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Man Killed on Va. Interstate When SUV Hits Him, Drags Him 8 1/2 Miles to Driver's Home
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| 2/29/04
| AP
Posted on 02/29/2004 3:32:06 PM PST by anniegetyourgun
SPRINGFIELD, Va. (AP) - A sport utility vehicle hit a man on an interstate highway Sunday and dragged his body - apparently lodged in the suspension - 8 1/2 miles to the driver's home, police said. Josuel Galdino, 25, of Lorton, was charged with manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run after calling police to report a man's body was caught in the front-end suspension of his SUV.
Fairfax County Police spokeswoman Sophia Grinnan said Galdino hit Fitsum Gebreegziabher, 27, of Woodbridge, who had gotten out of his car after getting a flat tire on Interstate 95 southwest of Washington, D.C.
Grinnan said Galdino was traveling in a southbound lane near the Fairfax County Parkway when he hit Gebreegziabher.
Galdino was held without bond Sunday. Arraignment was scheduled for Monday morning, said police spokesman Terry Williams.
It was not immediately clear whether Galdino had an attorney.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: ethiopianamericans; fitsumgebreegziabher; suv
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Yet another murder by SUV.
To: anniegetyourgun
Headline sounds as if it was one of those "Homing SUV's"
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:34:03 PM PST
by
steveo
(My dryer is like watching television. It's a show about wet clothes.)
To: anniegetyourgun
A sport utility vehicle hit a man Its the nature of such vehicles...if this poor man had been in any other type of vehicle this could not have happend...
Its gotta be the car...
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:35:01 PM PST
by
joesnuffy
(Moderate Islam Is For Dilettantes)
To: anniegetyourgun
It was not immediately clear whether Galdino had an attorney. Or a green card, for that matter.
To: steveo
Fitsum Gebreegziabher ???
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:35:43 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: sushiman
My response exactly. :-)
To: anniegetyourgun
It was not immediately clear whether Galdino had an attorney.
It also wasn't clear whether the SUV had an attorney either...
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:37:59 PM PST
by
saluki_in_ohio
(If they cut me open, I'll bleed Saluki maroon!)
To: anniegetyourgun
Josuel Galdino, 25, of Lorton, was charged with manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and felony hit-and-run after calling police to report a man's body was caught in the front-end suspension of his SUV. Don't you just HATE it when that happens? Bodies in the suspension really mess up the airflow underneath the vehicle and kill your gas mileage.
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:38:40 PM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(Making hasenfeffer out of bunnyrabbits since 1980)
To: anniegetyourgun
I am sure, if they examine the SUV closer, they will find many more victims stuck in the treads of the tires.
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:38:49 PM PST
by
Joe Hadenuf
(I failed anger management class, they decided to give me a passing grade anyway)
To: anniegetyourgun
I can't take it anymore!!!!! I'm not waiting around, for mine to kill me, for one more minute. Dangerous '02 Montero Sport 4-sale.Call 1-are-you-willing-to-take-the-chance.LOL
I just wish they'd pick on something else for awhile, instead of SUV's and pitbulls.
To: BlessedBeGod
Did a google search . Apparently it is an Ethiopian surname .
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:43:42 PM PST
by
sushiman
To: anniegetyourgun
Fitsum GebreegziabherNo. It can't be a real name. It just can't.
To: sushiman
Rehbaizgeerbeg Mustif. Nope, doesn't look any better backwards either.
To: anniegetyourgun
Sunday and dragged his body - apparently lodged in the suspension - 8 1/2 miles to the driver's home, police said. Josuel Galdino, 25, of Lorton,We have another Darwin winner
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:46:41 PM PST
by
BobbyK
(The Truth Is Out There.)
To: anniegetyourgun
If you read nothing but the first sentence, it seems as though the SUV was operating independently of any human aid.
This is scary.
I have a Suburban out in the driveway right now and it looks like it's poised to strike.
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:48:31 PM PST
by
mrs. a
To: sushiman
You mispelled it. ;)
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:49:11 PM PST
by
Bogey78O
(The Democrats promised jobs but all they gave you was gay marriage- AppyPappy)
To: joesnuffy
Its the nature of such vehicles...if this poor man had been in any other type of vehicle this could not have happend... Its gotta be the car...
Of course, had it been one of the typical low-slung yuppiecars, running over the poor, unpronounceable guy would have made it go airborne, flip over, tumble across the median, and wipe out three similar cars full of families -- plus a couple of semis.
But that wouldn'thave merited a headline in the treehugger liberal press -- because it wasn't one of those horrible Yugo-eating SUVs...
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:50:46 PM PST
by
TXnMA
(No Longer!!! -- and glad to be back home (and warm) in God's Country!!)
To: anniegetyourgun
At least they named the driver. In most of the stories, the SUV has no driver when it commits mayhem. Not this time.
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posted on
02/29/2004 3:50:59 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: sushiman
Oh, thank you for letting me know. I appreciate it.
To: anniegetyourgun
A sport utility vehicle hit a man on an interstate highway Sunday and dragged his body - apparently lodged in the suspension - 8 1/2 miles to the driver's homeLOL!!! Even the young, 'Daily Collegian'-type writers the AP is hiring these days aren't this pathetic....!
Is this from the Onion?
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