Woman Drives Drunk & High, Kills 8

[Nickswitz]

Question: how did this woman make it 2 miles in the wrong direction down the Taconic before hitting someone?

I had the same question, and I don't know.

[Aaron]

Two miles isn't all that far, depending on the time of day, her speed and the awareness of the other drivers it doesn't seem all that unreal.

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Dunno how she got that far either. I do recall though, a documentary on the German Autobahn, in which it was reveled that that road is host to the peculiar phenomenon the Germans call "ghost drivers" (only they say it in German ), which do more or less what this lady did, on purpose.

Then there are the stories you sometimes hear about people throwing (or dropping from overpasses) large objects into the path of traffic on highways...

[Reliant121]

To be fair, 40% of Germany's Autobahn network is completely unlimited. You can go as fast as you want.

[Captain Seafort]

Then there are the stories you sometimes hear about people throwing (or dropping from overpasses) large objects into the path of traffic on highways...

Sometimes? That's one of the more common activities for a chav.

As for the OP, it's another reason to fit traffic cop helicopters with fifty-cals.

[Sionnach Glic]

Then there are the stories you sometimes hear about people throwing (or dropping from overpasses) large objects into the path of traffic on highways...

Holy shit!

[Tyyr]

As for the OP, it's another reason to fit traffic cop helicopters with fifty-cals.

Ya know, except for the five kids in her car.

[Angharrad]

Then there are the stories you sometimes hear about people throwing (or dropping from overpasses) large objects into the path of traffic on highways...

Holy s**t!

There was a case I read about where some kids(teenagers) dropped a frozen turkey, it went through the windshield of a car and hit the woman in the face and broke most of her facial bones.

[IanKennedy]

There was a case I read about where some kids(teenagers) dropped a frozen turkey, it went through the windshield of a car and hit the woman in the face and broke most of her facial bones.

They should be done for attempted murder.

[Mark]

I knew of one idiot that was dropping moltov cocktails off a freeway overpass to make cars dodge the flames, back when I lived in Vegas. IIRC the story correctly, the defense attorney called it a childish prank and said the kid couldn't be held responsible as he'd been smoking pot before hand. Tried to get him probation and 30 days treatment.


The law saw things VERY, VERY different

[Lt. Staplic]

I knew of one idiot that was dropping moltov cocktails off a freeway overpass to make cars dodge the flames, back when I lived in Vegas. IIRC the story correctly, the defense attorney called it a childish prank and said the kid couldn't be held responsible as he'd been smoking pot before hand. Tried to get him probation and 30 days treatment.

Not the best defense in the world, but as they say, when your accused of a major crime, always confess to a lesser one.

[Tsukiyumi]

...said the kid couldn't be held responsible as he'd been smoking pot before hand...

Yes, because we all know how violent and reckless pot makes you...

[Mark]

Back in the day, you'd have needed two miricles and an act of congress just to get me off my couch, much less muster the motivation to do drop firebombs

[Captain Picard's Hair]

Back in the day, you'd have needed two miricles and an act of congress just to get me off my couch, much less muster the motivation to do drop firebombs

Not even strippers would do it?

[Lt. Staplic]

well, as I understand it it is an act of congress that allows strippers, and as for the miracles, every stripper's got a pair already