A Pasco County man, who fled the accident scene soon after his van crashed into the lawn, was recognized by the shoe that he left behind. The accident took place at 1:34 a. m. about 100 miles west of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom when a Ford van smashed into the bathroom of a house in suburban Holiday. However, the van's driver immediately fled from their front lawn, leaving a shoe behind. Residents Sandy McCombie and her fiance Michael Toth called the Florida Highway Patrol to investigate the matter.

The Sedona Kitty Express, a cab that traveled a 2,500-mile ride from New York to northern Arizona, reached its destination on Monday. The couple, Bob and Betty Matas, who wanted to make the long journey comfortable for their two cats Pretty Face and Cleopatra, decided to hire cab driver Douglas Guldeniz's Ford SUV for a $3,000 per day flat rate plus gas, meals and lodging. The couple, who rode nearly 10 hours a day, said they were "flabbergasted" by the kind of attention they received in every state they crossed. Everyone recognized the couple and in Sedona, Arizona the Mayor himself welcomed the couple at a noontime ceremony Monday, presenting them with a bag of Sedona souvenirs.

The Brown County District Attorney's office had cleared Dennis Kocken from the March 7 crash but the County Sheriff could not clam his conscience for he believed the accident occurred due to his mistake. Pressed by his interior, the 52-year-old officer finally wrote himself a ticket on March 27 for an unsafe lane change, a violation that carries a $160. 80 fine. Recalling the incident to the Green Bay Press Gazette, Kocken said that he was following an apparent speeder last month when he suddenly changed the lane to avoid a snow-removal vehicle in his lane and rear-ended the speeding vehicle. Coincidentally, the driver of that vehicle slowed down to make a turn, causing it to crash with Sheriff's county-owned Ford 500 behind.

A couple seeking a comfortable ride for their cats and cabbie in the pursuit of good memories have come along for a 2,400 mile ride across several states to reach Arizona. After their retirement Betty and Bob Matas had decided to move to Arizona, but like many New Yorkers the couple do not drive causing them to worry about the comfortable transportation of their beloved cats. The couple, however, found the solution to their problem several weeks ago during a round of shopping trip when they jokingly asked the cabbie they hailed whether he will be interested in making the long trip.

In an attempt to keep his wife from finding out that he damaged her new car, a San Rafael, California man allegedly faked his own kidnapping. Jorge Alberto Mejia told police that he was held by two kidnappers at gunpoint at a San Rafael bar Saturday. Mejia, 35, said the kidnappers ordered him to drive to Santa Rosa, California and in the midst of the drive he purposely crashed the car into a wall to escape. However, during interrogation Mejia admitted to investigators he cooked up the story and there was no such kidnapping.