Impared Driver With Warrant Nearly Runs Over 4 On Detroit

[Jim O'Bryan]

A woman driving down westbound on Detroit Ave. climbed the curb and hit a pole in
DowntowN Lakewood. 4 young adults were nearly missed, and would have been hit but for
the pole. Then one went to help the young woman, when suddenly she said, "I have
a warrant and went running down the street."

More photos and interviews in a bit.


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[Jim O'Bryan]

Around 9:45pm a call went out that a white Honda had hit a pole on the corner of
Lakeland and Detroit. The actual location was closer to Arthur and Detroit. The Honda
Accord had jumped the curb and hit the pole hard enough to deploy the airbags 30 mpg.
Young woman unresponsive in the driver's seat.


Suddenly radio crackled with "Woman being help out and she ran away."




Four young adults were walking down the street, and were saved from getting hit by the pole. Then Joshua
Benabe ran over to help the woman.


Joshua reenacts how he came over to help the woman.

"Suddenly she pushed me away and went back for her purse and some pills" said Joshua, then went on to say
"She seemed drunk or on something, and said, 'Om my god this is not my car, I have a warrant, I have to get
out of her!' then went running behind Taco Bell and disappeared.


Poles are made to take the accident and break away, this one dented badly.




Police had stopped two women as I was leaving.


One of Joshua's friend had said, "We nearly were killed" which I questioned. Then he showed me where he
was standing at the time of the accident, had she not hit the pole, she might have killed all four of them.


Joshua telling the police his story.


The accident scene with a green X where the 4 friends were when the accident happened.


Joshua and his friends, from left to right, Joshua Benabe, Gabby Deutsch, Jasmine Muscatello, and Noah, Kibort.

Great work Lakewood Fire and Police, nice work Joshua and friends!

[cameron karslake]

Lord, what a mess! Sounds like someone got in some deep do-do last night. I would hate to be her this morning!
Thankfully those young folks weren't hurt, probably shaken though.

[Alex Belisle]

Last time I listened (last night) on the police scanner, they lost her?

[Matthew Lee]

Wow. We must have driven past there about five minutes before the accident. I remember seeing those four young adults, I believe, outside the Taco Bell. The accident must have happened quite soon after we were there. Hope they find the woman who did this as soon as possible before she harms someone.

[Stan Austin]

Interestingly, on my early morning walk 2 Lakewood Police Officers were doing an old fashioned "rattle the door knob" patrol,on foot, on Madison. I asked them if the woman involved in the crash had been found. They indicated that they were aware of her families address and that they expected the situation to be resolved soon.

[Bridget Conant]

Stan

Thanks for the info. So glad they know who she is.

The sidewalks in that area are usually pretty busy. It's really a miracle no one was hit.