Post by smiteedawgwv on Oct 14, 2007 8:44:19 GMT -5
Saw this in the paper this morning and thought ya'll might want to read it. LOL
Police: Man takes grandkids to drive-in on lawnmower with motorboat attached
By Amelia A. Pridemore
Register-Herald Reporter
Beckley police would have no problem with a man taking his grandchildren to a drive-in — if he weren’t driving a lawnmower with a motorboat hooked to it and four young children inside the boat.
Just before 4 p.m. Saturday, police were called because a 61-year-old man was driving a lawnmower on North Vance Drive that had a 15-foot motorboat attached, Patrolman Jamie Blume said. Four children, all about 4 years old, were riding inside the boat.
The man and the children were found at King Tut Drive-In on North Eisenhower Drive, Blume said. He told officers he only wanted to take his grandchildren “out for a spin” and to treat them to food at King Tut. The man had driven from his residence in nearby Bowling Addition.
The man was not cited, Blume said, and he was not believed to have willfully put his grandchildren in danger. However, he was given a verbal warning because the children were riding unsecured and near an area known for heavy traffic. He was also driving an unregistered, uninspected vehicle on city streets.
Blume said the man was told to call for someone else to pick up the children and have the children placed in proper child safety seats.
— E-mail: apridemore@register-herald.com
Police: Man takes grandkids to drive-in on lawnmower with motorboat attached
By Amelia A. Pridemore
Register-Herald Reporter
Beckley police would have no problem with a man taking his grandchildren to a drive-in — if he weren’t driving a lawnmower with a motorboat hooked to it and four young children inside the boat.
Just before 4 p.m. Saturday, police were called because a 61-year-old man was driving a lawnmower on North Vance Drive that had a 15-foot motorboat attached, Patrolman Jamie Blume said. Four children, all about 4 years old, were riding inside the boat.
The man and the children were found at King Tut Drive-In on North Eisenhower Drive, Blume said. He told officers he only wanted to take his grandchildren “out for a spin” and to treat them to food at King Tut. The man had driven from his residence in nearby Bowling Addition.
The man was not cited, Blume said, and he was not believed to have willfully put his grandchildren in danger. However, he was given a verbal warning because the children were riding unsecured and near an area known for heavy traffic. He was also driving an unregistered, uninspected vehicle on city streets.
Blume said the man was told to call for someone else to pick up the children and have the children placed in proper child safety seats.
— E-mail: apridemore@register-herald.com
