Snowballs? Nope, woman hit in head by can of beer
Posted on December 14, 2009
A thump on a young woman's head wasn't caused by a snowball but
by a can of Milwaukee's Best beer, tossed or dropped from above
during the snowstorm early Wednesday morning.
Madison police said the 21-year-old Madison woman needed stitches to close the head wound following the incident at about 2:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of West Johnson Street.
The woman and her boyfriend were crossing the street when she was suddenly struck in the head.
"Her boyfriend thought someone had tossed a snowball but quickly discovered it was a full can of Milwaukee's Best beer that had collided with her head," said police spokesman Joel DeSpain.
The can of beer split open when it hit the ground.
"It could not be determined where the can of beer came from," DeSpain said. "It appeared to have come from above and may have been dropped or thrown from a nearby building."
