The Shaolin
05-17-2012, 08:29 AM
I was on my way to my girlfriend's place, just turned onto 43N from 94E. I almost got sideswiped by a 50 something woman in a pontiac bonneville. I went around her and watched her in my rearview…she was having a ridiculously difficult time keeping it in her lane. It looked like she was getting off at Fond du Lac ave, but at the last second, she swerved from the turn lane back into traffic...and I mean LAST second, she missed the barrier by a foot.
At this point, I called 911 and started slowing down. She was slowing down too. We slowed to about 30mph and just stayed there for about 15 minutes…on the freeway! I got transferred from MKE to sherriff, and then to a different sherriff when we crossed county line. She finally passed me and was doing freeway speeds, generally half in her lane, half on the shoulder or in the other line, tapping the brakes every few seconds. The dispatcher asked me to count off the mile markers and turn my flashers on when I neared the one the squad was sitting at. He pulled out behind me, I waved him around, and I got off and turned around.
Got a voicemail this morning that they did arrest her for DUI and needed a statement from me. Good fucking riddance.
I spend a lot of time on a motorcycle....and as someone who doesn't get a second chance with someone like that on the road, I hope she doesn't either.
At this point, I called 911 and started slowing down. She was slowing down too. We slowed to about 30mph and just stayed there for about 15 minutes…on the freeway! I got transferred from MKE to sherriff, and then to a different sherriff when we crossed county line. She finally passed me and was doing freeway speeds, generally half in her lane, half on the shoulder or in the other line, tapping the brakes every few seconds. The dispatcher asked me to count off the mile markers and turn my flashers on when I neared the one the squad was sitting at. He pulled out behind me, I waved him around, and I got off and turned around.
Got a voicemail this morning that they did arrest her for DUI and needed a statement from me. Good fucking riddance.
I spend a lot of time on a motorcycle....and as someone who doesn't get a second chance with someone like that on the road, I hope she doesn't either.