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Another Tale From God's Waiting Room
EFL:Might be time to give up the keys, pops...ST. PETERSBURG - A 93-year-old motorist struck and killed a pedestrian Wednesday evening, then drove about 3 miles with the body lodged in the windshield until he was stopped at a Sunshine Skyway tollbooth. The driver told officers he thought the body had fallen from the sky, said St. Petersburg police Officer Mike Jockers. Yeah, I suppose that could happen... "He had no idea he had been involved in an accident," Jockers said. "He doesn't totally understand what happened." How'd that dead guy get stuck in my windshield? The impact severed the pedestrian's lower right leg, which remained in the street. His head and arms went through the windshield, while the rest of his body flipped up onto the roof of the car, Jockers said. "The driver continued southbound, as the eyewitness said, like nothing happened," Jockers said. Oh, no! Another dead guy stuck in my windshield? Not again! As the car approached the toll plaza, the toll taker thought it was a prank, until he saw the blood. Yeah. It was a...prank! That's the ticket! When the driver stopped, the body fell into the car, Jockers said. Can I go now, sonny? A veteran traffic investigator, Jockers said it was one of the most gruesome scenes he has worked. Neither the name of the driver nor the name of the victim was released Wednesday. The driver, who lives in Pinellas Park, told police that he was headed home. Pinellas Park, however, is miles in the opposite direction. "Obviously, he was confused," Jockers said. "Incredibly confused." Incredibly, incredibly confused... The driver was taken to Bayfront Medical Center for evaluation He will probably not face criminal charges, as he appeared unaware that he had been involved in an accident, Jockers said. Huh? I'll have to remember that one. Posted by: tu3031 2005-10-21 |
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