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Malibu Plastic Surgeon Dies in Car Crash; Was Driving While Texting About His Dog

Posted on | August 19, 2010 | 13 Comments

Not an Onion parody:

Dr. Frank Ryan, plastic surgeon to Heidi Montag and other celebrities, was sending Twitter messages about his border collie before his fatal car accident.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating whether Ryan was texting at the time he crashed Monday . . .
A close friend of Ryan’s says Ryan sent two Twitter messages Monday afternoon with photos taken on the beach, but she expects the CHP will conclude Ryan was not texting when the car went off the cliff.

Via Rob Long, who feels obligated to note:

And let me stipulate, at the outset, that this is of course a terrible tragedy, and my sympathies and condolences go out to his friends, family, and survivors.

Translation: “BWAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA!”

Category: Neutral Objective Journalism

Comments

13 Responses to “Malibu Plastic Surgeon Dies in Car Crash; Was Driving While Texting About His Dog”

  1. proof
    August 20th, 2010 @ 5:31 am

    What a maroon! Maybe his actions can serve as an example of what not to do while driving.

    In a related story, coincidentally, I believe the CHP is going to start cracking down on drivers who are not using hands free devices while driving, beginning tomorrow.

  2. proof
    August 20th, 2010 @ 1:31 am

    What a maroon! Maybe his actions can serve as an example of what not to do while driving.

    In a related story, coincidentally, I believe the CHP is going to start cracking down on drivers who are not using hands free devices while driving, beginning tomorrow.

  3. DeDe
    August 20th, 2010 @ 6:58 am

    Our insurance rep told us they check the driver’s cell phone records in almost all Ohio crashes.

  4. DeDe
    August 20th, 2010 @ 2:58 am

    Our insurance rep told us they check the driver’s cell phone records in almost all Ohio crashes.

  5. Joe
    August 20th, 2010 @ 7:45 am

    Weeeeeeee.

  6. Joe
    August 20th, 2010 @ 3:45 am

    Weeeeeeee.

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  8. SDN
    August 20th, 2010 @ 10:25 am

    This is what we heartless right-wingnuts call “Evolution in Action”.

    GOOD.

  9. SDN
    August 20th, 2010 @ 2:25 pm

    This is what we heartless right-wingnuts call “Evolution in Action”.

    GOOD.

  10. Dean
    August 20th, 2010 @ 3:28 pm

    Is the dog okay?

  11. Dean
    August 20th, 2010 @ 11:28 am

    Is the dog okay?

  12. Mike
    August 21st, 2010 @ 12:29 am

    I wonder if his last tweet was just a string of 140 A’s

  13. Mike
    August 20th, 2010 @ 8:29 pm

    I wonder if his last tweet was just a string of 140 A’s