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Driver 'distracted' by woman crashes into Idaho home
KOMO News Radio (Seattle) ^ | 3/3/2010

Posted on 03/03/2010 3:31:35 PM PST by llevrok

)LEWISTON, Idaho -- A drunken driver engaged in sexual activity with a woman in his truck plowed into a couple's home Sunday morning.

"All of a sudden, 'Wham!!' It sounded like a bomb went off," said Teresa Weatherby.

Weatherby and her husband had been in the kitchen only moments before the truck came crashing through.

"Timing was perfect. Obviously we had angels that night," said the homeowner.

Lewiston police say 30-year-old Johnathan Schlee lost control of his 2003 Dodge pickup truck and drove through the Weatherby's kitchen.

"The vehicle essentially left the roadway; no skid marks, no evasive abrupt turning actions and drove right through the house," Capt. Roger Lanier said.

The force of the impact was so great the Weatherby's oven was pushed into their neighbor's front yard.

"Turned around and our kitchen was gone. Absolutely no walls. The light was still on," Teresa Weatherby said.

The Weatherbys got out of the house and called 911.

"He was very drunk and his girlfriend, the woman that was with him, was very drunk," Teresa Weatherby said about Schlee and the unidentified passenger in the man's truck.

According to the police report, Schlee's blood alcohol level was double the legal limit at the time of the crash. He told officers he lost his concentration while having sexual relations with the woman in his truck while driving.

"His own words: He was being distracted by his female passenger. In what way? We didn't ask," Lanier said.

Left to pick up the pieces, the Weatherbys say insurance should cover most of the damage, but fixing their house could take six months.

"There's been moments where I've been upset and angry because of some of the keepsakes, but then you realize it's just stuff," Teresa Weatherby said.

As for Schlee, the Weatherbys hope their losses will remind drivers, including Schlee, not to drink and drive.

"If he learned from this, its all worth it. He won't end up killing someone," Teresa Weatherby said.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: judgmentproof; local
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that's not the stick shift, sweetie.....
1 posted on 03/03/2010 3:31:36 PM PST by llevrok
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To: Jersey Republican Biker Chick

Both hands on the wheel ping


2 posted on 03/03/2010 3:32:14 PM PST by llevrok (Drink your beer, damnit. There are sober people in Africa.)
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To: llevrok

Mines in the yard.


3 posted on 03/03/2010 3:33:11 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: llevrok

Mrs. Weatherby, I can nearly assure you, he will not learn anything. It would be nice to be able to keep track of the man. Veni, Vidi, Vici. The jokes will be self written.


4 posted on 03/03/2010 3:36:11 PM PST by healy61
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To: llevrok

A clear case of erotic driving.


5 posted on 03/03/2010 3:38:25 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("Did I give you carbolic acid? I'd love to.")
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To: llevrok
As for Schlee, the Weatherbys hope their losses will remind drivers, including Schlee, not to drink and drive.

Or to drink and dive.

6 posted on 03/03/2010 3:40:15 PM PST by Mr Ramsbotham ("Did I give you carbolic acid? I'd love to.")
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To: llevrok

Not as a dramatic climax, like in the movie The World According to Garp.


7 posted on 03/03/2010 3:41:27 PM PST by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: Mr Ramsbotham

It’s called a lap nap.


8 posted on 03/03/2010 3:42:24 PM PST by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: Deaf Smith
Come on, spit it out Smitty; what are you trying to say?

;)

9 posted on 03/03/2010 3:46:14 PM PST by NonValueAdded ("Shut it down" Rush Limbaugh, 3/3/10)
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To: All


10 posted on 03/03/2010 3:50:04 PM PST by rlmorel (We are traveling "The Road to Serfdom".)
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To: llevrok

“The vehicle essentially left the roadway; no skid marks...”

None, that is, until he crashed thru the wall.


11 posted on 03/03/2010 3:50:34 PM PST by Retired Greyhound
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To: Retired Greyhound

“I like to do it in the kitchen.
So, uh, was that good for you??”


12 posted on 03/03/2010 3:53:05 PM PST by GnuHere
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To: llevrok
"All of a sudden, 'Wham!!' It sounded like a bomb went off," said Teresa Weatherby.

This struck me as particularly hilarious.

13 posted on 03/03/2010 4:00:09 PM PST by HIDEK6
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To: llevrok
Thats a good way to lose important appendages.
14 posted on 03/03/2010 4:02:09 PM PST by skeeter
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To: llevrok

“Timing was perfect. Obviously we had angels that night,” said the homeowner. *

If you had had angels, a drunk might not have plowed into your house at all.

*”His own words: He was being distracted by his female passenger. In what way? We didn’t ask,” Lanier said. *

Stellar police work, Chief.


15 posted on 03/03/2010 4:10:01 PM PST by j-damn
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To: llevrok

The infamous “Road Willie”.......


16 posted on 03/03/2010 4:10:28 PM PST by Gaffer ("Profling: The only profile I need is a chalk outline around their dead ass!")
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To: skeeter
Thats a good way to lose important appendages

Call me crazy, but I consider all my appendages to be important.
17 posted on 03/03/2010 4:15:25 PM PST by chrisser (Starve the Monkeys!)
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To: chrisser
It is not an appendage, it is a gland!

I don't know how many times I tried to tell my wife that, she insists that it's an appendage.

18 posted on 03/03/2010 4:19:23 PM PST by allmendream (Income is EARNED not distributed. So how could it be re-distributed?)
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To: j-damn
"Timing was perfect. Obviously we had angels that night," said the homeowner.

When I glanced through the headline I thought it said "the truck owner"

*”His own words: He was being distracted by his female passenger. In what way? We didn’t ask,” Lanier said. *

Glad I missed this, would still be cleaning my keyboard.

19 posted on 03/03/2010 4:20:06 PM PST by MilspecRob (Most people don't act stupid, they really are.)
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To: j-damn

“Stellar police work, Chief.”
LOL!


20 posted on 03/03/2010 4:22:47 PM PST by Scotsman will be Free (11C - Indirect fire, infantry - High angle hell - We will bring you, FIRE)
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