Woman Dies Doing Handstand on Balcony (But Wins Bet)
July 15th, 2007 by 
Mr. Juice
Hello Stupid!
ORLANDO, Fla. — An Alabama woman died after she fell 15 feet from an apartment balcony, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.Jessica Ashley Hawkins, 20, asked two friends to take her to the hospital after she struck the ground headfirst Thursday evening. Hawkins was attempting a handstand from the balcony when she fell. Hawkins lost consciousness in the car on the way to the hospital, according to a sheriff’s incident report. She was taken to Winter Park Hospital, transferred to the Orlando Regional Medical Center and died at 11:35 p.m., according to the report. “This really is a tragedy,” sheriff’s spokesman Jim Solomons said. “Both of the young lady’s friends were very, very distraught.” Hawkins — a former University of Central Florida student — was visiting her boyfriend when she fell, the Orlando Sentinel reported. “What this was was a gathering of friends. The investigation revealed nothing had gotten out of hand,” Solomons said. “By all appearances, this is just a very, very tragic accident.” – You would had thought that she could tuck and roll? Head first…ouch. foxnews News tragic accident woman died young lady |
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January 16th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
I just came upon this article, and Jessica Hawkins was a friend of mine. I feel that the phrase below the column is very disrespectful-as well as the Hello Stupid!-. Jessica was a very kind-hearted and loving person, and she could light the world with her smile. Just because this incident happened doesn’t mean that she was stupid. A person lost a life and that is a vry tragic occurance. So, next time you write a column like this, you might want to choose your words better and remember the friends and family of the victim. To you, she is just another column, but to us, she was an amazing person who will always be remembered.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:28 pm
As a friend of Jessi’s dad, I agree with Amber. You people need to take into consideration the feelings of the friends and family. So I hope what goes around comes around.