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April 24, 2005
A woman grabbed the steering wheel of a bus after its driver passed out on a packed motorway. The woman, who has asked to remain anonymous, was traveling on a double-decker bus from Manchester to Colne in Lancashire, northern England, on Friday when she saw the driver collapse as he drove along the M60. She grabbed the wheel and managed to steer the bus safely into the nearside barrier, where it came to a stop. No one was injured and the 61-year-old driver, who works for the bus company Burnley and Pendle Travel, was taken to hospital with a suspected viral infection, according to police. "If this woman had not seen the bus driver collapse then it could have resulted in a major accident in which I fear many people would have been seriously injured, or worse," said a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police.
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April 15, 2005
A determined Seo Sang-moon, 69, passed the academic part of his driver's license examination on his 272nd attempt earlier this week. Due to his illiteracy, he used the test process to teach himself the rules of the road because he could not read them in a manual. Since the oral exam was launched, Sang-moon, a repairman took the test as often as he could, paying about $1,000 in fees along the way. He was able to grasp the exam and the rules of the road through each failure. After 271 attempts, he was able to get the minimum score needed to pass the academic test. Next on Sang-moon's agenda is preparing for his road test. Despite the amount of time it took Sang-Moon to pass the test, officials were thrilled to see him pass. "He has been coming here for more than five years and we regard him almost as being one of the family," an official from the exam office said by telephone.
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April 8, 2005
A man crashes into local Division of Motor Vehicles building, he was able to renew his license before police arrive on the scene. The driver was charged with driving under the influence after authorities found him to be under heavy medication. According to local police, the man drove his car over the sidewalk and into the DMV's wall, causing cosmetic damage to the building's metal siding. Those working on the other side of wall quickly informed DMV officials. According to witnesses inside, the man parked the vehicle, entered the building, took a number, and apologized for "tapping" the wall. No one was injured and the man was able to pay $20 and renew his license before police even arrived at the scene. Police accused the man of driving while impaired and charged him with driving under the influence. The driver was reportedly heavily medicated at the time.
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March 29, 2005
Topics police, mouth, toronto, bizarre, drunk, hard, alcohol, driver, help, news, car, people and man
By W. J. Brown, All Headline News TORONTO, Ontario (AHN)-- An alleged drunk driver tried hard to beat a police breath test by stuffing his mouth full of his own feces. According to police reports, the man, aged 59, vomited, urinated and defecated in the rear of the police car and after arriving at the station, the suspect grabbed a handful of his own feces "and placed it in his mouth, attempting to trick the breathalyser machine. " Despite the man's efforts, it did not work. The breathalyzer registered two readings that indicated intoxication from samples the suspect provided. Both were more than twice the legal limit. Police then called in paramedics to check the man's condition. "This fellow was in need of help. It's bizarre, but the effects of alcohol can make people do strange things. " stated police.
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