Janithor wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
> Franz Bestuchev wrote:
>> Janithor wrote:
>>> x-no-archive: yes
>>> Franz Bestuchev wrote:
>>>> Janithor wrote:
>>>>> x-no-archive: yes
>>>>> http://www.news10.net/display_story.aspx?storyid=38663
>>>>> Folsom police seek the driver of a pickup truck they believe
>>>>> intentionally struck a woman walking along a city street.
>>>>> It happened on Valentine's Day as the woman, 29, walked with two
>>>>> six-year-old girls on School Street.
>>>>> Police said one of the children scolded the pickup driver for going
>>>>> too fast in a residential neighborhood.
>>>>> Witnesses reported the driver then made a U-turn and headed
>>>>> straight for the pedestrians. The woman pushed the two children out
>>>>> of the way and was struck by the truck's front bumper.
>>>>> Folsom police spokeswoman Michelle Beattie said the driver then
>>>>> made another U-turn and came back at the victim.
>>>>> "That's what you get for telling me to slow down," Beattie reported
>>>>> the driver as saying.
>>>>> "So we're pretty certain it was intentional," she added.
>>>>> The woman suffered a broken ankle and possibly a fractured hip.
>>>>> Police consider the incident a case of felony assault with a deadly
>>>>> weapon.
>>>>> Witnesses described the driver as a thin white male in his early
>>>>> thirties with short dirty blond hair.
>>>>> The vehicle was described as a newer white mid- to full-sized
>>>>> pickup truck with a lumber rack and towing a covered trailer.
>>>>> Witnesses said signs on both doors included the word "side," and
>>>>> possibly "construction" and "deck." One witness reported seeing a
>>>>> telephone number beginning with the Folsom prefix 983.
>>>>> Investigators said they chose to go public with their appeal for
>>>>> help after exhausting all other leads.
>>>>> Anyone with information on the possible identity of the driver is
>>>>> urged to call the Folsom police traffic bureau at 916-492-7785.
>>>> I don't get why you're pointing this out to me....?
>>> Just reaffirming your agreement with the observation that people here
>>> really are nuts on the road.
>> I passed a truck today whose brake lights were both broken off and
>> dangling by the wires.
>> Having seen the cars down here, I fully support a ban on Mexican
>> trucks on American roads. (whatever happened with that NAFTA
>> argument?...)
>> I heard a story this evening that the guy who owns one of the large
>> beverage companies was being driven around with his 2-car security
>> detachment several years ago. A little car got between the entourage
>> in city traffic and at the next light mr. executive shot the guy. The
>> people of the town still remember the anniversary annually, but of
>> course the exec's money kept him free. How's that for some good ol'
>> road rage.
>> Hooray Victoria soda co-owner!
> I'm still waiting for you know who to crash his F150 into you.
