Man impaled on NH fence while allegedly skipping out on bar bill

MANCHESTER, N.H. -- A man allegedly skipping out on a restaurant bar bill became impaled on a fence he tried to hop, NBC station WHDH of Boston reported.

About 18 inches of the fence, including a spike that pierced the man’s leg, was removed and sent to the hospital with the man, WHDH reported.

The man was not identified, but the Manchester Union-Leader described him as a 30-year-old North Carolina resident.


Firefighters found the man outside Manchester’s Hilton Garden Inn, WHDH reported.

“He was actually in pretty good shape. He was texting and making phone calls. He was very cooperative,” said Lt. Max Chiasson, Manchester Fire Department, told WHDH.

It took eight firefighters to help free the man, WHDH said.

 “There were a few moments where things were getting moved around. There were some power tools being operated. He cringed a few times but for the most part he was just like, ‘Get me out of here,’” Chiasson told WHDH.

Firefighters and paramedics used saws, hydraulic cutting tools and a cutting wheel, the Union-Leader reported.

The man was lucky considering where he landed, as the fence missed arteries, ligaments and bones, firefighters told WHDH.

The man was reported in stable condition, WHDH said.

Police told WHDH the man was literally caught in the act of trying to run out of a bar after a fight over a bill.

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He tried to outrun the bar

but did not have a car

he tried to jump the fence

but got a nasty scar

he got impaled good,

although it missed the vital spots

some organs of the body though..

feel mighty hot

when he comes out of this

a lawer he will befriend,

together they will sue the bar

for an amount that knows no end

when the case gets thrown out

he will be madder than hell

would want to go and fight

but the scars will ring a bell

he will have to avoid the fence

for he can't clear it with all his might

even if he got in,

it will still be in the way when the time comes for his 'flight'

will he get it again ? or will he clear it this time

betcha he does not make it, i would not want to bet a dime

brains and brawns , he is missing out big

and writing this song, I absolutely dig

but i have work to do, and have to end it right

this is the story of the bar jumper and his impaled plight!

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Reply#78 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:24 PM EDT

It took eight firefighters to remove the man; And unfortunately common sense dictates that one homeless person with a hacksaw could have freed the man in about a minute or two. And we wonder why the US is failing, I mean besides the fact we don't have a real president.

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Reply#79 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:27 PM EDT

Too bad it wasnt wired up as well, and SET!!! He would have been impaled and fried like hell .....lol dumb@!$%#

    Reply#80 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:30 PM EDT

    I wonder if he's going to try to skip out on the hospital bill, too...

    Should have just paid the bar tab. It would have been a lot cheaper.

      Reply#81 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:32 PM EDT

      Hospital has claymores!

        #81.1 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:37 PM EDT
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        ContemptMeDeleted

        New sign out side of Bar! Come for the Drinks Stay for the Fencing Lessons!

          Reply#83 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:37 PM EDT

          Don't you love it when Kharma comes around so quickly and kicks the stupid out of someone who deserves it?!!!!

            Reply#84 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:37 PM EDT

            Hope the left the guy hanging on the fence awhile as they read him his rights.
            Typical liberal written article, the guy wasn't white, or it would have been mentioned
            in the article.

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            Reply#85 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:42 PM EDT

            I know I shouldn't feed trolls, but--the guy was white. It's in photos all over the internet. He may have had a red neck, though.

              #85.1 - Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:49 AM EDT
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              Forget bouncers clubs should just use picketed fences aroung drinking areas they seem much more effective at catching criminals.

                Reply#86 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:43 PM EDT

                I hope he was not drinking Rusty Nails !

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                Reply#87 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:45 PM EDT

                Bartender "next guy that skips on his bill Im gonna put his head on a post!"

                (Sound in the backround) "OMG SOB! MY LEG!!"

                Bartender "Close enough!"

                  Reply#88 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:49 PM EDT

                  Note to New Hampshire visitors: "Live Free or Die" does not in any way indicate drinking is also free.

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                  Reply#89 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:51 PM EDT

                  Now thanks to the ways our laws work in the United States he
                  has a lawsuit against the bar. We seen when a man broke in to some one house
                  and got hurt he filed lawsuit and won. I seen some one drink and drive then filed a
                  lawsuit against the bar that served him and won over four hundred thousand dollar.
                  Plus the son of a bit*h did not serve any jail time because the courts let him
                  go with a warning.

                    Reply#90 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 4:52 PM EDT

                    If he tried to sue some of the bars I used to go to in NYC, getting a fencepost through his leg would have felt like an hour long spa massage compared to what would happen to him next.

                      #90.1 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:03 PM EDT
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                      lololololol stupid fluck

                        Reply#91 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:00 PM EDT

                        darwin was right!

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                        Reply#92 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:03 PM EDT

                        From in the bars, to on the bars, to behind the bars! This guy sure knows how to work the bars!

                          Reply#93 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:07 PM EDT

                          what a dope. I ALWAYS pay for my first drink, tip the bar-T nicely...and from then on the service is great, mixed drinks aren't watered down, and leave comfortably numb.

                            Reply#94 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:19 PM EDT

                            If this isn't a poster boy for MORON....what an a$$hole!! Some people NEVER, EVER grow up! Bars are for losers!!

                              Reply#95 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 5:42 PM EDT

                              Was the dude's name "Vlad"? lol.

                                Reply#96 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:11 PM EDT

                                Some DUMB judge will give him time served. Look at the real cost. Restaurant out $15.00, police and fire time $1200.00, DA's time to prosecute $1000.00, court appointed attorney $1000.00, owner of fence to repair $900.00, hospital stay billed to public assistance, $2400.00. Watch this case. Time served, no restitution and the guy skates. And you wonder why crime pays?

                                  Reply#97 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:13 PM EDT

                                  This web page has 12 different companies tracking my link here. What's up MSN. Why do you allow so many companies to track my web browsing?

                                    Reply#98 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:15 PM EDT

                                    I hope he got the point

                                      Reply#99 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:17 PM EDT

                                      Outstanding , another criminal off the streets!! Never should have made it to the hospital. Should have been shot!!!

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                                      Reply#100 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:24 PM EDT

                                      Looks like Willard with a cap on!

                                        Reply#101 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:25 PM EDT

                                        He was texting and making phone calls while impaled!

                                        What the fuc? Is there nothing that can be done to someone to stop them from texting?

                                        I wonder if he had ripped his nuts off, if he'd still be in the mood to text. Well hope he gets better soon so that he can try that one next....idiot.

                                          Reply#102 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:35 PM EDT

                                          Talk about getting stuck with a bar tab...

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                                          Reply#103 - Mon Jul 16, 2012 6:39 PM EDT
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