Man arrested after setting car hood on fire to scare off bears

Tahoe Daily Tribune ^ | 7/17/2021 | Justin Scacco

[mac_truck]

California Highway Patrol responded early Thursday to a car on fire, but this was no typical vehicle blaze.

When officers arrived around 5:30 a.m. at the scene, on eastbound Interstate 80 near Farad, they found a man who had started a fire on the hood of his car. Allen Ray Houck, 32, of Rio Linda, told officers there were bears in the area and that he’d set the fire in order to scare them away, authorities said.

“He was just talking about bears. Bears, bears bears,” said Officer Carlos Perez. “(Officers) noticed objective signs of intoxication. Eventually he was placed under arrest for being under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol, and arson.”

[Ezekiel]

They ought to be glad Rush put them on the map.

Bears repeating!

[Bikkuri]

You mean that’s a real place?!

[blueplum]

unless there was a pick-a-nick basket next to the car, I’m not buying it was Yogi

[vpintheak]

OK. So no bears. Drugs.

[libertylover]

they found a man who had started a fire on the hood of his car. Allen Ray Houck, 32, of Rio Linda,

Rush often had to explain things in the simplest terms for those in Rio Linda.

[davidb56]

I was about to post the same thing. Rush was a Patriot.