Posted on 03/05/2010 5:38:06 AM PST by Elle Bee
As authorities nationwide warn motorists of the dangers of driving while texting, Florida Keys law enforcement officers add a new caution: Don't try to shave your privates, either.
Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a two-vehicle crash Tuesday at Mile Marker 21 on Cudjoe Key was caused by a 37-year-old woman driver who was shaving her bikini area while her ex-husband took the wheel from the passenger seat.
"She said she was meeting her boyfriend in Key West and wanted to be ready for the visit," Trooper Gary Dunick said. "If I wasn't there, I wouldn't have believed it. About 10 years ago I stopped a guy in the exact same spot ... who had three or four syringes sticking out of his arm. It was just surreal and I thought, 'Nothing will ever beat this.' Well, this takes it."
If that weren't enough, Megan Mariah Barnes was not supposed to be driving and her 1995 Ford Thunderbird was not supposed to be on the road.
The day before the wreck, Barnes was convicted in an Upper Keys court of DUI with a prior and driving with a suspended license, said Monroe County Assistant State Attorney Colleen Dunne. Barnes was ordered to impound her car, and her driver's license was revoked for five years, after which time she must have a Breathalyzer ignition interlock device on any vehicle she drives, Dunne said. Barnes also was sentenced to nine months' probation.
Barnes and Charles Judy were southbound in her Thunderbird at 11 a.m. when they slammed into the back of a 2006 Chevrolet pickup driven by David Schoff of Palm Bay. His passengers were a man and two women; the latter were treated for minor injuries at Lower Keys Medical Center, FHP spokesman Alex Annunziato said.
Schoff had slowed to about 5 mph to make a turn when the Thunderbird hit him, traveling about 45 mph, which was within the speed limit, Dunick said.
Barnes allegedly drove another half-mile, then switched seats with Judy, who allegedly claimed to be driving, Annunziato said.
"She jumps in the back seat and he moves over," Dunick said. "It was like the old comedy bit, 'Who's on first?' "
Burns on Judy's chest from the passenger-side airbag deploying belied their story, Dunick said. The airbag in the steering wheel did not deploy, he said.
Troopers charged Barnes with driving with a revoked license, reckless driving, leaving the scene of a wreck with injuries and driving with no insurance. Judy was not charged.
Barnes faces a maximum of a year in jail if found guilty of violating her probation due to the wreck, Dunne said.
"My phone has been ringing off the hook all day, and I know there's a funny side to this, but it's also deadly serious. This is a scary road and a lot of bad wrecks are caused by dumb stuff like this," Dunick said. "It is unbelievable. I'm really starting to believe this stuff only happens in the Keys."
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>>It’s March again!<<
Oh, and if you were to look at our country (and the world) as it sits today through the eyes of someone last March, it would look considerably worse than it does to us now. It’s the old “frog boiled alive” sort of thing.
I have a feeling the great depression felt more like this at the time. I mean, after all, 75% of the people were employed. Right now, every person I know that has lost their job in the last year has either not found anything or found something considerably below what they were making in salary.
IOW, the collapse has not yet happened, but over the last three years it has gotten VERY bad. The collapse will follow soon enough.
Imagine where we would be if the government was not perpetually increasing unemployment benefits. Imagine where we WILL eventually be if they do. :(
Just sayin...
Maybe spray it with round up from a few feet away
* Olive oil optional.
her mother said, it’s too bad, she was just starting to turn her life around.” i.e. the 79 yr bank robber with a “to do” list...
My Eyes My Eyes!
What has been seen can not be unseen.
She seems to be going down hill in a hurry.
Meth?
Her ex-husband was with her while she was going to meet her new boyfriend...?
Sounds like Rodney Dangerfield: I get no respect; my girlfriend wanted to have sex in the back seat...while I was driving them to the beach.
Your original message about March 2008 was an eye opener, just wish I’d have paid attention sooner
I agree we are VERY fragile now, as a society, as a country, much more than I ever expected in the USA
this obama obsession with controlling American healthcare system as the economy crumbles around us
... combined with the insanity and vicious power seeking fixation of Pelosi and Reid and bumbling incompetence and weakness of GOP leadership (still insisting on wearing red coats into battle because that is how gentlemen fight)
= the perfect storm for a watershed event in American history
Law Enforcement Officers: If there isn't an actual law against it, they shouldn't comment.
Blame it on [the] Bush
maybe she was getting rid of the carpet because it doesnt match the drapes
She was shaving while driving. Sounds to me like her time was a bit harried....
That was metesky
I have shaved many a beaver. Unbelievable risky behavior. And how competant a job could she hae done?
* Olive oil optional.
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