Posted on 12/22/2006 4:01:08 AM PST by jimbo123
Most drivers have done it - fiddled with a CD, talked on a cell phone or scolded a child while behind the wheel, getting momentarily distracted from the road.
But a Yonkers woman who tried another mundane task while driving - putting on her makeup - paid a terrible price yesterday when she lost control of her car on the Henry Hudson Parkway in the Bronx and slammed into a tree, police said.
Lusaed Perez, 34, went into cardiac arrest and later died at St. Joseph's Hospital in Yonkers, police said.
"There was makeup all over the air bag," said a police source.
Open containers of cosmetics also were found in the front seat, the source said.
Perez was driving a 2005 black Mitsubishi northbound on the parkway about 7 a.m. when she veered off the road by a bend where the Henry Hudson turns into the Saw Mill River Parkway, police said.
Alone in the car and not wearing a seatbelt, Perez careened over 200 feet of grass before hitting a tree, authorities said.
Witnesses driving alongside Perez told cops they saw her applying makeup as she drove, the source said.
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This is likely a Darwin contender, by the way.
What a retard. Thank God only she was killed
"There was makeup all over the air bag," said a police source.
And hamburger all over the highway...
Ch. Darwin ranks!!!
I've been on the Henry Hudson... totally by mistake and I can't imagine putting on makeup and not paying attention :( People who think they don't have faith anything should realise they DO have a tremendous amount of faith. You put your life in the hands of other people to drive properly everyday. When I used to ride a scooter, I became acutely aware of this. I must be the only cager who stays away from trucks on the Interstate. If you're putting on lipsticks while driving, how can you see the delivery trucks about to pass you on the right eh? Not everyone should get a license!
I'm just being fussy here, but most vehicles are between 3,000 lbs and 5,500 lbs. Think Chevy Aveo at the low end, Escalade at the upper end. The numbers you cite are 6,000 to 10,000 lbs. At the upper end, we're talking delivery truck. Which, of course, no one would want to get hit by. Again, just being fussy.
No problem. I was too lazy to look up actual numbers. Thanks for the info.
No doubt her family appreciates our kind thoughts.
Dee dee dee!
Last night I came within inches of getting T boned at high speed. I was on my cell phone.
My own stupidity. Lesson learned.
I completely agree with the sentiment of your post. Add to it that cars these days are so comfortable and convenience-rich that people are tempted to think they are at home in their living room---not driving a car at 75-80 MPH on the highway. So it's therefore not out of the realm of possiblity that they would think it okay to apply make-up, read a newspaper, book, or magazine, etc., while driving.
"...The numbers you cite are 6,000 to 10,000 lbs..."
He said 3K-5K. Who cited 6K to 10K?
He said 3K-5K. Who cited 6K to 10K?
D'oh!!!! Guilty of posting without sufficient caffeine levels, early in the morning. You're right. I somehow thought he said 3 to 5 tons. 3k to 5k is exactly what I told him was the weight range.
Again, D'ohh!!!!!! You just can't get away with anything on this forum. :-)
But she looked 'Mah-ve-lous'.
Darwin strikes where and when he is least expected.
"There was makeup all over the air bag," said a police source.
You can't make this stuff up!
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