raining, and by Spotsylvania County in Virginia, Brian was tired. It was almost midnight. At the next exit, we’re going to pull over and switch drivers, it was agreed. ... Then came the rock.

“What the hell?” Brian yelled. Suddenly the windshield was shattered and the roof had a gaping hole. Air rushed into the car. “Daphne, are you all right?” Brian yelled as he struggled to maintain control. She didn’t answer, so Brian looked over. And he saw her face. He yanked the car over and screamed and screamed.
....

Washington Post staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.

[JudyM]

2. Multiple incidents, sadly...

Just a few with a quick search... sick what some people do for “fun”...

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/flint-michigan-rocks-teens-charged-with-murder-interstate-75/

https://abc7.com/man-killed-by-boulder-dropped-from-overpass-onto-134-fwy/3220203/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/true-crime/wp/2017/12/27/a-sandbag-dropped-from-an-overpass-killed-a-man-and-four-teens-are-now-charged-with-murder/?utm_term=.6563c7a64d63

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/california/CHP-134-Freeway-Rock-Boulder-Pasadena-Toyota-476985463.html

[cstanleytech]

3. Another possibility is debris that got thrown out from a truck hauling it to be dumped.

[Glimmer of Hope]

4. Someone threw a rock at my windshield when I was

Driving down the highway years ago. It was creepy and terrifying. Cracked my windshield.

[forgotmylogin]

5. I was driving south on 95 in Ft. Lauderdale going to work...

and the truck's wheels ahead kicked a trailer hitch up right into my windshield. Luckily the glass held and I was able to drive to my destination which was only three miles further, but it was terrifying.