A local police officer said that some people hold their breath in tunnels as part of a game or superstition
A 19-year-old man caused a three-car crash in Oregon Sunday when he fainted after holding his breath while driving through a tunnel.
The teenager, Daniel J. Calhon, lost consciousness and control of the car as he drove through a tunnel close to Portland, the Associated Press reports.
Some people hold their breaths in tunnels as part of a game or superstition, State Police Lt. Gregg Hastings told the Associated Press.
Calhon's car drifted over the centerline and had a head-on collision with an oncoming vehicle. A pick-up subsequently hit Calhon's car. Four people were injured - Calhon and his passenger as well as the two passengers in the oncoming car - though none of them seriously.
Calhon has been cited for reckless driving and reckless endangerment.
[ AP] Entities 0 Name: Calhon Count: 3 1 Name: Associated Press Count: 2 2 Name: Gregg Hastings Count: 1 3 Name: State Police Count: 1 4 Name: Oregon Count: 1 5 Name: AP Count: 1 6 Name: Portland Count: 1 7 Name: Daniel J. Calhon Count: 1 Related 0 Url: http://ift.tt/1nqofmS Title: Man Holding Breath in Oregon Tunnel Causes Crash Description: Oregon State Police say a 19-year-old man caused a three-car crash when he fainted while holding his breath as he drove through a tunnel northwest of Portland. According to a news release, Daniel J. Calhon, of Snohomish, Washington, told investigators he fainted Sunday afternoon while holding his breath in the Highway 26 tunnel near the community of Manning.
