Kathy E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Police say a driver mistakenly followed an official vehicle through a checkpoint on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House and Treasury Building, and when she didn't stop, guards raised a steel barrier that blew out her tires and halted the vehicle in its tracks. The woman was taken this morning from the scene by ambulance, but Secret Service and Park Service uniformed police near the accident could not say what condition the woman was in. Police said the accident occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at the White House guard post directly in front of the Treasury Building on Pennsylvania Avenue. An officer near the scene said an official vehicle had just been cleared through the checkpoint when the other unauthorized car ``just followed.'' The officer said police tried to get her to stop, but when she continued on, they were forced to raise the steel barrier, which is built into the ground. The barrier was only partially raised when it impaled the vehicle, bringing it to a complete halt. ``It worked,'' said a uniformed division officer at the scene. -- Kathy E "I can only please one person a day, today is NOT your day, and tomorrow isn't looking too good for you either" http://members.delphi.com/kathylaw/ Law & Issues Mailing List http://pw1.netcom.com/~kathye/rodeo.html - Cowboy Histories http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby/2990/law.htm Crime photo's Subscribe/Unsubscribe, email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the body of the message enter: subscribe/unsubscribe law-issues
