Waitress hit by car dies
Posted on 01/03/2003 4:54:36 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
Waitress hit by car dies
01/03/2003
A 22-year-old waitress died from severe head injuries after she was struck early Friday by a car occupied with four people who had walked out on their restaurant bill at an Irving Bennigan's, police said.
Jennifer Sanchez, of Grand Prairie, was taken to Parkland Hospital where she underwent surgery for her injuries.
Ms. Sanchez had gone into the restaurant parking lot just after 1 a.m. to get the license plate number of four patrons who had just walked out on their $100 restaurant tab, Irving police spokesman David Tull said.
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Witnesses told police that the brown, 1978 Chevy Nova backed up and struck Ms. Sanchez and then sped up dragging her several feet before throwing her from the car.
Three of the car's four occupants were later arrested for aggravated assault and police said they expect to make an arrest for the fourth occupant. Those arrested are an 18-year-old Irving woman, a 19-year-old Midlothian woman and a 19-year-old Duncanville man. The names have not been released pending arraignment.
Ms. Sanchez had worked at the restaurant as a hostess and server since May 2001, spokeswoman Tricia Coghlan said.
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"If there is a theft, a manager needs to keep an eye on the suspect while someone calls police," she said. "If someone leaves before the police arrives we don't try to detain them. A manager will try to write down a description of the suspect or the vehicle and the direction in which they traveled."
Ms. Sanchez's father said his daughter was hard-working and had a promising future.
"She was a young lady, very full of life, working her way through school," Daniel Sanchez said. "She was very independent and a big-hearted person."
E-mail kdurnan@dallasnews.com
I'll second that.
Tips were invented in Britain. Initially they were given before the meal as a bribe to the waiter. "TIP" was an acronym for "To Insure Promptness."
Now, as I said I was unaware of why the waiter ignored us--he punished the whole table for the actions of a guy at the far end from me.
The one thing I cannot abide is being ignored. As I stated, we had to go get the manager to get service.
As far as I am concerned, if I am badly served I will not tip well. You'd rather I reward inexcusable service?
Tips are better after a meal rather than as a bribe. This translates to incentive for the person who is supposed to be "serving" to actually serve.
Bad service I can get at home. Why else do people eat out?
--Boris
Kill 'em all!
Say what? Humiliation?
Just kill them and burn the corpses.
Amerika...........
:-(
What if one of those college bound waitresses goes out there trying to get a license plate and the suspect has a gun?
Thats a stupid rule. Either have the security guard do it or write off the bill. Its not worth it.
I've done that myself (leave a really low tip), and fail to understand why some on this thread think that is "rude" or "uncaring." People who wait tables are in a service business, and should either provide service to an acceptable level or find different work that better suits their personality (or lack thereof).
My standard tip is 20 percent or $2 (whichever is higher) and goes up or down (usually up) depending on the service. If I don't have the scratch to leave a decent tip, I'll take something out of the freezer and stay home instead. If the meal was truly something to write home about, I make sure that the cook gets something as well. And yes, I have handed out a tip of a single penny for truly abysmal service that was NOT abetted by other circumstances (busy restaurant, cook's mistake, etc.). And yes, I have had that penny shoved back toward me by the outraged waiter. And yes, I explained in detail to the waiter AND the manager why the service was worth only a penny tip, then followed up with a letter to the corporate office of the restaurant if there is one.
Leaving a low tip is really the only recourse I have when the actions of a waiter hurt my dining experience.
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