| | A couple of weeks ago we were driving home from Freebirds (mmmm) and as we turned into our neighborhood we saw a car driving way too fast. As we got closer to the house where the car came from, we saw a guy laying in the gutter. I slowed down to see what was wrong and we could hear him yelling.
I jumped out of the car and asked him if he was ok and he said his wife had just run him over. The guy was Asian and looked about 40. I started to call 911 and he told me to go to the house and get his mom. I started ringing the door bell with one hand and called 911 with the other.
Nobody came to the door so I ran back to the street to find out what he wanted me to do. He kept yelling at me to get his mom. So I ran back to the house, let Mel handle 911 and started banging on the door....as if there were a man nearly dead in the street.
Finally, a guy (about 18 years old) came to the door. I told him that there was a guy in the street who said his wife ran over him and I need to get his mom. The guy grabs my arm and pulls me in the house and starts yelling something in...Vietnamese?
I pulled my arm away from him and tried to explain to him that I would go with him, but let's not drag a total stranger into your house.
A lady came around the corner and I told her about the guy in the street. About 10 people started coming from all parts of the house, yelling in Vietnamese (?) and everyone ran outside. Mel handed the phone to me and drove Jake home. The guy in the gutter is yelling and screaming in Vietnamese, but we figure out that his legs aren't broken and his right arm is ok, but he can't move his left arm.
The 911 operator asked me if the wife who hit him has any weapons in the car. The family said yes. I asked if they had any weapons in the home where she was going. Again, yes.
The fire department showed up, followed closely by the ambulance. The police showed up and wanted to take my statement since we were the first ones on the scene.
Here's what we pieced together. The husband and wife were having a fight (about money) and decided to leave. She ran out the door after him and beat him to the car. I don't know if she meant to hit him, or if he got clipped as she drove off, but it obviously got pretty crazy.
When the police officer saw a photo of the husband and wife he said, "Yeah, we've dealt with them before."
Mel recognized one of the ladies in the house from school, so we got a health update. In the end, nothing was broken.
Drive Safe America
The Goat |
| | Posted 1/24/2009 11:34 PM - 23 Views - 2 eProps - 1 Comment
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