I've driven CA-152.Part of it is a narrow, twisty mountain road with no pbutting zones (although it does have turnouts, IIRC). It's precisely the kind of road where you always see some Scaredy-cat Sloth, driving slowly and carefully because they are scared pooless, with a long train of frustrated drivers stuck behind him.
Here's a case where one driver became so frustrated by the Sloth in front of him that he made a poor judgement call, crossed the double yellow center line to attempt a pbutt, and wound up paying the ultimate price. As usual, the Sloth just puttered away from the scene, completely oblivious to the carnage he had just caused.
What's especially sad is that the clueless cops rushed to judgement as to the cause. For all we know, that "strong smell of alcohol" inside the Ford is the result of a closed bottle of Vodka that shattered during the crash. If it weren't for that broken bottle, no doubt this would have been just another "speed-related" crash.
Cops need to start accurately determining the causes of these kinds of collisions, and to aggressively ticket the Sloths who perpetrate them.
Gilroy (BCN) - A crash that end two people in unincorporated Gilroy Wednesday night is believed to be the result of one driver being under the influence of alcohol, California Highway Patrol Officer Matt Ramirez said today.
The accident occurred at approximately 9:20 p.m. on state Highway 152 just west of Lover's Lane.
A preliminary investigation revealed a 22-year-old Texas man was driving west on Highway 152 in a 2004 Ford Ranger when he tried to pbutt another car.
The driver crossed over double-yellow lines and struck a 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee heading in the opposite direction.
The driver of the Jeep, identified as a 72-year-old Springville man, died from his injuries.
The driver of the Ford also died, Ramirez said.
The idenbreasties of both men were not immediately available, pending notification of their families.
A pbuttenger in the Jeep, identified as Margaret Phillips, was airlifted to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center with serious injuries.
Phillips was the Jeep driver's wife and had just been released from a hospital after surgery, according to Ramirez.
Investigators detected a strong smell of alcohol emanating from the Ford and witnesses reported that the vehicle was driven erratically just prior to the crash.
The two vehicles involved in the crash blocked lanes of the highway in both directions for about two hours.
