Man Earns Ultimate Revenge

By Tom Bridge
August 23rd, 2006 @ 4:44 PM Crime & Punishment, Life in the Capital, The District, Transportation

Once, he was in an accident so awful, it crushed his hip. Monday night, he detonates the charges that will bring the bridge down. Dan Ruefly was the lucky winner of the contest to blow up the old span of the Wilson Bridge, and his essay was chosen from 312 entries:

His toughest commute came in September 1999 when he switched lanes and slammed into a stopped tractor-trailer straddling the right lane and the bridge’s four-foot-wide shoulder.

Ouch. Yeah, that’s way better than my story of being stuck on the bridge twice in one day back in 2002. The bridge comes down at midnight on Monday.

Related posts:

  1. Stay away from the Wilson Bridge this weekend too
  2. Weird Crime
  3. All NEW and IMPROVED Wilson Bridge (my ass)…
  4. Danger on the Chain Bridge?
  5. Overnight delays on Beltway near Wilson Bridge this weekend

3 Comments so far

  1. Slambam (unregistered) August 23rd, 2006 10:58 pm

    We should go to the viewing.

  2. Tom Bridge (unregistered) August 23rd, 2006 11:02 pm

    I was thinking about that, Slambam, I’m just not sure where the best viewing spot is. Where’s the best place to see the bridge come down?

  3. Slambam (unregistered) August 24th, 2006 12:09 pm

    Hm, we should discuss this on Friday. I really want to see that bitch burn.


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