Posted on 06/13/2007 8:09:54 PM PDT by MplsSteve
She told officers she was just hurrying to get home.
That's the story the 33-year-old naked woman accused of ramming a U-Haul van into the bedroom of a South East Street house early Sunday afternoon gave Culpeper town police.
Will Green was sitting on the porch of the home he was visiting when he saw the van coming around a wide turn at what he said was a high rate of speed.
"I thought it was going to hit the neighbor's house," Green said yesterday. "I couldn't believe it when I saw it coming."
The van missed the neighbor's house but struck an SUV parked out front. It then careened into the yard and took out much of the railing and furniture on the patio there, Green said.
That may have slowed the van, but it didn't stop until it hit the side of Gilbert and Rosita Nelson's home next door, buckling the floor and pushing in the bedroom wall.
"It's a miracle that the lady next door, who is elderly, wasn't on the patio at the time," Rosita Nelson said. "She usually sits out there."
At that point Green, who admitted he was stunned, heard screaming.
"At first, I thought it was the neighbor lady. But when I got to the van, I found out it was the driver, who was trying to get out," he said.
"At first, I tried to help her. But when I saw she was completely naked, I just went back in the house and called 911," he added. "After that, I got a sheet and took it out so she could put it around her."
Rosita Nelson said she was at work at the Dollar Store when her daughter called and told her what had happened.
"At first, I thought she said there was a van at the house," Nelson recalled. "She said, 'No, Mama! There's a van IN the house.' At that point, I ran the whole mile home."
Luckily, Gilbert Nelson, who is recovering from a heart attack and stroke, wasn't home at the time. He was out picking up his granddaughter.
"Usually, he's in the bed about that time," Green said.
Fearful the small house might collapse, police left the U-Haul, which Jenkins said the woman had rented a few days earlier, in the side of the building until it could be shored up. After about 24 hours, it was towed away.
Joyce Ann Herbert of Culpeper was charged with indecent exposure, driving with a suspended license, not wearing a seatbelt and driving without liability insurance, police Sgt. Scott Jenkins said. She was not injured.
Jenkins said Herbert had been discharged from Culpeper Regional Hospital that morning.
"She said she was in a hurry to get home," said investigating Officer Tony Sisk, who noted that Herbert had just left home before the accident happened.
Sisk said he had no idea why Herbert was nude at the time. He said police officers had gone to Herbert's home to interview her on another occasion and she came to the door without clothes.
The van sustained front-end damage. Nelson said the SUV parked on South East Street was totaled.
The extent of the damage to the house, which Jenkins said is owned by Ronnie Frazier, was still being determined.
Monk wait till Tamar see what my fav lizard doing to him ROFL she wont be pleased LOL!
HEY MONK you know what I finally saw that on Comedy Central MAD TV got right for this past season MAD TV season that man they rerun Chia Pet Crazy all the time
If BYJ is the appetizer, SevenofNine must be the dental floss chaser! LOL! : )
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!! the nightmares start again...
LOL!
Here is the funniest video I ever found on You Tube...I dont know why:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=S3CRvx-TLiI
I don’t have that one and for the life of me I can’t remember that song. If it was a commercial I know I heard it.
Just DAMN!
She’s OBVIOUSLY guilty.
Joyce Ann Herbert of Culpeper was charged with ... driving with a suspended license ... and driving without liability insurance.
How do you rent a U-Haul without a driver's license or proof of insurance?
If your a nude woman it’s probably easy....
(reply to photoshopped Lebanon woman pic)
Bwaa haa haaa! Uh, how long before AP had that pic on the wire?
Yup. Good 'cleaning the house' music.
Quite possibly.
I get mine online. Do a search. You'd be amazed at what you can find on the 'net.
” As she tried to get out of the U-Haul, Herbert kept saying, “the truck wouldnÂ’t stop,” Greene said. Gilbert Nelson, 54, said it doesnÂ’t appear that Herbert tried to stop. “There is no indication of any brake marks,” he said. “Some people said the wheels were still spinning (when she stopped).”
Happens all the time. The person gets confused, and stomps on the gas thinking they’re standing on the brake pedal. That’s what happened during the 1980’s “sudden acceleration syndrome” crashes, and that’s why most modern cars require you to have your foot on the brake before putting the car in “D”.
“Joyce Ann Herbert of Culpeper was charged with indecent exposure, driving with a suspended license, not wearing a seatbelt and driving without liability insurance, police Sgt. Scott Jenkins said.”
But no reckless driving or destruction of private property? Goodness.
Ummm...I believe that Chuck recorded on the A&M label which means that Herb probably produced most or all of his albums.
Herb Alpert is the "A" in A&M.
or without clothes?!?!?!
At least if she was dui or dwi, the rest of this would make some sense. It would satisfy my curiosity to know the REST of the story...
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