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It looks like two Canadian cops saved the life of Van Halen's David Lee Roth.

According to reports, the rocker was pulled over in Ontario, Canada for speeding, but when cops approached the vehicle, they realized the star was in anaphylactic shock.

Roth has an allergy to nuts and was suffering a severe reaction after coming into contact with a contaminated substance.

The officers called an ambulance and kept the Jump man calm until paramedics arrived on the scene.

One of the police officers, Chris Thompson, said he didn't realize that he was dealing with a famous rock star.

Roth's a lucky guy!

Stay away from them nuts!

[Image by Rachel Worth via WENN.]

    Posted: Jul 8, 2008 at 5:30 pm / Email this  »
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    1. kar says – reply to this


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      woo

    2. Bryan says – reply to this


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      hes a lucky guy damn he could have lost control crashed an died

    3. pills says – reply to this


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      Go EpiPen!

    4. LV says – reply to this


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      first!

    5. freak says – reply to this


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      'STAY WAY FROM THEM NUTS!"

      GUESS THAT MEANS HE CAN'T WORK WITH THE VAN HALEN BROS EVER AGAIN!!!

    6. samls says – reply to this


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      thats what you get for putting nuts in your mouth

    7. lynn says – reply to this


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      "stay away from them nuts" ? isn't that what mama perez said?

    8. s says – reply to this


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      He IS nuts. How do you stay away from yourself?

    9. Lawsc says – reply to this


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      MIGHT AS WELL JUMP

      JUMP!

    10. Nutin says – reply to this


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      'Stay away from them nuts!'…too many innuendos to mention. Perez - I just hope you take your own advice.

    11. mona says – reply to this


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      LC is a HUGE SKANK!!!

    12. MissD says – reply to this


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      This might be my uncle if he doesn't get an EpiPen. The EpiPen is portable medicine you inject youself with if you have an allergic reaction like Roth did. We kept telling him(God forbid your family actually cares about you) and he actually gets annoyed and cocky saying he'll be fine and how he doesn't need one. If he had an email account I would send him this story.

    13. MADGE says – reply to this


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      Madonna took ARod to her 'CANDY SHOP' which was "MILES AWAY"
      Were 'VOICES' told him you only have '4 MINUTES' , TO
      'GIVE IT 2 ME'. he replied you are' INCREDIBLE' and
      lets "DANCE 2NIGHT"

    14. @v@ says – reply to this


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      That's interesting karma, because while living in New York City since the late 1990s, David Lee Roth trained as an Emergency Medical Technician and worked as such for some time. He occasionally told stories about his experiences as an EMT on his radio show. I'd bet he's thankful to those two guys.



    15. 15

      nuts… go figure.

    16. jamie says – reply to this


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      It should read that the cops AND the paramedics saved the life of this man… give the medics some credit!!!

    17. Nuts says – reply to this


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      Well then Mr. Roth, put these nuts in your mouth. I got some motherfuckin nuts for you, in my nutsack. So you just shut ya yappin mouth and put these nuts down your throat homeboy



    18. 18

      NOT NEWS

    19. MomV4 says – reply to this


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      Thank God they saved him, because Van Halen are nothing without him. Also, I actually like his hair cut in this picture. God Bless David Lee Roth!!! xo

    20. Marsh says – reply to this


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      He might be old, but I'd still "jump" him! Love David Lee Roth! :)

    21. chari says – reply to this


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      surprised he did not have an epi pen with him. got to read the ingredients on everything. Things you never would expect has peanuts in it.

    22. gio says – reply to this


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      EPI-PEN — DON'T LEAVE HOME WITHOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

      Costs $60. Why would a rich guy like him with known serious food allergy not have one with him at all times? I carry mine with my cash, ID, etc. EVERYWHERE, and replace it every 2 years. I went into shock in 1996 from food allergy, and paramedics told me I came THIS CLOSE to death.

      You shoot yourself up with the EpiPen, and allergic reaction stops instantly.

      You have about 30 minutes once the shock starts until you expire. Anybody with food allergies must GET EPIPEN or risk death.

    23. bubba says – reply to this


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      THERE IS NO OAKLAND ONTARIO …. dumphucks …. there is an
      Oakville Ontario ……

    24. Lebro says – reply to this


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      Wow now I will never go to visit America's shit rag aka Canadia. Im am appalled that there has not been sanctions yet as more and more poisons happen to us people in the north

    25. Pud says – reply to this


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      Suck a' my nut.

    26. st says – reply to this


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      nut allergies are the WORST. i have that too. glad he's ok!!

    27. AWNUT says – reply to this


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      HES ALLERGIC TO HIS NUTZ?
      WHATS HE DOIN PLAYING WITH HIS NUTZ WHILE DRIVING?

    28. AWNUT says – reply to this


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      Re: ThecounT –
      ROBERT ZOMBIE IS THAT YOU?????



    29. 29

      Hominazipidabipidabop!



    30. 30

      Re: @v@ – Good point!

    31. Lanel says – reply to this


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      Thank god he is ok…he is a legend. One of a kind. I hate his band for hating on him. Roth is amazing. Peeps will do that to you when you are amazing.

    32. mama says – reply to this


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    33. Steph says – reply to this


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      I'm from Brantford, Ontario where the guy was found… many people saw him the previous day buying what appeared to be drugs at a local bar… :S questionable I'd say!!!

    34. Nurse says – reply to this


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      He has anaplylactic reactions but doesn't carry epinephrine? Like MissD said, he should carry an EpiPen. Otherwise he has a death wish. Is this story true or is this sort of blown out of proportion? Sounds hokey to tell you the truth. The cops find him and immediately know he's having anaphylaxis and not an OD? Wow, good medical work, guys. Not sure if I believe this one. Anyone know if this is for real, a stated?

    35. Drew says – reply to this


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      Where in Ontario, Canada? Do you know how big Ontario is? Driving from one end of Ontario to the other is the equivalent of driving from northern New York to Southern Florida. Your story is also the equivalent of saying "Lindsay Lohan was in on a drunken driving spree at 5am in California, USA." Where? Can you please be more specific? I hate when non-Canadians just name the province.

    36. Maste says – reply to this


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      Diamond Dave Rocks!!!!!!!!
      The mans a legend
      A true stage diva!

    37. beast says – reply to this


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      I'm also allergic to nut, but not peanuts…. even reading the ingredients on everything possible, you're not safe from getting a nut or nut dust on something you ingest. The last time I had to go to the emergency room was because a restaurant put pine nuts on a pizza and it wasn't in the ingredients on the menu. I should have sued, but all I did was write the restaurant and got in return a gift certificate…. which, I didn't use. Walnut oil on salads is another thing that restaurants use and don't mention… restaurants need to list every thing they use in each dish on their menus! Having an allergic reaction is scary and could cause death. Van Halen is nothing without DLR. Thankfully those cops knew how to react to the situation and get him help a.s.a.p.

    38. lc says – reply to this


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      pulled over in "ontario canada". what the frick perez, i thought you were all about canada. ontario is a province the size of texas. it's like saying he was pulled over in "texas, USA"!!!

    39. fuck says – reply to this


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      Re: Lebro – canadia ? you're a fucking idiot.

    40. TMAN says – reply to this


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      WOW!!!
      First, there is an Oakland ON, google it!! It is SW of Brantford.
      Second, The PARAMEDICS probably had something to do with the "lifesaving". I am sure the police did a great job of keeping Roth calm. But, it's the PARAMEDICS that actually carry the medications.

    41. AC says – reply to this


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      Ummmmm, Ontario is a pretty big place Perez! You might want to narrow it down a bit. That's like saying he was pulled over in Texas, USA!

    42. eastc says – reply to this


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      glad he's ok, but he's an EMT! he should know better than to travel without his epi-pen! stupid!!!

    43. Ro says – reply to this


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      you shoulda said "WAS" Close to Death… so why you getting alot of people upset about that "Close to Death" heading…. need (like?) some drama? well i for one am very relieved that Dave is OK! :) Ro

    44. sintu says – reply to this


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      DLR I lurve you! Thank you police and EMTs for doing your jobs right!!!

    45. KT says – reply to this


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      that's good advice. Take note, P!

    46. Stan says – reply to this


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      you know Ontario is a big province, right?
      like, it isn't a city and it could swallow up a few of your states.
      yeah

    47. heyHe says – reply to this


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      Chris Thompson is my brother in law, he was also promised tickets for their next tour, we won't hold our breaths lol

    48. Jesus says – reply to this


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      If Perez wants to be by Jesus' side in heaven, he should stay away from the nuts too.

    49. aMANd says – reply to this


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      ontario is a big place, if it was like in orlando florida you would have said that. so please say the city next time instead of the province! :)

    50. twat says – reply to this


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      Re: Jesus – I thought it was god's place to make that judgement. eat shit you cunt.



    51. 51

      I'm from Paris, Ontario, about a 20 minute drive to Oakland, Ontario.

      I find it interesting that he has friends in such a small town tucked away in South-Western, Ontario…lol.

    52. nunya says – reply to this


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      Re: MRS. RICKY MARTIN LOVER – Mrs. Ricky Martin Lover?? What the hell? He disappeared off the face of this earth, he's probably hiding from you, your crazy stalker.LMFAO!!

    53. nunya says – reply to this


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      Re: Stan – You're a nimrod dude. Texas alone as a State, would eat Ontario and spit it out, you LOSER. LMFAO!

    54. scoop says – reply to this


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      An hour before he was pulled over Roth admitted he was tea-bagged for aprox 30 minutes,

    55. dede says – reply to this


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      I think he is just allergic to the nuts you eat not the ones you lick.

    56. haha says – reply to this


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      Who gives a fuck,his music has been dead for years

    57. Ladyb says – reply to this


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      I have seen this with my own eyes, so to speak. Perez has the same condition and I was force to pull up my panties when after he brushed his nose against my nuts. Perez I love you and so does Tutu my doggie.

    58. north says – reply to this


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      Just to fill you in , Roth was going to a friends house outside Brampton (near Toronto). He was speeding to a hospital when Chris Thompson pulled him over. He noticed a person that had a scarf and shiny clothing and assumed it was some sort of star, because no one dresses like that. Then he radioed in an ambulance. Roth may give them a reward for all their help.

    59. Pffft says – reply to this


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      Re: Lebro – Good for the sharp Canadian cops who immediately noted that he was in anaphylactic shock. Beats dying in full view on the floor in a hospital.

    60. DMAN says – reply to this


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      yea perez-ez nuts can cive anyone a bad reaction
      there near fatal

    61. Meh says – reply to this


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      Re: nunya – Hey, stupido. Ontario is 415,000 square miles, while Texas is a mere 268,000. Ontario is clean, green and beautiful, and is an agricultural fruit and produce belt. Plus it's full of great people who have the class not to call other posters names or say stupid, needless confrontational crap like " Texas alone as a State, would eat Ontario and spit it out, you LOSER. LMFAO!" You are insecure and over-testosteroned if you feel the need to throw down at the mention of another PLACE, dude. Do you challenge random dudes to fights wherever you go? You must have a lot of friends, not. Pfft.

    62. Roni says – reply to this


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      Can't stand that loser anyway!

    63. Leila says – reply to this


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      Re: Drew – I totally agree with you Drew!!!! I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. If you tell me he was in Ontario, there is a million places he could of been. Perez go back to school & learn some geography. Vivre le Canada!!!!

    64. tex says – reply to this


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      lucky he was in canada! probably would have been pulled out of his car, beat down, placed in handcuffs and taken downtown if it happened in the states. than you would have been writing about how he died in police custody!

    65. thiss says – reply to this


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      Re: bubba –

      I guess you don't live in Oakland Ontario then,, because there IS one!.. now who's the dumphuck?

    66. retar says – reply to this


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      Re: nunya –

      look at a map retard! Texas could fit inside of Ontario! LMAO!

    67. c/nu says – reply to this


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      David Lee Roth … being lowered into a large peanut butter vat, with the Planter's peanut man at the controls. Underlings of the peanut man dance in a circle around the vat, chanting for him to be released into his legume nemesis.

      Too bad nuts are plant ovaries. Mother Earth's daughters are showing vengence on Mr. Roth.

      meh - now I'll be offering my blood to her this weekend … damn mosquitoes.

      –Lord c/nu motherfuckers.

    68. sarah says – reply to this


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      RUMOR!
      I live in the Ontario city where Roth was "visiting" He was a random guy pretending to be Roth. Its all over the news papers. Roth was in NewYork playing a show.
      What a homo!

      ps- the douche looked NOTHING like him lol

    69. pete says – reply to this


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      yeah its totally fake… some impersonator got sick… david lee roth ain't allergic to anything because he may actually be invincible.

    70. wy says – reply to this


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      Wasn't him.
      Heard on the radio yesterday that it was some guy named David Kuntz. Apparently in the 80's people told him he looked like Roth, and he's pulled this kind of thing before. Anyways, they did take him to the hospital and a bunch of nurses went out with him that night and partied.
      Roth was in New York or something when all this went down. Not Canada, anyways.

    71. beej says – reply to this


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      Too bad he was a David Lee Roth impersonator and fooled a bunch of people for weeks! Ahaha!