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| Man crashes into Burger King...again |
| 2007-09-13 |
| I think you know where this is heading... For the second time in as many years, a man has crashed his vehicle into the downtown Wausau Burger King. Rouland Steppert, 80, crashed his Lincoln Aviator at about 3 p.m. Wednesday into the restaurant at 300 N. Sixth St. Damn you kids! Get that Burger King out of my way! A restaurant patron sitting several feet from the impact said she witnessed the crash. "The old guy just pulled up in his SUV and all of a sudden he hit the handicapped sign first and then right up into the building and just crashed," said Jennifer Sparks of Wausau. Dammit! When did they move the drive thru! Steppert was not injured. A man inside the restaurant sitting near Sparks was, although he was not struck. "His arm was starting to hurt after the crash," Sparks said. The man was transported to the hospital after an apparent seizure, Sparks said. Oh! My arm! It's broken! Wausau Lt. Bill Kolb said police think the crash was caused by a medical condition. Police Chief Jeff Hardel said Steppert crashed into the same Burger King on Oct. 15, 2005. In that incident, Steppert told police he mistakenly placed his foot on the accelerator of his car, ramming it into the doorway of the restaurant. Witnesses said Steppert then went in and ordered breakfast. No one was hurt in that crash, and the restaurant remained open. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #3 Dammit! When did they move the drive thru! Soon as I read that, I knew it was you, tu3031! Beavis, yer tellin' me that you can't come up with some sort of "fryer" joke?!? |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-13 21:37 |
| #2 "Wausau Lt. Bill Kolb said police think the crash was caused by a medical condition." Yeah, the guys 80 with a license.. |
| Posted by: Beavis 2007-09-13 15:59 |
| #1 Oh! My arm! It's broken! I suspect they're thinking "heart attack". |
| Posted by: Angie Schultz 2007-09-13 15:17 |