Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Multitasking: that’s the way he rolls
Police in Lockport, New York say a tow truck driver hit a car and sideswiped a house before landing in a pool, after texting on one phone while talking on another.
Sheriff’s deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car Wednesday [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Car’s driver says she didn’t notice she was dragging something until she parked.
A 13 year-old girl in Norway was riding her bicycle when she was apparently first hit by a truck, then run over by a passing car, and then dragged 4 kilometers (EDIT: a little less than 2 and a half miles), until the [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
You deserve a break today.
A retired couple were dining in the parking lot of a McDonald’s in Window Rock, Arizona, when high winds caused the ‘M’ sign to fall on top of the couple’s Chevy Trailblazer.
Acting Navajo Nation Police Chief Steve Nelson said winds in the area Wednesday “were probably 60 m.p.h.-plus.”As the couple sat [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Even if you’re in DC.
A man who grabbed a Dallas Cowboys flag from a car and threw it to the ground as he was crossing the street got some instant feedback on his action. The vehicle’s occupant got out of the car and punched the flag-grabber in the face.
Source: www.sfgate.com
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Well, it was bound to happen sometime. Two drunk drivers finally ran into each other in Racine, Wisconsin.
Police say one drunk driver was traveling at a high rate of speed on Main Street when he missed a turn and went the wrong way on another street around 2:40 a.m Saturday. He hit two parked cars, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Apparently oblivious to the advice regarding first impressions, a 28-year-old Georgia woman allegedly showed up in court to answer a charge of driving under the influence with the smell of alcohol on her breath. She was issued a two-day sentence for contempt of court on the spot.
Police charged her with DUI Sept. 12 when officers [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Strike Three
An Ohio woman was arrested three times in six days for allegedly driving under the influence. That’s quite an achievement. Our question is: How did she get her keys back after the first time?
By Randy Ludlow
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Tammy Webb won’t be behind the wheel anytime soon.
The Union County woman is in jail under an [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
A man who sought to express his dissatisfaction with a traffic citation figured he’d send it all in a letter – containing animal feces.
After all, the pen is mightier than the sword… But, a federal judge is mightier still.
(04-07) 07:54 PDT Sioux Falls, S.D. (AP) –
A federal judge sentenced a Sioux Falls [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
You would think a guy speeding around in an SUV would be more considerate. But, alas, not so. – At least not in this case.
NEW CASTLE — An argument between two New Castle men ended in a grisly fashion Wednesday when one bit the other’s left ear off, police say.
Curtis A. “Alan” Cross, 43, was [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Apparently wishing to find out how much she meant to her boss, a California woman pushed the limits of his high-dollar Ferrari, and caused $125,000 of damage. She’s going to have to put in a few extra unpaid hours…