Friday, May 17, 2013

10,000 mile trek ends in tragedy

   A Seattle man who was trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died on Tuesday, May 15, 2013, after being hit by a pickup on the Oregon Coast, according to police.

   Apparently 42 year-old Richard Swanson was hit at about 10 AM while walking south along US Hwy 101 near the Lincoln City, Oregon city limits. The driver has not been charged.

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