Almost 1 year later, to the day (June 2, 2005) a person took a 40 ton earthmover in Tucson and basically did the same thing.
Well except that he was 14 years old.
And a whiny brat, angry that his parents were moving.
And, stole the earthmover.
And, destroyed roads and powerlines, affecting tens of thousands of people.
And, tried to run over police officers who had avoided shooting a screwed up kid for the last hour, instead letting him rampage.
And, didn't end up dying, and did try to sue the city after the cops shot him and paralyzed him, when he was going to drive over them.
But other than that, he's just like this "blue collar hero"