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Posted on 04/07/2017 7:50:56 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
PHILADELPHIA (CBS)–A Sunday drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike nearly turned deadly for Tracy Andrews.
“I noticed a guy standing near the concrete barrier with a rock, throwing it across the barrier. He hit my windshield,” said Andrews.
The damage left behind: a sizable crater, shards of glass and shock.
“I was horrified,” Andrews said. “It could’ve killed me very easily.”
Corporal Steven Ranck with the Pennsylvania State Police confirms around 5 p.m. Sunday near mile marker 357, at least two men hurled rocks and steel rebar at passing cars in the westbound lane.
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The two were reportedly standing at ground level behind a concrete barrier near the construction zone.
At least six cars pulled over and had significant damage, but police believe many more got hit.
A rock reportedly shattered through the entire windshield of another car, but there were no reported injuries.
“It could’ve went through the windshield and struck somebody. The fact their vehicle got hit, they could’ve veered off and hit the barrier or another car. It’s very serious and we take it seriously,” said Cpl. Ranck.
While they plan to step up patrols, Andrews wants laws changed as this has happened on the turnpike before. Last May, CBS3 told you someone threw bricks and rocks off a Bristol Township overpass, injuring three truck drivers.
‘It Was Raining Rocks’ Bricks Thrown At Truck Drivers On PA Turnpike
“It should carry a higher penalty,” Andrews said.
Andrews says she had to miss a day of work and spend $500 to fix the windshield.
“I don’t want it to happen to anyone else. Cars are replaceable but lives aren’t,” she added.
Police describe the suspects as two men in their late teens or early twenties: one black male in a black tee shirt and one Caucasian male in a grey hoodie.
If caught, they face a criminal misdemeanor charge for propulsion of missiles.
Or am I missing the bigger picture here?
A couple years ago, a guy was throwing rocks from an overpass at cars in Austin, TX. It took forever to ID and arrest him.
This deserves more than a misdemeanor. It’s attempted murder.
This is attempted murder. The minimum sentence should be life in prison. My recommended sentence is death if that is a death-state.
All of these states have an irrevocable no-guns policy in their schools that is a lot of times patently ridiculous - solely because of gun-fear mania. It is time that this bum-fear, or BLM-fear, or Hoodie-fear, or even Muslim-mayhem fear start being treated the same.
Just a thought. Like you know what.. Everybody has one. This one is mine.
Should be a felony. Anything from reckless endangerment to attempted murder.
This has happened before. Along with people shooting at cars. Sadly they get a slap on the hand. I don’t know the penalty, but in my area three guys arrested for throwimg rocks at cars in 06.
““It could’ve went through...”, said Cpl. Ranck.”
Could’ve went through?
Sheese! What kind of grammar is this?
Note to Minnesotans who believe the phrase ‘We should be wenting” is appropriate grammar: Ignore this post!
A few years ago, a teacher from OH was badly injured (and left brain damaged) by a rock thrown from an overpass by a couple of thoughtless teens.
Last year her husband committed suicide.
http://people.com/crime/husband-of-woman-injured-by-thrown-rock-dies-in-apparent-suicide/
That’s not a very aggressive prosecutor then. I see assault, intent to do bodily harm and vandalism/property destruction.
Yup. No different than firing a gun into a house. Minimum felony for years.
Exactly. At minimum this should be assault with a deadly weapon. Charge them with attempted murder and this will stop.
Generally that means truckers are on-strike.
Attempted murder.
BBB333 said “Sheese! What kind of grammar is this?”
Correct grammar?
“Went through” = “gone through”.
So, what kind of word is “sheese” Einstein?
In NJ twenty years ago some fool dropped a bowling ball off an overpass. It bounced off a truck, went through the windshield of a car, and struck a baby in her car seat, killing her.
The jury in its wisdom found him guilty of reckless manslaughter rather than aggravated manslaughter, making the maximum sentence no more than ten years.
http://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/04/nyregion/jury-convicts-man-in-baby-s-bowling-ball-death.html
Every one of these bastards ought to be charged with attempted murder if there is no death, and murder if there is.
>>BBB333 said “Sheese! What kind of grammar is this?”
>>Correct grammar?
??“Went through” = “gone through”.
>>So, what kind of word is “sheese” Einstein?
Incorrect. “went” is simple past, “have gone” is past subjunctive which is what’s required in the protasis of a past-contrafactual conditional.
And, in answer to your second question.. “sheese” would be an “interjection”.
:)
And I’m amazed no one pursued the perpetrators. I’d be pulled over and out of my car in a flash.
Now you’re just making stuff up — shame!
Bricks, rocks hurled from Bristol Township turnpike overpass injure
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