Australian Man Claims Alien Ordered Him To Crash Car
dailytelegraph - Damian Amos says he was just following orders from a "head alien" when his car sped into another vehicle in 2004, killing a Gold Coast grandfather.But government prosecutors said Amos was simply drunk, The Gold Coast Bulletin reports today.
During the opening day of his trial in Southport District Court Tuesday, the 32-year-old pleaded not guilty, on the grounds of insanity, to the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, causing death.
The jury heard how Amos had a history of paranoid schizophrenia and had not taken his medication the morning of October 9, 2004, when his car, travelling at 140km/h (87mph), rear-ended the hatchback of 58-year-old Keith Evenis in Queensland.
The massive impact shunted the hatchback forward 74m (243 feet.) into a tree. It exploded in a fireball, instantly killing Evenis.
Defense barrister Angelo Vasta, QC, told the jury Amos's driving in the 70km/h (44mph) zone could only be described as "maniacal" but argued his client was not guilty.
He said Amos should not be held criminally responsible as he had suffered a psychotic episode while driving and "lacked capacity to control his actions."
A document of facts accepted by both the prosecution and defence was read to the jury stating that the traffic accident happened shortly after Amos had been ejected from a local golf club for hitting balls at other golfers.
Vasta said his client left and was driving when he had a psychotic episode and believed he heard instructions from a "head alien" to immediately return to his Broadbeach Waters home, on Australia's eastern coast. .
"The head alien told him he had to get home and he wanted to obey the command and he drove in a way that showed he was in control of the head alien," said Vasta.
The barrister told the jury Amos had been treated for mental illness since 1999 but over the years had suffered psychotic episodes in which he communicated with alien figures and believed he had a microchip implanted in his brain.
Prosecutor Mark Whitbread told the jury it was the government's position that Amos was not insane at the time of the incident, just drunk.
Results from a blood test taken from Amos an hour after the accident showed he had a blood-alcohol level of .073 percent. The legal limit for most drivers in Australia is .005 percent.
Amos is expected to give evidence when the trial resumes Wednesday.
Australian Man Claims Alien Ordered Him To Crash Car
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posted by Lon Strickler at 11:36 AM
1 Comments:
Hitting golfballs at other players? This guy is just trying to get off, hopefully they give him the biggest sentence he can get.
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