These two recently reported events contrast a bit, don't they?
A Tampa man, Martin Rivero, watched an out-of-control 2000 Nissan XTerra cross into southbound lanes and hit a Mazda Protege. Seeing the Nissan burst into flames, Rivero kicked and punched until he broke the windshield, then he and another man pulled the driver out. About half a minute later, the SUV exploded in a ball of flames.
But in Georgia, a less honorable fellow drove home drunk, with his buddy hanging out the passenger window like a dog, and when he struck a guide wire on a telephone pole. The buddy was decapitated. The driver figured, what the hell, might as well just drive home and park the car at the curb. Nobody will notice, right? Wrong. Passersby noticed and told police, who found John Hutcherson inside his house, covered in blood, and still drunk, the next morning. He's in jail now.
But he's not alone. Drivers sometimes react to horrific accidents in strange ways. Many take off. And many, including Arizona Bishop Thomas O'Brien and Chante Mallard (of dead homeless guy in the windshield fame) are now in jail. May they find love there.
The smarter drunk drivers, however, get their love before they are arrested, like Travis D. McConchie, an inmate supervisor at Largo Road Prison. McConchie was clocked going 73 in a 45 mph zone, and, after leading police on a short chase, was pulled over just in time to fail a sobriety test. When officers learned of his profession, they inquired as to why he didn't pull over right away. "He stated he did not pull over because his girlfriend was naked and was sitting on top of him," said the arresting officer. At least it was an honest answer.
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