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Perth Now
15 hours ago
- Perth Now
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.
New York Post
a day ago
- New York Post
Driver named Patches Magickbeans high on mushrooms in crash that nearly killed construction worker: cops
A Wisconsin man named Patches Magickbeans seriously injured a worker when he crashed his van into a piece of construction equipment while allegedly high on magic mushrooms, cops said. Patches Magickbeans, 34, of Wisconsin, was 'swerving and weaving' on Highway 61 in Silver Creek, Minn. around 3:50 p.m. on June 19 when his van hit a curb and several traffic cones before barreling into a scissor lift which was being used by a pair of construction workers fixing a light. Patches Magickbeans was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation and one count of controlled substance crime in the 2nd degree. Obtained by The NY Post The vehicle then smashed into the wall of the Lafayette Tunnel and rolled several times before coming to a stop, court documents state. Advertisement Benjamin Kidd, 27, one of the workers atop the scissor lift during the crash, was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in critical condition, local outlet Northern News Now reported. Another worker using the lift, Bradley Kostiuk, 37, told cops he heard the sound of Magickbeans' van hitting the cones just in time to see the vehicle racing toward them. He quickly grabbed the lift's rail system to pull himself up and managed to hang on to the light fixture for dear life until police helped him down. Cops at the scene said Magickbeans appeared to be intoxicated after the crash, and that he was babbling incoherently and possibly hallucinating, grasping at objects in the air that were not actually there. Advertisement Court documents said his eyes were 'blown' and noted he 'became combative with rescue workers' attempting to get him out of the van. They later found psilocybin mushrooms in his car, which Magickbeans initially claimed he had foraged but later changed his story and admitted they were magic mushrooms. He allegedly said he 'had a small one the day before along with an edible,' though he insisted his blood test would come back negative for drugs. Magickbeans describes himself on Instagram as 'womb wisdom keeper.' Patches Magickbeans / Instagram Results of a blood test are still pending, the outlet said. Advertisement Magickbeans was charged with two counts of criminal vehicular operation and one count of controlled substance crime in the 2nd degree. He's being held at Lake County Jail on $75,000 bail, with his next court appearance scheduled for August. Magickbeans' Instagram page, where he describes himself as 'womb wisdom keeper,' features an image of him on the cover of the Brainerd Dispatch newspaper last July under the headline 'corn juggler' — a caption describing him as a 'fruit vendor' who juggles ears of corn from his roadside stand to 'catch attention of motorists on the roadway.'
