Connellsville, Pennsylvania - Matthew McKnight hopes nobody manages to top his feat in the Guinness Book of World Records.

That's because McKnight holds the record for "Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident" in the book's 2008 edition.

The 29-year-old record-holder lived to tell about being thrown 118 feet by a car that hit him while traveling about 70 mph. He was struck on Oct. 26, 2001, while trying to help accident victims along Interstate 376 east of Pittsburgh.

He suffered two dislocated shoulders plus a broken shoulder, pelvis, leg and tailbone. He spent two weeks in the hospital and 80 days in rehab before returning to work in April 2002.

McKnight is a volunteer firefighter and paramedic, though he was not on duty when he stopped to help the accident victims.
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good thing he's not a cat.. his 9th life would've been used up a long time ago

What would somone think of that as an accomplishment, the people at Guiness are getting tron-tarted.

at least he's trying to save life

I hope no one breaks his record either, it's too brutal.

Someone go ahead, try and break this record !

Yeah! and if you fail to break the record, means you're dead!

whoa? while he is helping accident victims along the said Interstate he got hit by a car moving at almost 70MPH and he got thrown off 118FT... Wow.. how Ironic is that?

Why would anyone want that record?

Here's a guy who traveled the least distance... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYhZpXCMk-0

He survived, that was the accomplishment.

How the hell he was not killed I will never know!! 70mph that car hit him at - that victim must be destined for something great that's for sure!!!!

The least they can do is to stick his ordeal in the Guiness Book of Records - the bloke's a hero, for helping those hurt in an accident in the first place AND for surviving such a horrific impact