Police: Calif. man severed foot while driving

(AP) LIVERMORE, Calif. - Police say a man severed his foot in a California parking lot after sticking his leg out the door of his moving BMW. Authorities then arrested him on suspicion of drunken driving.

The Contra Costa Times reports 31-year-old John Buna severed his foot at the ankle Wednesday after hitting it on a cinder block during a reckless drive in a Livermore parking lot.

Police say a woman with Buna reported she exited his two-door BMW because she was frightened of his driving.

Authorities say Buna stuck his foot out the driver's side door as if he was exiting the car, but instead accelerated suddenly, crushing the foot between the car and the cinder block.

Police say Buna parked his car, and the woman called for help.

Police are still waiting for Buna's blood-alcohol results.

[foo8259]

Talk about being "foot-loose and fancy free?" Alcohol, vehicles, power tools, guns, ladders, walking or even sending e-mail do not mix.

[thelittlehunter]

I'd nominate him for a Darwin Award but unfortunately he did not die. Do we really need his genes in humanity?

[phwtb100]

Don't forget to check the drug level in his system, too. You know them Californians are just itchin' to make stupid even more legal.

[jonnyooh]

Do we know if he is a regular viewer of Fox News?

[Catch22NJ]

No, like you he gets his hard news from Comedy Central and Stephen Colbert.

[djberson]

Isn't losing his foot enough of a punishment pigs?

[tafhdyd]

Losing his foot is not punishment, it is education.

[Think3Times]

Almost education.. because he won't remember anything in the morning and wonder why his foot is gone, then probably will get drunk and go looking for it.