When Road Rage Goes A Little Too Far…

There’s no celebrity angle about the following tale from the UK’s Times Online website, but good god. It’s a riveting – if not traumatic – read. And quite a good lesson as to why, should you feel the urge to bust out into Hulk mode on the roads, you need to sit down, breathe deeply, and get a sense of perspective.

It was the ultimate expression of road rage. A furious woman driver died after ramming another vehicle and spinning her wheels so fast that her own car burst into flames.

Serena Sutton-Smith, 54, burnt to death after refusing to get out of her Vauxhall Nova as she sat with her foot flat on the accelerator.

She spun the wheels so fast that her tyres disintegrated and the metal rims sent a shower of sparks into the engine, igniting the brake fluid and setting the car on fire.

Horrible stuff, I’m sure you’ll agree. But it’s the next bit which led to my jaw dropping to the floor…

Appalled onlookers urged her to get out of the car as the flames licked around her but she told them to “F*** off”, an inquest in Gloucester was told.

PEOPLE TRIED TO GET HER OUT OF A BURNING CAR, AND SHE STILL KEPT UP THE SURLINESS? That. Is. Insane.

Here’s witness testimony from the inquest.

“There was a deafening sound of an engine running as though someone had a foot stuck on the accelerator.

“The car’s front wheels were spinning and there was loads of revving. I could see a biggish person at the wheel and there was movement in the car. Flames were coming from underneath the car and I thought the person might be trapped inside although I couldn’t hear any shouting.

“I opened the driver’s door wide. It opened easily. The person looked at me, it was a big built woman. I said ‘You’ve got to get out of the car. It’s going to burst into flames’. The person replied ‘F*** off, just f*** off’ and she raised her right fist towards me in a threatening manner before slamming the door shut.

“I was a bit bewildered and moved 3-4 yards back. I could see her gesturing towards me. She seemed to be in quite a rage. Both fists were raised and being shaken and the person was looking right at me. This was definitely done in a manner to tell me to stay away from her car.”

This is why I make sure I’ve been huffing on a bong before setting out on my bicycle each day. My two-wheeled steed is unlikely to blow up, and my marijuana frazzled brain means I am chilled, relaxed, and happy to laugh off most things. Although there are times when I’d choke a bitch to get my paws on a packet of Burger Rings, but whatever.

MORE: Woman burnt to death after setting her own car alight in road-rage incident (Times Online)