oh my god i think this is about the saddest things i've ever heard

"Mr. Butch was traveling inbound on Brighton Avenue on his scooter around 8 a.m. July 12, 2007 at a speed close to 50 miles per hour when he struck a light pole. He was taken to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was 56."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Butch