N2NH
04-11-2013, 07:52 AM
A trucker brings this guy cross-country from Tennessee to California and what's his reward? This.
Officer Nate Baer said Hartline had been riding with truck driver Daniel Martinez since his trip started in Tennessee after being kicked out of his home. When Martinez stopped to fill out paperwork at an inspection site, he left Hartline alone in the truck, Baer said. Hartline then jumped behind the wheel of the truck, sped off and soon after crashed into several vehicles on the freeway, Baer said.
Hartline was apparently under the influence of a substance that caused him to hallucinate, Baer said.
"He thought zombies were chasing him and clinging to the truck," Baer said in an e-mail.
According to the highway patrol, Hartline lost control of the truck and first collided with a Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma collided with a Toyota 4Runner, and it hit a Mercedes-Benz. Two people in the Tacoma and the driver of the 4Runner were taken to hospitals. The highway patrol said the occupants of the Tacoma were seriously injured.
Hartline continued driving...
The Zombies made him do it.
Cause of multiple collisions in California? Zombies, driver tells police. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/justice/california-driver-blames-zombies/index.html?hpt=hp_t5)
Officer Nate Baer said Hartline had been riding with truck driver Daniel Martinez since his trip started in Tennessee after being kicked out of his home. When Martinez stopped to fill out paperwork at an inspection site, he left Hartline alone in the truck, Baer said. Hartline then jumped behind the wheel of the truck, sped off and soon after crashed into several vehicles on the freeway, Baer said.
Hartline was apparently under the influence of a substance that caused him to hallucinate, Baer said.
"He thought zombies were chasing him and clinging to the truck," Baer said in an e-mail.
According to the highway patrol, Hartline lost control of the truck and first collided with a Toyota Tacoma. The Tacoma collided with a Toyota 4Runner, and it hit a Mercedes-Benz. Two people in the Tacoma and the driver of the 4Runner were taken to hospitals. The highway patrol said the occupants of the Tacoma were seriously injured.
Hartline continued driving...
The Zombies made him do it.
Cause of multiple collisions in California? Zombies, driver tells police. (http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/10/justice/california-driver-blames-zombies/index.html?hpt=hp_t5)