Lesson: Don't flee from the scene of an accident...

[kaorder1999]

Man fleeing wreck leaps to his death in Dallas

09:19 AM CDT on Wednesday, May 21, 2008
By KAREN AYRES SMITH / The Dallas Morning News
kayres@dallasnews.com

A Dallas man died early Wednesday morning when he accidentally jumped to his death off an overpass following a traffic accident, police said.

Richard Mauricio Jr., 19, crashed into another car at Chalk Hill Road and West Davis Street around 2:30 a.m., said Dallas police Senior Cpl. Jerry Monreal.

The other driver told police that Mr. Mauricio then got out of the car and ran west on Davis Street. He jumped over a railing and plummeted to his death.

Senior Cpl. Monreal said it’s hard to tell that there is such a drop on the other side of the railing.

“It’s like a three-story fall,” he said. “He might not have known."

[jason]

better than having to pay for his jail sentence...

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by jason
better than having to pay for his jail sentence...

That shouldn't have made me laugh...but it did!!!:)

[Silverback 04]

Can you imagine if he ran because he didn't have insurance. What a twist of fate. Though more than likely, it was drug/parole/theft related. You know, I just have little sympathy for stupid people.

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by jason
better than having to pay for his jail sentence...

wonder what the deal was? You dont go to jail for being in an accident. Must have been wanted!

[pirate4state]

Originally posted by kaorder1999
wonder what the deal was? You dont go to jail for being in an accident. Must have been wanted! or illegal

[Phil C]

In college a friend of mine lost control of his car and crashed through a fence. He wasn't hurt so he backed up and drove home. To his surprise a few days later an officer knocked on his door and had a warrent for his arrest for leaving the scene of an accident. Someone had written down his license plate number. I told him that when he got to town he should have called the police and reported the accident also to his insurance company.

[jason]

Originally posted by jason
better than having to pay for his jail sentence... i meant tax payers paying for his jail sentence, not him paying for his crime with jail - its one less illegal we have to provide satellite tv and 3 square meals a day to....

[kaorder1999]

Originally posted by jason
i meant tax payers paying for his jail sentence, not him paying for his crime with jail - its one less illegal we have to provide satellite tv and 3 square meals a day to....

oh......haha. Gotcha

[Blitzkrieg]

Originally posted by jason
i meant tax payers paying for his jail sentence, not him paying for his crime with jail - its one less illegal we have to provide satellite tv and 3 square meals a day to....
who said he was an illegal? just because he has a hispanic last name?