Paraplegic teen crashes car after making himself faint

This story could have been much sadder, but since the kids survived and were released from the hospital with minor injuries, let’s roll with it: A group of four teens crashed their car in upstate New York after the driver fainted from holding his breath. But wait, there’s more!

According to police, 19 year-old Bryan Parslow was engaging in a game with two 19 year-old and one 16 year-old friends to see how long they could hold their breath.

Parslow apparently was not the winner, briefly passing out and driving the car into a boulder. After regaining consciousness, he received a ticket for not staying in his lane.

The twist: Parslow is apparently a paraplegic. He was paralyzed in 2009 after falling out a window at his college.

Now I’m not going to beat the kid up for being paraplegic; that’s a tragedy and I’m glad he’s able to still live his life after that. BUT at the same time, when you’re paraplegic and driving a car on a road where there are boulders, maybe you don’t need to tempt fate and increase the degree of difficulty for your drive. I’m somewhat surprised he wasn’t juggling or receiving road oral treats. Though I suppose the latter wouldn’t have really affected his driving either. It’d be like attempting to satisfy one of those foam pool noodles.

Teens crash while holding breath in upstate NY [NY Post]

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