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Nothing can go wrong here.
Roseville police arrested a 24-year-old man Wednesday who tried to use his foot to stop his moving pickup and failed, hitting four cars.
Police gave this account:
The Fred Flintstone wanna-be, a roofer from Warren, was driving a 1994 burgundy Chevrolet pickup on a suspended license. About 5:45 p.m., witnesses saw the man stop at 11 Mile Road and Bunert to check his brakes, which had apparently failed.
He told police he was heading home, but Deputy Chief James Berlin said he was heading the wrong way.
Rather than stop, the man continued to drive, heading onto northbound Groesbeck Highway with his foot outside the truck door serving as a brake.
At the intersection of Groesbeck and 13 Mile Road, police said, he couldn't stop in time to avoid running a red light, and hit two cars in the intersection.
He drove off, still using his foot as a brake, and hit two more cars at the intersection of Groesbeck and Utica Road, police said. He then stopped.
Vehicle damage was minor, and no one was injured.
Berlin said the driver lost his license because he had too many points on his record, but he couldn't elaborate. The truck has been impounded.
The driver was cited for reckless driving; police said he was sober. The man, whose name has not been released because he has not been formally arraigned, will face a judge Sept. 15 "to explain his moronic decision-making," Berlin said in a statement.
Nothing can go wrong here.
Roseville police arrested a 24-year-old man Wednesday who tried to use his foot to stop his moving pickup and failed, hitting four cars.
Police gave this account:
The Fred Flintstone wanna-be, a roofer from Warren, was driving a 1994 burgundy Chevrolet pickup on a suspended license. About 5:45 p.m., witnesses saw the man stop at 11 Mile Road and Bunert to check his brakes, which had apparently failed.
He told police he was heading home, but Deputy Chief James Berlin said he was heading the wrong way.
Rather than stop, the man continued to drive, heading onto northbound Groesbeck Highway with his foot outside the truck door serving as a brake.
At the intersection of Groesbeck and 13 Mile Road, police said, he couldn't stop in time to avoid running a red light, and hit two cars in the intersection.
He drove off, still using his foot as a brake, and hit two more cars at the intersection of Groesbeck and Utica Road, police said. He then stopped.
Vehicle damage was minor, and no one was injured.
Berlin said the driver lost his license because he had too many points on his record, but he couldn't elaborate. The truck has been impounded.
The driver was cited for reckless driving; police said he was sober. The man, whose name has not been released because he has not been formally arraigned, will face a judge Sept. 15 "to explain his moronic decision-making," Berlin said in a statement.
