RECKLESS DRIVER CAUSES ACCIDENT vs
THE ACTIONS OF A RECKLESS DRIVER CAUSED ANOTHER DRIVER TO ROLL HIS VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY 1 JUST NORTH OF 41ST AVENUE TUESDAY MORNING. JODY ANN WHITSELL, FROM LOS GATOS, WAS AGGRESSIVELY DRIVING HER HONDA CIVIC SOUTHBOUND AS SHE MADE HER WAY TO WORK. WITNESSES OBSERVED 29-YEAR-OLD WHITSELL TAILGATING, FLASHING HER HIGH BEAMS, AND PASSING CONGESTED TRAFFIC IN THE CENTER MEDIAN. AFTER PASSING TRAFFIC, SHE SLAMMED ON HER BRAKES FORCING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO SWERVE IN ORDER TO AVOID A COLLISION. THAT DRIVER LOST CONTROL AS HIS VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER TWICE. WHITSELL DROVE ON TO WORK, BUT C-H-P OFFICERS LATER LOCATED HER AND PLACED HER UNDER ARREST. THE OTHER DRIVER, A 55 YEAR OLD MAN FROM SANTA CRUZ, ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND STATED SEVERAL TIMES "IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEATBELT ON, I'D BE DEAD."







