Don’t fall asleep with your finger on the trigger, or you might shoot yourself in the foot…
According to a news reports from Sandusky, Ohio – Mr. Mahmoud Ajaj, 30, of Dearborn, Michigan was in stable condition after he accidentally shot himself in the leg Monday on the Ohio Turnpike. Mr. Ajaj was airlifted by Life Flight medical helicopter to St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, where he was admitted after the accident.
Ajaj said he was very sleepy while driving through Ohio, with his wife and two young children. He pulled over on the Ohio turnpike, south of Toledo to rest for a while.
Ohio State trooper Sgt. Gregory Blake said “it appears he accidentally squeezed the trigger as he fell asleep, firing into his left leg.” No charges have been filed.