This incident took place in Dublin awhile ago and although it sounds
like an Alfred Hitchcock take,it's true according to local townspeople.
John Bradford, a Dublin University student,was walking on the side of
the road
hitchhiking on a dark and stormy night. The rain and fog was so severe he
could only see a few feet ahead of him. There were no cars in sight and
John was beginning to panic. Suddenly, he saw headlights approaching. The
car was traveling very slowly and came to a stop in front of him.
Desperate for shelter and without thinking about it, John got into the
car and closed the door. Only then did he realize there was nobody
behind the wheel and the engine wasn't running.The car started moving
forward slowly. John looked at the road ahead and knew the car was
approaching a sharp curve. Scared that the car would go over the embankment,
John started to pray for his life. Just before the car hit the curve a hand
appeared through the drivers side window and turned the wheel.
John was paralyzed with fear and terror as he watched the hand repeatedly
come through the window though it never touched or harmed him.
Shortly thereafter, John saw the lights of a Pub ahead. Gathering all
his strength, he opened the car door, jumped out, and ran towards the Pub.
Soaking wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everyone
about the horrible experience just had.
A silence enveloped the Pub when everyone realized he was crying.......and
wasn't drunk.
Suddenly, the Pub door opened and two other people walked in to escape
the stormy night. They, like John, were soaking wet and out of breath.
Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to the
other, "Look Paddy, there's that idiot that got in our car while we were
pushing it."
