blewaway5 0 #1 February 5, 2003 I saw where this was from and just how crazy it was and well...enjoy. D E L A N D, Fla. — It's harder than you might think to stop a man fleeing in a speeding golf cart. Officers said they spotted David Johnson driving in traffic down New York Avenue in an orange, three-wheeled Harley-Davidson golf cart around 10 p.m. on Jan. 29. When they pulled him over, Johnson's breath smelled of liquor, officers said, and they noticed a beer can in the cart. But Johnson apparently wasn't going to give up that easy. When the officers asked him to take a sobriety test, the 43-year-old allegedly cursed them, hopped back in his cart and drove off. Police tried to shock Johnson with a Taser electrical shock gun, but the suspect's leather jacket apparently blocked the weapon. A frantic chase followed, with one officer jumping on the back of the cart and another pursuing on foot. "Our officer jumped on the back of the moving golf cart. He was hanging on there for a while," said DeLand police spokeswoman Barbara West. "I got to get it back to the shop!" Johnson shouted as he continued, according to the report by Officer John Provenzano. The cart belonged to Johnson's employer, Carriages Unlimited. Police shouted at Johnson to stop, but the determined driver kept zipping up and down Spring Garden Avenue. Provenzano said he struck Johnson in the leg with his baton, but it also had little effect. Finally the officers tackled him and knocked him out of the cart. Johnson was taken to the hospital for evaluation and then charged with operating a golf cart on a public road, fleeing police, resisting arrest and driving under the influence. source:abcnews.com Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phatcat 0 #2 February 5, 2003 Sounds like something I'd do... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #3 February 5, 2003 makes me wish I could have been ther, beer in hand, cheering him on. Makes me miss the good ol' quincey golf cart racing, too Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #4 February 5, 2003 LOL...been there, done that...just didn't get caught...tee-hee. FFF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #5 February 6, 2003 If he would have just stayed on the DZ's property, none of this would have happened... In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
