Dave Lane
10-21-2013, 05:06 PM
Glenn Taylor filmed pushing 2,000-pound rock one month after filing lawsuit saying he was disabled
Glenn Taylor was filmed pushing over a ton of sandstone at Utah's Goblin Valley State Park after he filed papers against Alan Macdonald, claiming he 'endure(d) great pain and suffering, disability, impairment, loss of joy of life' from a 2009 crash involving MacDonald's daughter.
A heavyweight rock crusher's disability claim is being slammed by critics as more mental than physical.
Glenn Taylor — who infamously filmed his ability to knock over an ancient 2,000-pound sandstone with his bare hands — filed a lawsuit claiming "debilitating" physical injury weeks before the stunt's filming, it has been revealed.
Taylor, seen destroying a 200 million-year-old goblin sandstone formation in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park last week, filed a personal injury lawsuit last month claiming to have been disabled after a car crash four years ago.
Since that 2009 crash the Boy Scout leader claims he's "endure(d) great pain and suffering, disability, impairment, loss of joy of life," according to his lawsuit filed against the father of the then teen driver responsible for that crash.
Taylor also high fives with his son and another Boy Scout leader who were present to see his accomplishment.
Taylor also high fives with his son and another Boy Scout leader who were present to see his accomplishment.
That tragically described condition, however, appears far removed from the energetic display Taylor puts on in the video uploaded to YouTube - and that could have him facing felony charges.
"We did something right, the wrong way," Taylor defended his behavior to NBC of the Jurassic-era rock that after millions of years he claims was just waiting to fall down and hurt someone.
In the video Taylor, his son and fellow trooper leader Dave Hall are seen high fiving and cheering after the sandstone's destruction.
After performing his Herculean feat, Taylor strikes a pose while flexing his arms.
After performing his Herculean feat, Taylor strikes a pose while flexing his arms.
Taylor further playfully demonstrates his physical strength by striking a wrestling pose with his arms after its topple.
Alan Macdonald, the father of the 2009 teen driver, isn't buying it.
"I was just a little surprised because he looks like a fairly strong, able-bodied guy to me," MacDonald told KUTV after watching his stunt.
Alan Macdonald, who is being sued by Taylor for injury related to a crash involving his daughter, said : ‘I was just a little surprised because he looks like a fairly strong, able-bodied guy to me."
It was MacDonald's then 16-year-old daughter who was faulted for the crash, which involved several vehicles but no hospitalizations.
Taylor who was approached by KUTV from outside his car had little to say to an inquiring reporter.
Glenn Taylor was filmed pushing over a ton of sandstone at Utah's Goblin Valley State Park after he filed papers against Alan Macdonald, claiming he 'endure(d) great pain and suffering, disability, impairment, loss of joy of life' from a 2009 crash involving MacDonald's daughter.
A heavyweight rock crusher's disability claim is being slammed by critics as more mental than physical.
Glenn Taylor — who infamously filmed his ability to knock over an ancient 2,000-pound sandstone with his bare hands — filed a lawsuit claiming "debilitating" physical injury weeks before the stunt's filming, it has been revealed.
Taylor, seen destroying a 200 million-year-old goblin sandstone formation in Utah's Goblin Valley State Park last week, filed a personal injury lawsuit last month claiming to have been disabled after a car crash four years ago.
Since that 2009 crash the Boy Scout leader claims he's "endure(d) great pain and suffering, disability, impairment, loss of joy of life," according to his lawsuit filed against the father of the then teen driver responsible for that crash.
Taylor also high fives with his son and another Boy Scout leader who were present to see his accomplishment.
Taylor also high fives with his son and another Boy Scout leader who were present to see his accomplishment.
That tragically described condition, however, appears far removed from the energetic display Taylor puts on in the video uploaded to YouTube - and that could have him facing felony charges.
"We did something right, the wrong way," Taylor defended his behavior to NBC of the Jurassic-era rock that after millions of years he claims was just waiting to fall down and hurt someone.
In the video Taylor, his son and fellow trooper leader Dave Hall are seen high fiving and cheering after the sandstone's destruction.
After performing his Herculean feat, Taylor strikes a pose while flexing his arms.
After performing his Herculean feat, Taylor strikes a pose while flexing his arms.
Taylor further playfully demonstrates his physical strength by striking a wrestling pose with his arms after its topple.
Alan Macdonald, the father of the 2009 teen driver, isn't buying it.
"I was just a little surprised because he looks like a fairly strong, able-bodied guy to me," MacDonald told KUTV after watching his stunt.
Alan Macdonald, who is being sued by Taylor for injury related to a crash involving his daughter, said : ‘I was just a little surprised because he looks like a fairly strong, able-bodied guy to me."
It was MacDonald's then 16-year-old daughter who was faulted for the crash, which involved several vehicles but no hospitalizations.
Taylor who was approached by KUTV from outside his car had little to say to an inquiring reporter.