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Woman Charged With DUI In Motorized Wheelchair Crash
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| July 21, 2011
Posted on 07/21/2011 1:18:37 PM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
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To: rightwingintelligentsia
"Police say Lebo told officers she'd twice crashed her wheelchair, flipping it the second time" Should have bought the industrial strength chair.....
To: rightwingintelligentsia
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Wow! That one looks like it would motor up stairs!
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:25:13 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: AngelesCrestHighway
Interesting photo. I have a power chair with 14 inch wheels that I use for doing yard work: running the battery powered weedeater, trimming tree limbs, weeding flowerbeds, taking the trash bin to the bottom of the driveway, etc. Those scooters are not meant to go on grass, but a chair with 14 inch drive wheels can go in grass with ease. The main thing is to not go ‘side-hill’ because they will tip over sideways.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:34:39 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: sodpoodle
I imagine if I called the police because some woman was sprawled out, drunk, on my lawn AND I witnessed her crashing her scooter.. I would expect them to arrest her for something. I am not talking about punishment but to take her into custody for her own safety. If they simply left, I would be outraged that they did nothing to prevent an intoxicated woman from injuring herself. I can only assume that driving/operating a scooter drunk is illegal if driving a lawn mower or pushing a baby carriage drunk is illegal.
To: MHGinTN
BTW, I paid every red cent for my chairs. Not one penny came from government.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:38:31 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: sodpoodle
"I agree. If she had sashayed out into traffic on her freebie scooter and been killed by a motorist - the police would have been accused of negligence. If she had just wrecked her scooter - Medicare would have paid for another one;(" And the thought of giving her a ride home never occurred to them. Or you.
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posted on
07/21/2011 2:41:35 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: MHGinTN
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posted on
07/21/2011 3:08:36 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: rightwingintelligentsia
Well that answers that.
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posted on
07/21/2011 3:17:35 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("Don't just live your life, but witness it also.")
To: Joe 6-pack
From the article:
“Middlesex Township police say Lebo WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL and consented to a blood test.”
Feel better????????????????
To: thackney
Thank you for the link! That guy is an entrepreneur fer shur.
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posted on
07/21/2011 4:49:35 PM PDT
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: momtothree
They didnt have to arrest her.
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posted on
07/21/2011 5:02:53 PM PDT
by
Chickensoup
(In the 20th century 200 million people were killed by their own governments.)
To: sodpoodle
"Feel better???????????????? I will when somebody adequately explains why a simple public intoxication and/or disorderly conduct charge was not sufficient.
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posted on
07/21/2011 6:16:10 PM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
NO!
You questioned why the police did not help her, when in fact she was taken to the hospital.
To: sodpoodle
Well, it's obvious you and those of your mindset held sway on this, so you needn't get all worked up. My opinion is simply that there were alternatives to charging this lady with DUI, which may certainly have been within the letter of the law, but IMHO, falls short of the spirit of it.
If she can't walk, her wheelchair is her alternative, and she should have been charged (or simply handled) as an incapacitated pedestrian. If she was creating a public nuisance, fine...charge her with public intoxication or disorderly conduct, but DUI is just way over the top. JMHO.
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posted on
07/22/2011 11:08:51 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Joe 6-pack
You are still avoiding the fact that she was operating a motorized vehicle while impaired. Those wheelchairs weigh in excess of 100 pounds and at any speed could cause bodily injury to others.
Have you ever been struck by one of those carts in WalMart? It hurts!
To: sodpoodle
"Have you ever been struck by one of those carts in WalMart? It hurts! Yes. In fact I've had my foot run over by somebody in an electric wheelchair. Guess I'm just man enough that I didn't have to call the cops and have them ticket the person for reckless driving. I accepted the person's apology and walked it off.
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posted on
07/22/2011 11:53:20 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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