At the risk of letters saying we are upholding national stereotypes, we include today a small piece that describes one of the more bizarre examples of what can happen if you mix drinking and driving. On Tuesday an intoxicated Finnish man was run over by his own car in Kokkola, on Finland's west coast.

   

The unlikely incident took place in the parking lot of a store. The man was attempting to get his car started, and having failed to do so using the traditional key-in-the-ignition method, he got out and opened the hood, jump-starting the car from there. Unfortunately, the vehicle was apparently in gear and it lurched forward, running over his lower legs before it collided with two other parked vehicles.

   

The man gave a breathalyser reading of 0.24% blood alcohol content, quite sufficient to qualify for a charge of aggravated drunken driving (upwards of 0.12% of blood alcohol), even if he was not technically behind the wheel at the time.