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Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on May 11, 2007 12:31:05 GMT -5
 Armless, One-Legged Driver Leads Chase
Authorities were led on a high speed vehicle chase by an armless, one-legged man, and they said this wasn't the first time the 40-year-old eluded police.
Michael Francis Wiley taught himself to drive after losing both arms and a leg in an electrical accident when he was 13. He spent time in prison for kicking a Florida Highway Patrol trooper after an accident in 1996. He led police on a 120 mph chase in 1998.
On Tuesday, Wiley sped off in a Ford Explorer when police approached him at a convenience store, New Port Richey police Capt. Darryl Garman said. Officers pursued, but called off the chase after eight minutes because they did not want to put others in danger, Garman said.
Wiley was arrested the next day on charges of fleeing from police and habitually driving without a license. He also is awaiting trial on separate drug charges and traffic violations. He faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Defense attorney John Hooker said his client has paid off previous traffic fines that got his license suspended and tried to get a new driver's license, but he was rebuffed by state officials. Wiley's license has been revoked so many times it is now a felony to drive.
"What makes him do it?" Hooker said when asked why Wiley keeps getting behind the wheel. "I think it's an urge he has that makes him feel as important and as good as anyone. It gives him a sense of self-esteem."
Hooker said he had not had a chance to talk to Wiley about the most recent charges.
Even before Wednesday's arrest, prosecutors were seeking to send Wiley to prison for at least five years for felony drug and traffic charges.
"He has a hideous record," Assistant State Attorney Mike Halkitis said after an August 2006 arrest. "It's just got to end."
Wiley was being held in the Pasco County jail on $500,000 bond.I would say that his bond is gonna cost him an arm and a leg, but...  |
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Post by JUCIEE GUDNESS FROM DA HOOD on May 11, 2007 13:41:37 GMT -5
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Post by NinaSky on May 11, 2007 17:39:07 GMT -5
^^lmao oh my god girl u so silly!! ha ha
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Post by Tanee78 on May 13, 2007 19:15:39 GMT -5
sad.....just sad....lol
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Post by AngelicVoices19 on May 17, 2007 12:49:46 GMT -5
Am I wrong for laughing at both of y'all comments.   Cause I mean, hey...  |
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Post by *~*Lady K*~*~ on May 17, 2007 23:28:38 GMT -5
LOL ya'll are silly
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Post by Sweet Meat aka CC on May 22, 2007 12:54:32 GMT -5
And in MORE disabled driver's news... Drunken driving — in a wheelchair!
German police say blood-alcohol content reached ‘life-threatening figure’
A wheelchair-bound German stunned police when they pulled him over for using the road and allegedly found he was 10 times over the legal alcohol limit for drivers.
“He was right in the middle of the road,” said a spokesman for police in the northeastern city of Schwerin on Tuesday. “The officers couldn’t quite believe it when they saw the results of the breath test. That’s a life-threatening figure.”
The 31-year-old told police he had been out drinking with a friend and was a mile from home when a police car stopped him as he passed through the village of Ventschow.
Police said that because the man was technically traveling as a pedestrian, he could not be charged with a driving offense.
“It’s not like we can impound his wheelchair,” the spokesman said. “But he is facing some sort of punishment. It’s just not clear yet what exactly that will be.”Maybe he should be made to use one of these for a week:  I bet that would teach him. But WAIT! It gets betta...! Man Crashes After Prosthetic Leg Jams
Man Drives Truck Into Wis. Store After His Prosthetic Leg Gets Jammed Between Gas And Brake
A man ran his truck through the wall of a liquor store after his prosthetic leg became jammed between the accelerator and brake pedal.
Martin E. Nehls, 49, had parked his Chevy Silverado in the Spirits of 51 lot, police said. When he put the truck into drive on Saturday morning, his prosthetic leg slipped off the brake and hit the gas. Then it got stuck between the two pedals, causing the truck to move forward and hit the building, police said.
Nehls was not injured. Police cited him for operating a motor vehicle without a valid driver's license.Maybe he should invest in one of these so that he won't have any more jams:  Okay, I'm done now...
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Post by JUCIEE GUDNESS FROM DA HOOD on May 22, 2007 16:56:25 GMT -5
U know You goning straight to hell don't cha! SMH
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