Tried to Run over Cop during Funeral for Fallen Officer

[Keith B]

67 year old driver got tired of waiting on the funeral procession and tried to run over a cop that was directing traffic. Claims she did it because she was 'under medicated' cause she had only taken one Xanax that morning instead of two.

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[Medic218]

people are stupid, plain and simple.
she probably thinks we were all born yesterday too if she expects us the buy her story that missing one of two of her anxiety meds made her react the way she did.
and flipping the officer the bird? way the stay classy ya old bird, way to stay classy....

[Oldgringo]

Charge her with attempted murder and lock her up. Let her lawyer and her pocketbook make amends.

[gigag04]

We lost a motors officer during a funeral procession.

My opinion would not be in line with the ends of justice so I'll withhold it.

[Keith B]

I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

[Medic218]

I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

I love it!
Closest I get to that is a large bore IV for the "difficult" patient that doesn't want to behave. Whenever I get a chance to give a Sonic staw for an IV to a disrespectful person I jump at the opportunity but it just doesn't happen that often.

[OldSchool]

I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

I love it!
Closest I get to that is a large bore IV for the "difficult" patient that doesn't want to behave. Whenever I get a chance to give a Sonic staw for an IV to a disrespectful person I jump at the opportunity but it just doesn't happen that often.

Guess I won't be calling for an EMT anytime soon....

[RPB]

Seems like when I was young ...
1) Xanax hadn't been invented
2) people pulled off the road, exited their vehicle and put their hand or hat over their heart when a funeral was passing by


People in too much of a hurry nowadays; that's why when I retired, I moved to a small town, like Houston was back when if you lived where 610 at Bellaire is now ; people asked why you wanted to live so far FROM Houston.... Houston's bus didn't come that far "out of town" yet.

[Oldgringo]

...People in too much of a hurry nowadays...

I am forever amazed at the number of tailess bi-peds who are allowed to operate a motor vehicle and have got to, absolutely must, arrive at the next traffic light before I do.

[OldSchool]

...People in too much of a hurry nowadays...

I am forever amazed at the number of tailess bi-peds who are allowed to operate a motor vehicle and have got to, absolutely must, arrive at the next traffic light before I do.

And will run over and through anyone/anything who is in their way. When questioned, they say, "If you don't like the way I drive, get off the road."

[pbwalker]

I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

I love it!
Closest I get to that is a large bore IV for the "difficult" patient that doesn't want to behave. Whenever I get a chance to give a Sonic staw for an IV to a disrespectful person I jump at the opportunity but it just doesn't happen that often.

Wow...that is just disturbing. Folks call 911 in a time of need and may not be in the best of mindset, and now they have to worry about the Paramedic they call being offended and stabbing them with an 8 gauge needle for revenge. Awesome...

[Medic218]

I had a lady almost hit me while directing traffic for a parade once. Did the same thing and looked right at me as she came barreling across the intersection. I hit her hood with my flashlight (Mag-light) and put a fairly significant dent in it. She got out screaming at me. I told her she could either shut up and sit quietly while I wrote her a ticket for failure to yield or she could go to jail for assault on a police officer. She got back in her car but was super red the whole time. I took my time writing it. The parade had ended and about 20 cars went through the intersection before she was handed her signed ticket back and let go on her way.

I love it!
Closest I get to that is a large bore IV for the "difficult" patient that doesn't want to behave. Whenever I get a chance to give a Sonic staw for an IV to a disrespectful person I jump at the opportunity but it just doesn't happen that often.

Wow...that is just disturbing. Folks call 911 in a time of need and may not be in the best of mindset, and now they have to worry about the Paramedic they call being offended and stabbing them with an 8 gauge needle for revenge. Awesome...

Smallest we carry for IV use is 14g.
Obviously common sense plays a huge role.....someone who is acting up due to low blood sugar or something else that isn't usually within their control gets great care, but the drunk or drug heads are the ones who get the big boys.

[OldSchool]

Smallest we carry for IV use is 14g.
Obviously common sense plays a huge role.....someone who is acting up due to low blood sugar or something else that isn't usually within their control gets great care, but the drunk or drug heads are the ones who get the big boys.

I suspect they're similar (I haven't checked -- don't have the courage) to the diameter of the old steel needles we had middle of the last century. When a small kid, there was a week when I had oil-base injections every hour on the hour (a long, boring story), and since then all but go into shock with anything that even looks like a needle.

[Medic218]

Smallest we carry for IV use is 14g.
Obviously common sense plays a huge role.....someone who is acting up due to low blood sugar or something else that isn't usually within their control gets great care, but the drunk or drug heads are the ones who get the big boys.

I suspect they're similar (I haven't checked -- don't have the courage) to the diameter of the old steel needles we had middle of the last century. When a small kid, there was a week when I had oil-base injections every hour on the hour (a long, boring story), and since then all but go into shock with anything that even looks like a needle.

ouch, oil based....sounds like a thick and less than pleasurable injection

[The Annoyed Man]

Sounds like cold gamma globulin.