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Taco Bell Crime of the Week!

Monday, Apr. 6 2009 @ 7:21AM

By Gustavo Arellano in Our Taco Hells

All the proof you'll ever need that Taco Bell does, indeed, KILL. From the Cornhusker State:

A Chambers Nebraska woman was killed Friday afternoon in North Platte after a 75-foot Taco Bell sign fell on top of the pickup she and her husband were in.

Diana Durre, 49, died at the scene before paramedics arrived. Her husband, Mark Durre, also 49, suffered some bruises and was to undergo surgery on a broken finger at Great Plains Regional Medical Center.

The pickup was parked in the rear parking lot of a Conoco service station/Taco Bell restaurant at the intersection of Interstate 80 and Hwy. 83.

The pole broke at a welded joint about 15-feet above the ground due to strong winds.

The sign fell right on top of the couple's quad-cab pickup.

Click on the link above to see the smashed car!

6 Comment(s) / Post a Comment

Ashleigh says:

I think what you have posted is ridiculous....I live in North Platte and why some of you all made fun of this situation...makes you Satan! Completely innapropriate!

Posted on Monday, Apr. 6 2009 @ 7:18PM

Gustavo Arellano says:

Ashleigh: How are we making fun of the situation?

Posted on Monday, Apr. 6 2009 @ 8:00PM

Ted says:

She's right. You know your tone is all wrong. If it were one of your loved ones you wouldn't be mocking up a silly anti-corporate doodle to accompany the story.

I can only imagine that you are one of those Latinos who feels Taco Bell has worked some great injustice to the proud taco. When I go there most of the diners are usually Mexican. Funny how that is.

Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 7 2009 @ 9:25AM

Gustavo Arellano says:

Actually, Ted, I'm one of those Latinos who reads The Smoking Gun and Rotten.com a bit much and thus has a column devoted to documenting the most bizarre crimes to have occurred at Taco Bell (because they're based in Orange County) every week. Enjoy your chalupa!

Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 7 2009 @ 10:21AM

DION says:

hey gussy pissing off more people if it was a mexi you would be screaming sue racist dush bag

Posted on Tuesday, Apr. 7 2009 @ 2:15PM

Gustavo Arellano says:

Dion: Gracias as always for bringing a bit of whine to my day!

Posted on Wednesday, Apr. 8 2009 @ 6:52AM