Don't know if anyone had seen this one yet, but just when I thought I've read everything, this dumb shit tops the list for the year.



A drunk driver caused half a million dollars worth of damage after crashing into a military helicopter that flew in Vietnam and Desert Storm and was later used by a veteran's charity, according to police.

South Carolina Highway Patrol tweeted footage of the Cobra Attack helicopter after the motorist hit the aircraft, named Annie, which had been left in a parking lot in Columbia.

The crash happened in the early hours of December 14. The driver, named as Thomas Andrew Anderson, 37, of Harrisburg, North Carolina, was arrested for DUI. There were no injuries.

He 'thought he was on the expressway by the airport when they were really in a parking area', according to Trooper David. Anderson is said to have told police that he 'consumed way too much alcohol'.

No excuse for the DUI, but why was a helicopter in a car parking lot..?

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:

No excuse for the DUI, but why was a helicopter in a car parking lot..?

Seemed like a good idea at the time?

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Originally posted by RHINOWSO:
No excuse for the DUI, but why was a helicopter in a car parking lot..?

Because VSTOL.

The aircraft had been on display in front of the office building at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport and is used by the Celebration Freedom Foundation (CFF), a charity started by retired military leaders in 1999, the helicopter had been seen 100,000 students in visits to 150 local schools since 2014.

Well dude's got a bar story to tell for the rest of his life, as well as a lifetime restitution payment.

Probably has that state minimum insurance. I don't know what it is there, but its like 15k here. WTF is 15k going to cover? That doesn't cover the cost of 50% of the cars on the road.

Even with good insurance, that bill could exceed the limits if that was a flight-worthy example.

Must have been the stealth part that confused him.

"I hit a what......."