From SFGATE
[QUOTE]No ifs, ands or butts about it, Jonathan Fish learned an expensive lesson today about the dangers of littering.The 20-year-old San Francisco resident was rolling across the upper deck of the Bay Bridge at 10:40 a.m., smoking a cigarette. When he got to Harrison Street, he rolled down the window of his white 2004 Ford Expedition SUV and tossed out the butt.

Instead of bounding along the pavement, however, the still-lit cigarette blew back in and set the interior of his $30,000 SUV ablaze.

Black smoke filled the vehicle. Fish pulled over to the far left-hand lane about 100 feet from the Harrison Street exit and leaped from the Expedition, but instead of putting the SUV in park, he left it in neutral.

The flaming Expedition rolled driverless into a guard rail by the exit, where it crashed to a stop and burned to the frame.

California Highway Patrol officers and fire crews arrived and closed the off-ramp until 11:45 a.m., tying up traffic all the way back to the toll plaza. Fish had his hair singed but was otherwise unharmed.

Tossing a burning cigarette onto the road is a misdemeanor, and even though this particular cigarette never actually hit the road, Fish will probably be cited all the same, the CHP said. The citation can be up to $1,000.

"Obviously, this guy is fortunate that he wasnÂ’t a fatality and that he did not receive any more serious injuries than singed hair," said Officer Shawn Chase of the California Highway Patrol. [QUOTE]

I thought, becuase of the name of the post that Ford officially changed the name of the Expedition to Blazer...I was like wtf??

I want pictures dammit!! I love stupid people, especially when they ruin their big SUVs.

LOL Tycoon! It caught me off guard as well!

What a dork...guess that's what he gets for not noticing the smell of burning foam.

Gatta love carma.

I hate it when people toss their butts out the window. I was thinking about this when I heard on the news about some idiot who set his SUV on fire. I about had an accident myself from the laughter. Fortunately was able to pull myself together after the idiot in front of me tossed a lit cigarette butt out of his window, thus refueling my anger and allowing me to regain my concentration.

what an idiot, his insurance company should sue him for arson!

If he tries to make a claim, they probably will. At the least, they could turn it down for that reason.

His insurance will cover it, that's why you pay it. It's to cover accidents, and this obviously was an accident. However, the dude is still an idiot.

few things say "OWNED" like setting a SUV on fire.

Quote: Originally Posted by DuplexEmotions few things say "OWNED" like setting a SUV on fire.

Dude, it's a Ford... it happens all the time.


How would a butt fly back into a moving vehicle and cause a widespread fire so quickly?

Don't you know anything? You soak the filters in kerosene and magnesium flakes for that extra flavor.

Dunno about what caused the major flareup, but as a former smoker, I know that if you aren't paying attention when you toss the butt, it can come flying right back in . . . . if he was one of those drivers who lived in his SUV, it coulda landed in a mass of papers . . . *shrugs* Either way, I'm with everyone else on this guy being a tool.