About to upchuck my breakfast.
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 Barnes was ordered to impound her car, and her driver's license was revoked for five years, after which time she must have a Breathalyzer ignition interlock device on any vehicle she drives, Dunne said.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."
alinhardt@keysnews.com
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“hmm. Was a revenue-generating activity being planned?”
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Using a razor there yourself are you?
And this thread has officially been hijacked.
About to upchuck my breakfast.
Ah yes, the famed “disabled.”
In this case I’m sure “disabled” means she broke her ankle in 1999 and can’t pole dance anymore.
Did they give the name of her hairdresser?
I’d like to avoid that man.
>>I agree we are VERY fragile now, as a society, as a country, much more than I ever expected in the USA<<
In 1929, we were the equivalent of a single income family who’s earner lost his job, but we had a large savings account.
Now, we are like a two earner family with an underwater home loan, a motorhome payment, a boat payment, a timeshare payment, no savings, mom lost her job five months ago and cannot find anything that will pay more than minimum wage and it looks like dad’s company may be going under any day.
This may be far worse than the GD, will be world wide, and almost certainly will result in War on the scale of WWII or greater.
Her hair does grow fast.
I’m certain that this is Charles Judy, right?
I think the boxer might have been Macho Camacho. Supposedly he was arrested after a report came in that a car was out of control and weaving all over the road. Well, they finally pulled him over and he had a woman on his lap behind the wheel and they were....Well anyway, the media report on this was hilarious.
You just had to picture it.
Oops...sorry.
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No - one shudders to think what the ex-husband or the current boyfriend look like. (probably wallet on a chain and a belt buckle the size of a bucket)
From beyond the grave, even almost twenty years gone, Sam Kinison is screaming in horror at the thought that somebody wanted to hit that.
“Her hair does grow fast.”
Apparently.
:oD
Apparently the carpet doesn’t match the drapes.
The nearly complete disappearance of pay phones in this country has been a hard blow to romance for some people.
She should have just turned out the light.
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