Posted on 04/09/2005 11:07:50 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
San Francisco -- A spokeswoman for the Golden Gate Bridge reports that there was a shooting at the Golden Gate Bridge toll plaza tonight.
Mary Currie said that a toll collector was shot and that her understanding is that the injury is not fatal.
Suspect information or the exact time of the shooting is not available.
The California Highway Patrol reports that all lanes on the bridge are open.
(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...
PING
no public CAD information since it is a crime scene
The crackpot clearly didn't want to pay the toll to cross the bridge...
~ Blue Jays ~
From Modesto Bee's website:
Toll worker shot on Golden Gate Bridge
The Associated Press
Last Updated: April 9, 2005, 10:55:17 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A female toll collector has been shot on the Golden Gate Bridge.
The unidentified toll collector was shot by a motorist who had exited his car in toll lane 7, according to bridge spokeswoman Mary Currie.
The motorist fled south on foot toward San Francisco, pursued by Golden Gate Bridge police. He was shot in the leg and taken into custody, according to Officer Mark Johnston of the California Highway Patrol.
The motorist was driving a stolen car, said Johnston.
The suspect and toll worker were both taken to San Francisco General Hospital. The toll collector's injury was serious, said Johnston. But Currie said it was not believed to be life-threatening.
I am watching an update of the story as I type. The wounds for neither the toll-taker nor the shooter are life-threatening.
What a moron. He steals a car, forgets that he doesn't have enough money to pay the toll, and then shoots the toll worker. A "simple" car theft rap turns into attempted murder.
Nobody does. It's five freakin' dollars now and is about to be jacked up.
As he's running away from the car!
(the Golden Gate Bridge has its own police?)
WOW! 5$. I was last there in late 97 and it was $3 I think.
KFI just caught up in the 2330 news break. I love it when we're ahead of the media. :)
Don't do the crime if you can't pay the dime.
If you cannot Ex-it you must Re-mit.
someone should tel l this fool thats not what they mean when they tell you to put a slug in the machine to get out of paying geez dont they teach these people anything in school.
What happens anyway, if you don't have enough for the toll? Do they simply tell you to turn around and go back? The fool could've turned back around, gone to Sausalito and mugged some unsuspecting tourist of their money, gotten back into his car and made it thru the toll into San Francisco. Geesh! Aren't there any intelligent criminals anymore?!
The toll collectors could have given away a look that she knew the car was stolen....I would guess that the cameras read the plates at that plaza, and it might come back "hot" rather quick.
I heard the story of the plate readers on the port of entries between CA and Mexico. They know who has left, who is coming, etc, and can come up with a profile very quickly based on that information.
This is causing a big traffic backup. Commuters may want to take the tunnel.
it was on the 10pm news on KTVU...they shot the guy but don't know if he is dead or not
CHP official word is that he was shot in the leg and taken into custody.
photo posted by KGO-TV
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