MODESTO, Calif. - Modesto police are blaming a scratching cat for an accident that toppled a power pole and shut down a street for nearly an hour. A police sergeant said Friday that a woman was driving with a cat in her lap. The animal scratched her, and she drove into the pole.
The woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. The cat was taken to a vet to treat an injured eye.
On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill by Assemblyman Bill Maze that would make it illegal to drive with a pet in your arms or in your lap.
The woman suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital. The cat was taken to a vet to treat an injured eye.
On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill by Assemblyman Bill Maze that would make it illegal to drive with a pet in your arms or in your lap.
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Re: Scratching cat in lap blamed for causing accident
Mon, April 28, 2008 - 8:13 PMright on!
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Re: Scratching cat in lap blamed for causing accident
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 6:27 AMWait! It's not illegal yet in California to drive with a pet on your lap?! Hold the phone, I'm going back! -
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Re: Scratching cat in lap blamed for causing accident
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 8:55 AMCan you say "Dumb Ass"?
Sorry, but I do not...repeat...NOT...feel sorry for this woman!
Hey Lady? Bet you will keep your Pet/Cat at home now won't cha!?!?
(I just have a HUGE problem with people who do this with their pet in the car! It's NOT cute seeing a Dog or Cat in a drivers Lap or Pretending to drive the car!! If you are gonna travel with Fido or Precious-Hello Kitty? Put em in the back or put in a carryall!!)
Just my 75 cents worth
LOL!!
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Re: Scratching cat in lap blamed for causing accident
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 9:25 AM> The animal scratched her, and she drove into the pole.
Good thing she wasn't driving with a duck. She would have drowned.
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Re: Scratching cat in lap blamed for causing accident
Tue, April 29, 2008 - 9:28 AM> On Wednesday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill by Assemblyman Bill Maze that would make it illegal to drive with a pet in your arms or in your lap.
Everything else was funny (maybe not for the lady, or the cat, or the guy who has to go fix the pole), but now passing a law? A few weeks ago I mishandled a soda bottle and made a mess of things. I need a law for that. And as a result the dog got my lunch. I need another law. Hey! I think we are gonna need more lawyers and politicians.
