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Busted! Real Stories of Genuine Absurdity January/February 2024

James L. McClinton, Ph.D. I bet the tow truck driver still charges him $500 to get his toy back… A 51-year-old Indiana man has been arrested after allegedly driving a Power Wheels Jeep® (a child’s electric powered toy) while impaired. An Indiana State Police trooper was patrolling in Vincennes when he saw the man driving the toy Jeep in the road. Authorities said the vehicle had no lights or reflectors and was hard to see. The Power Wheels Jeep was…

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Busted! Real Stories of Genuine Absurdity July/August 2022

James L. McClinton, Ph.D. This sounds “hisssssterical”… A 54-year-old woman from Vero Beach, Florida, was arrested after crashing into multiple vehicles and throwing a fake rubber snake at deputies. Investigators say the chase began when the suspect intentionally hit one of the Martin County Sheriff’s Office vehicles as she tried to evade a traffic stop. She led deputies on a 100 mph chase, hitting another patrol car and a civilian truck, injuring the three people inside. When deputies approached the…