Woman drives into aquarium at Tampa airport

AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/10/09 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

TAMPA, Fla. – The driver and the child in her lap survived when a pickup truck slammed into a 1,500-gallon aquarium at Tampa International Airport. The tropical fish were not so lucky. Airport officials said 36-year-old Yamile Campuzano-Martine lost control of her truck and drove into the saltwater tank outside the American Airlines baggage claim Monday night. Airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said the driver had an unrestrained 6-year-old boy in her lap.

About 90 percent of the 30 to 40 saltwater fish in the tank were killed.

The aquarium was part of a public art program. The airport spent $200,000 on the exhibit, which included the 12-foot tank.

[exit82]

FREE THE FISHES!

[Spirochete]

Woman talking on the damned phone, no doubt.

[ZinGirl]

Looking for Nemo?

[NormsRevenge]

TBO.com story

[rocksblues]

Odds that she is a legal resident? 50 to 1 ?

[driftdiver]

What an IDIOT!!! thats a beautiful tank and fish, well it was beautiful.

[WOBBLY BOB]

I thought the same thing...

[NormsRevenge]

uhh..

cited for careless driving, failure to use a child restraint device and failure to provide a driver's license,

[teacherwoes]

Wonder how much time she can get for murdering fish.

[Nea Wood]

My first thought, as well.

[Night Hides Not]

FREE THE FISHES!

I'd say it's more like: FREE SUSHI

[the long march]

So, should illegals be allowed to drive or not? Just asking

[rocksblues]

Ah; you saw the warning signs. Especially having an unrestrained child in the vehicle.

[NormsRevenge]

good thing it wasn’t a pit bull. 8-o

[edcoil]

Would it be impolite of me to ask what the heck is a “Yamile Campuzano-Martine”?

[driftdiver]

“So, should illegals be allowed to drive or not?”

Sure, as long as they are here legally and have a valid drivers license.

[21twelve]

“The aquarium was part of a PUBLIC art program. The airport spent $200,000 on the exhibit, which included the 12-foot tank....”

Are we sure she isn’t some radical conservative that has had enough of government waste and high taxes?

[rocksblues]

LOL: Imagine if she had 6 or 7 cats with her. It would of been carnage!

[driftdiver]

“what the heck is a “Yamile Campuzano-Martin”

its a fish killer and very poor driver.

[Nickname]

Where ever they came from, sure.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

I am wondering if she is from this country?

[MondoQueen]

Does that Yamile Campuzano-Martini have the usual cherry in it, or is it some new kind of martini?

[the long march]

Trick question ——the point was they are ILLEGAL

[Springman]

Ping.

[the long march]

You did note I said ILLEGAL? Cause your answer doesn’t make a lot of sense

[smokingfrog]

Mexicans and central americans are about the only people I ever see doing that anymore. Even us rednecks (Brittany Spears excepted) have wised up.

[driftdiver]

I know.

I have nothing against illegals though. Just wish they they would obey the law. My wife is a naturalized citizen and we had to go through all kinds of stuff to get there. These yahoo’s get break after break.

[Ann Archy]

IDIOT woman!!! She had BETTER pay the $200,000.00!!

[Sigurdrifta]

OK. As the owner of three cats who often travel in our car,
you made my day!

[rocksblues]

Yet we made it this far without using them.

Geez, I remember the days riding around in the back of a pick up truck after a football game.

[Canedawg]

Yamile Campuzano-Martine:

¿Hablas ingles?

[Lurker]

This story seems fishy to me.

[the long march]

How is it possible for them to OBEY THE LAW when they VIOLATE IT to even be here?

Nonsensical thinking like this leads to people like Obama being President

[driftdiver]

“Nonsensical thinking like this leads to people like Obama being President”

I can see you’re not a deep thinker. Take your BO insults and jump in a lake.

[the long march]

You are the one who thinks that being an illegal is just fine not me.... and obviously the depth of your thinking is underwhelming

[driftdiver]

“You are the one who thinks that being an illegal is just fine not me.”

again, think a little bit before you reply. read the post, and think. I know it hurts but it will benefit you greatly.

[the long march]

I read your post —— and you apparently have not read any of mine....the ORIGINAL question (yet again) was sarcasm

Should ILLEGALs be allowed to drive?

Dolt

[driftdiver]

and I answered, as long as they obey the law.

think about it before you start name calling.

[Spike Knotts]

So as long as “illegals” obey the law you don’t mind what they do?

Right...you picked a great battle to lose.

[Zeppo]

Airport officials said 36-year-old Yamile Campuzano-Martine lost control of her truck and drove into the saltwater tank outside the American Airlines baggage claim Monday night.

Got to give her credit for creativity, though... Normally whenever I'm caught driving without a license, the name that I give them is "Jane Smith"...

/s

[TurtleUp]

Someone is NOT happy. Not happy at all!

[PLMerite]

“Airport spokeswoman Brenda Geoghagan said the driver had an unrestrained 6-year-old anchor baby in her lap.”/sarc

[MediaMole]

I’m sure her insurance will pay for the damage. /s

[Political Junkie Too]

cited for careless driving, failure to use a child restraint device and failure to provide a driver's license,

The liberals all said that illegals would be safer drivers if they had licenses. If only she had a drivers license, this wouldn't have happened. < /sarc>

-PJ

[the long march]

I DID and I stillsay theu are ILLEGAL -—what about that don’t you get????

[driftdiver]

DOH! another deep thinker without any sense of sarcasm

[driftdiver]

Did you EVER hear the word ‘sarcasm’?

Ever? Ever in your life?

[Slings and Arrows]

"I did it...for TEDDY!"

[BobS]

I’d take the fish home.