It was shocking that someone rode a lawn mower from Atlanta to LA? You bet. But there's actually more shocking news about it. On his first attempt, (he attempted it multiple times), he had to bail off his out-of-control, 60-mph mower during a downhill mishap in Utah.  He broke his arm and the mower flew off the edge.  He was a pro-soccer goalie. In 1999, Brad Hauter made the trip in 67 very bumpy days He had received a forwarded promotional email from a coworker at St. Mary's University in Winona, Minnesota. The Lawn-Care Company was looking for someone to ride their Yard-Man riding mower across the country. It was an event they were calling "Mow Across America," and the act of pure American grit would hopefully raise funds for the Keep America Beautiful Organization.    The 33 year old had been driving 8 to 10 hours a day for 46 days straight - Through alleys, parks, yards, backroads and highways.  He made it from Atlanta to Blanding, Utah.  "I was quickly approaching a sign that we hadn't seen at the top saying "Warning: 25 mph turn," Hauter tells me. "I was nearing 60 miles per hour on a vehicle that that normally tops out at -and therefore had the brakes to handle 8 miles per hour. "There's noway, its going to flip, so I jump off and hit the pavement, break my arm and watch the mower go over the edge."  Having to be helicoptered out to New Mexico for emergency surgery only made him more determined to finish the journey.