By Steven Symes 
We’ve seen some dumb reasons for car crashes, but one out of Ohio caused by a man who dropped his donut takes the cake. After all, donuts not only are disgusting, they’re horribly impractical to eat while you’re driving. Now people in two other cars are living the consequences of that driver’s poor decision.
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Ohio State Highway Patrol says the driver in question was traveling on Rock Creek Road in Geauga County on the morning of April 2 when he reached for his coffee, dropping the donut in the process.
That’s right, the guy had a donut in his hand, eating it while driving, then used his other hand to reach for his coffee. So how was he steering the car?
After he dropped the donut, his Hyundai Elantra crossed the center line in the road at a curve he wasn’t expecting since he reportedly is unfamiliar with the area. As a result, he sideswiped one car, which in the photos looks like it was a Ford Edge.
A Hona Civic traveling behind the Ford wasn’t so lucky, the two vehicles hitting each other head-on. You can see both a mangled Honda Civic and Hyundai Elantra sustained heavy front end damage.
While the driver of the Edge suffered only minor injuries, they were transported to the hospital. The driver of the Civic had to be extricated, hence why the roof was cut off by firefighters, suffering serious injuries that included four broken ribs, a broken wrist, and a broken knee.
All that because the Hyundai driver reportedly dropped his donut. But we think it’s likely the guy wasn’t even touching the steering wheel because he was using both hands to stuff things into his pie hole.
When you’re behind the wheel of a car, your primary duty and focus should be actively driving. That means, eating, drinking, and anything else is secondary. We have trouble believing pretty much everyone knows this, even if they do the opposite on the regular.
Just shovel the donuts in your mouth when you’re not driving. Even better, don’t eat donuts at all; they’re bad for your health and apparently the safety of others.
Sources: Hambden Fire Department, Fox 8
Images via Hambden Fire Department/Facebook