Posted on 01/28/2011 7:44:41 AM PST by Responsibility2nd
SAN ANTONIO - Deborah Gonzalez says she is pretty heated with Hertz Rent A Car on San Pedro Avenue. Gonzales and her family say they found a loaded gun in a car they rented last week.
"I was horrified," said Gonzalez. "I couldn't even speak. I broke down crying because there was a loaded gun in my hands, and I don't know where it came from."
Gonzalez says she was riding in the car with her 2-year-old and 3-year-old grandchildren. She stumbled across the gun while picking up a child's shoe that fell under the driver's seat.
"I kept yanking, and yanking, and yanking because I could feel something."
Gonzalez says the incident has left her family traumatized.
"A lot of lives could have been ruined," said Gonzalez. "Mine! My kids! Lives could have been taken!"
A worker at the Hertz location would not give News 4 WOAI too many details, but said it is possible the car wasn't cleaned properly.
Gonzalez's family says that is no excuse for putting the children's safety at risk.
"It's very disappointing that a company that big could be so careless," said Gonzalez's husband, Marquis Stevens.
Gonzalez reported the gun to Converse Police Department. Officers say they have seized the gun and are treating it as a "found property" case.
The worried mom is now urging other drivers to use caution when renting a car.
News 4 WOAI is still waiting for an explanation about the incident from Hertz management.
“I was horrified,” said Gonzalez. “I couldn’t even speak. I broke down crying because there was a loaded gun in my hands, and I don’t know where it came from.”
Overreact much? I wonder if she faints when she sees mice?
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