[TheCruxofBag]

In the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, a 70-year-old man, Antônio L., was killed after he collided violently with a tree. Witnesses claimed that Antônio was speeding shortly before he crashed, but the exact circumstances are being clarified.

[stanmarsh]

That's a new one. What are the odds of a driver's brain being expelled through the side window while the rest of their body stays in place (including a hand on the steering wheel)?

[Mr.NoCredit]

He definitely lost his mind.

[William May]

I guess this would qualify for being "absent-minded"

[marcos_69]

Originally Posted by stanmarsh ↗

That's a new one. What are the odds of a driver's brain being expelled through the side window while the rest of their body stays in place (including a hand on the steering wheel)?

Since it happened, 100 percent.

[fred5079]

Antônio lost his head and brains in the drive throu window of his vehicle there gone but not forgotten

[Necrotic Bowel]

This is an example of Explosive Hydrocephalus caused by blockage of the third ventricle, usually by a tumor or AV malformation. This leads to a massive increase in intracranial pressure which, if left untreated long enough, causes a weakening of the overlying skull resulting in a sudden, violent release of pressure like we see here.

Or not.

[Eyensky]

This dude was having a bad day, obviously, and gave us a piece of his mind.

[stanmarsh]

Originally Posted by Necrotic Bowel ↗

This is an example of Explosive Hydrocephalus caused by blockage of the third ventricle, usually by a tumor or AV malformation.

I have to respectfully disagree.

In cases of EH, the force generated by the rapid, exponential, increase in intracranial pressure will almost always be directed in a completely vertical path. This is dictated by the structural characteristics of the surrounding skull.

Because the vehicle doesn't have a sunroof, if it were EH we would expect to see the large dent in the roof and the driver completely covered by reflected fragments of pulverized bone and grey matter.

The only chance you are right would be if the driver had vertebrae cervicales cuneatae lateralus--a rare condition where several cervical vertibrae are wedge shaped. The tilted orientation of the head associated with this condition, could explain the shattered driver's side window and lateral expulsion of the cortex.

But what are the odds?

Unlike posts where I am merely speculating about the legalities of firearms and self-defense, I can say this with complete confidence. I am a medical professional.

[rhubarb_king]

Why is the ambulance in such a rush?