[nagdu] Police: Driver attacks man after nearly hitting him and service dog

[David Andrews]

It was when I lived in New Jersey, near Trenton.

Dave

At 10:13 AM 12/30/2013, you wrote:
>Wow, Dave, I didn't know that. That is just scary awful.
>
>CL
>
>On Dec 30, 2013, at 10:12 AM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>
> > This almost happened to me back in the 80's.  I was walking by a 
> gas station, which was on a corner, with my cane.  A pickup truck 
> cut through the gas station to avoid the light at the corner, 
> missing me by inches literally.  Out of anger  I swung my cane and 
> hit the back of the pickup.  The guy got out and came over and 
> literally had his arm and fist back, ready to punch me.  I said to 
> him -- still to my disbelief,  what a brave man you are,first you 
> almost run me down, and now you are going to beat me up.  He swore, 
> got in his truck and much to my relief, drove off.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> > At 09:14 AM 12/30/2013, you wrote:
> >> Hi list,
> >> Wow, this story is just incredibly shocking!
> >> Yes, at times, if a car cuts me off or almost hits me (when I 
> know it was safe for me to cross) I've been tempted to whack the 
> car with my cane, or to throw a bag of dog poop at the car (evil 
> grin). I've never done it, but I've found it very tempting in this 
> area since I have a traffic check just about every day. I couldn't 
> imagine if the driver got out of their vehicle and started to beat 
> me up! Talk about road rage, how horrific!
> >> I hope that the victim and the dog are able to recover from this.
> >> Deanna and Pascal
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darla Rogers
> >> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 9:19 PM
> >> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
> >> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Police: Driver attacks man after nearly 
> hitting him and service dog
> >>
> >> This kind of thing has to stop; maybe the guy should not have 
> slapped the car, but I'm sure he isn't the only one who has done it 
> before--I know I have--hoping to bring awareness to drivers, but in 
> today's world, it might be more possible the disabled person, with 
> his or her dog, would be attacked.
> >>        Shame on the police department; it shouldn't be that darn 
> difficult to find out the car's owner and access several databases 
> to find out where this person is, and he should pay any medical 
> costs and be charged with assault or whatever Washington's law ibis.
> >> Darla
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch
> >> Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 3:10 PM
> >> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> >> Subject: [nagdu] Police: Driver attacks man after nearly hitting 
> him and service dog
> >>
> >> Police: Driver attacks man after nearly hitting him and service dog
> >>
> >> By Michael Harthorne   Published: Dec 27, 2013 at 11:10 AM PST
> >>
> >> 
> http://www.komonews.com/news/crime/Police-Driver-attacks-man-after-nearly-hi
> >> tting-him-and-service-dog-237540321.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> SEATTLE -- A driver viciously attacked a pedestrian after nearly 
> hitting the man and his service dog as they crossed the street last 
> Sunday in Magnolia, according to the Seattle Police Department.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> According to the police report for the incident, the victim was 
> crossing with the signal at the intersection of 20th Avenue West 
> and West Dravus Street shortly after 5:30 p.m. when a driver made a 
> left turn without yielding.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Witnesses later told officers the driver showed a complete 
> disregard for the safety of the pedestrian, missing him and his dog by inches.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> As the driver went by, the victim yelled and slapped the door of 
> the car, according to the report. The driver stopped, got out of 
> his car and confronted the victim.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> According to the report, the victim and driver got into a verbal 
> argument before the driver punched the victim several times, 
> knocked him to the ground and slammed his head into the pavement.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> A number of people stopped to help the victim, and the driver 
> got back into his car and left.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Witnesses gave the car's license-plate number to police, but 
> officers were unable to find it in the area. The car is registered 
> to an address in University Place, but last year it was broken into 
> only a block from where Sunday's incident occurred.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> The victim suffered a large cut to the back of his head and a 
> possible concussion. He was taken to the hospital for treatment.