Motorist with bizarre name crashes, seriously injures worker
A Wisconsin man named Patches Magickbeans has been arrested and charged after crashing his van into construction equipment and seriously injuring a worker while allegedly high on magic mushrooms.
Court documents said Mr Magickbeans, 34, was 'swerving and weaving' on a Minnesota highway last Thursday afternoon when his van hit a curb.
The van then barrelled into a scissor lift being operated by two construction workers, before smashing into the Lafayette Tunnel and rolling several times.
One of the construction workers, who has been identified as 27-year-old Benjamin Kidd, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Local media outlets reported that Mr Kidd remains in critical condition. Patches Magickbeans is currently being held at Lake County Jail on $75,000 bail. Credit: Supplied
Responders to the scene said Mr Magickbeans appeared intoxicated at the sight of the crash, with court documents noting his 'blown pupils' and his 'combativeness' with rescue workers.
Police found psilocybin mushrooms inside of his car, which Mr Magickbeans initially claimed he had foraged but later admitted were magic mushrooms.
He told authorities on the scene he had consumed 'a small (magic mushroom) the day before as well as a marijuana edible'.
Mr Magickbeans was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation and one count of 2nd degree controlled substance crime.
His next court appearance is scheduled for August.
The man legally changed his name to Patches Magickbeans in January 2015.
Mr Magickbeans has been in local media before the incident, with his Instagram page showing him on the front page of a regional newspaper for his work as a 'corn juggler' – a vendor who juggles ears of corn from his roadside stand for motorists.
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