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Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Man Tells Cops Unicorn Caused Crash

Yahoo! News

BILLINGS, Mont. - A man told police not to blame him for crashing his truck into a light post — it was that unicorn behind the wheel. Prosecutor Ingrid Rosenquist said Phillip C. Holliday Jr. initially denied driving the truck involved in the March 7 crash in Billings. He told officers at the scene that a unicorn was driving, she said.

Yes, he was drunk. This was also his 5th DUI.

As someone who has been hit my a drunk driver, I think the punishments are not severe enough. The guy that hit me was charged with DUI, hit-skip, no license, & no insurance. His legal status in this country is also questioned. He served 60 days for the DUI and 30 days for the hit-skip, plus various fines and court costs. The $500 deductible had to come out of my pocket and the chances that my insurance company will ever recover any money is slim.

When someone gets behind the wheel of a 1 ton vehicle while intoxicated, anything can happen. At some point, shouldn't the driver be charged with attempted murder?

 

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