My family got together for a big dinner tonight since my bro and his wife are moving to Ohio next week. He just bought a new Subaru with less than 100 miles on it. He and his wife had different schedules this afternoon, so they drove seperately, both parking on the street.
Around 7:20pm a drunk guy slams into the back of my bro's hundai, moving it 20 feet. Taking with it the new Subi, and pushing that into my other bro's(in law) Subi which is in the driveway.
My brother goes out to see if the guy is ok, to find the guy trying to start his SUV to leave. He struggles with the guy to get the key out of the ignition. The guy is concious, but won't say a word to my brother as he questions him about what the hell he was thinking, and why he reaks of booz.
Emergency crews show up in no time, haul the guy off on a stretcher(he was coughing up blood, and for most the night the police said he likely wasn't gonna make it).
It was about the point that the cops found the shotgun in the backseat of his GMC Envoy that they blocked the road until detectives could get there.
The Hundai is totalled, as is the Envoy, the new Subi needs a new bumper and some work to the pass. doors, possibly other work depending on what the dealership says. The other Subi in the driveway has a nice fatty white stripe on the bumper and that's it.
Thank God that nobody in my family was loading up their kids into the carseats when this asshat relocated all of the cars. Even better that he was stopped by parked cars(minus the one he previously totaled up the street from our house) rather than a family on a busier street.
The detectives were here til about 11:30, then the cars were towed. The word is that the guy will be ok, and was able to answe alot of questions for the cops... like the shotgun.. he was at a shooting range earlier(his poor dog was even in a kennel in the back).
This could've been so much worse. I wish it'd been my truck to take the hit rather than their cars. They're plans were to drive the Hundai to Ohio, and ship the Subi.
I'll post better pics when my sister sends them to me.
-Jason
Around 7:20pm a drunk guy slams into the back of my bro's hundai, moving it 20 feet. Taking with it the new Subi, and pushing that into my other bro's(in law) Subi which is in the driveway.
My brother goes out to see if the guy is ok, to find the guy trying to start his SUV to leave. He struggles with the guy to get the key out of the ignition. The guy is concious, but won't say a word to my brother as he questions him about what the hell he was thinking, and why he reaks of booz.
Emergency crews show up in no time, haul the guy off on a stretcher(he was coughing up blood, and for most the night the police said he likely wasn't gonna make it).
It was about the point that the cops found the shotgun in the backseat of his GMC Envoy that they blocked the road until detectives could get there.
The Hundai is totalled, as is the Envoy, the new Subi needs a new bumper and some work to the pass. doors, possibly other work depending on what the dealership says. The other Subi in the driveway has a nice fatty white stripe on the bumper and that's it.
Thank God that nobody in my family was loading up their kids into the carseats when this asshat relocated all of the cars. Even better that he was stopped by parked cars(minus the one he previously totaled up the street from our house) rather than a family on a busier street.
The detectives were here til about 11:30, then the cars were towed. The word is that the guy will be ok, and was able to answe alot of questions for the cops... like the shotgun.. he was at a shooting range earlier(his poor dog was even in a kennel in the back).
This could've been so much worse. I wish it'd been my truck to take the hit rather than their cars. They're plans were to drive the Hundai to Ohio, and ship the Subi.
I'll post better pics when my sister sends them to me.
-Jason
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