Grief For Cat's Death Blamed For Reckless Driving
February 26th 2007 16:08
SPRING HILL, Fla. (UPI) -- A Florida woman ticketed for reckless driving said she hit 19 mailboxes because she couldn't stop crying over the death of her cat that morning.
Tracy Chadwell said the cat, Monty, had helped her get through some difficult times in recent years. The only thing she could think to do was go to work, hoping that would take her mind off the loss, the St. Petersburg Times reported.
Chadwell said she didn't realize she had taken out so many mailboxes and thought it was just a garbage can stuck beneath her truck, the newspaper said.
Deputies say Chadwell passed a sobriety test, although she was taking medication for back and leg pain. She also had a suspended and expired Louisiana driver's license.
Chadwell said she never got a Florida driver's license because all of her paperwork was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.
Tracy Chadwell said the cat, Monty, had helped her get through some difficult times in recent years. The only thing she could think to do was go to work, hoping that would take her mind off the loss, the St. Petersburg Times reported.
Chadwell said she didn't realize she had taken out so many mailboxes and thought it was just a garbage can stuck beneath her truck, the newspaper said.
Chadwell said she never got a Florida driver's license because all of her paperwork was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.
I could do worse if one of my cats died. Anyway, I don't know the source of this news since it was only forwarded to my email.
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