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| Drunk idiot runs over 17 street signs |
| 2005-07-13 |
| Edited for brevity. Police in Casselberry [Florida] arrested a drunk driver who knocked over 17 street signs on Monday night. It's hard to believe why anyone would intentionally drive over as many stop signs and streets signs as possible. Crews worked through the morning Tuesday, and most of the day, replacing 17 sings destroyed by 26-year-old Phillip Strange, who Casselberry police said recklessly drove his Jeep the night before. According to the incident report, Strange repeatedly told police officers he was drunk. He also said he was paid $45 to knock over the signs. "We're talking 17 signs at more than $200. You can do the math to see how much it's costing the city and taxpayers to get this put back in place," said Public Works supervisor Juan Maldonado. It was an expensive joy ride that left signs on practically every sidewalk and front yard in a 10-block radius. Strange was charged with driving under the influence, criminal mischief, and driving with a suspended license. Can't they tack on some more charges for reckless endangerment or something? A destroyed or missing stop sign can easily cause a fatal crash. |
| Posted by:Dar |
| #6 A few years back three teen agers were sentenced to 15 years in prison for causing the death of three other teen agers. For kicks the perps puuled up a STOP sign and laid it on the ground. the victims breezed into the intersection and were T-boned by an 8 ton truck. For this act of manslaughter the idiots could have gotten up to 50 years behind bars. The idiot who hired the jeep and driver to knock over those signs should be charged as well. |
| Posted by: GK 2005-07-13 23:40 |
| #5 Other than the $400 damage he did on his uninsured vehicle, the dare was a real cash windfall for him. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-07-13 19:22 |
| #4 Hey, who you callin' a drunk. |
| Posted by: Phillip Strange 2005-07-13 17:06 |
| #3 His name is Strange? How coincidental! Parking Meters I'd have sort of understood, especially if one malfunctioned on him! But stop signs is dangerous because of someone who might not see it in the street... |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-07-13 16:21 |
| #2 Any parking meters? I'm having Cool Hand Luke flashbacks, lol! |
| Posted by: .com 2005-07-13 16:17 |
| #1 Dammit--sorry--this is Page 3 material. |
| Posted by: Dar 2005-07-13 16:11 |