Saturday, July 15, 2017

"Oregon woman arrested for towing kids in a wagon behind her car"

Via Drudge:  Lt. Scott McKee, a spokesperson for Springfield Police Department, said Friday over the phone that Alana Nicole Donahue, 27, admitted to officers that she was towing children behind her white Ford Taurus in a wagon attached with a rope.

Lt. McKee told The Oregonian/OregonLive that Donahue told police it wasn't a big deal, that she was "showing the kids a good time," and only driving 5 miles per hour.

According to Lt. McKee, witness saw something different.

"I talked to a witness today that said she saw them go by her house in their neighborhood and they were going like 30 miles an hour," Lt. McKee said.

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9 comments:

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

As much as I am for a light hand by authorities for this sort of thing, I know families who have had a kid die from doing this.

Chip Ahoy said...

Really? Bummer!

edutcher said...

Well, a lot of people can't stand to travel with kids...

AllenS said...

Lots of lakes where I live, and it's nothing to see a speed boat towing children on all kinds of stuff. Looks like a blast.

john said...

Clark Griswold got off without even a warning.

AllenS said...

Gorilla Tape them to the roof.

AllenS said...

John same time, same place, same thought!

Evi L. Bloggerlady said...

anyone who has been dragged by a car or lets go knows momentum is a bitch. If you roll, you are probably okay. But if you don't, you end up smacking your noggin pretty bad. If it is low speed, it is a valuable lesson in physics. But at any fast speed it is a good way to kill yourself.

With water towing, you should have a life vest. There are risks with everything, but...

rcocean said...

Reminds me of when I was 17 y/o and played hooky with my friends. We drove up into Mountains and then towed each other behind the truck in the snow. We got into a contest as to who could tow the others the quickest.

I went a little too fast and my friend went flying off the road, down a hill, and into a snowbank. Luckily.

Damn we were knuckleheads.