A “bad” student driver crashes
14
October
10/14/2008:
Here we have a “really bad driver” in the making. If operating a low-power four cylinder student driving vehicle creates this much mayhem – the person should NEVER be granted a drivers license. However, this is Hoboken, you know!
Took place on the corner of 8th and Monroe – across the street from the bankrupt 720 Monroe Center for the arts.
The car struck one parked vehicle as well as a motorcycle. One person was taken to HUMC. The call originally came in as a “pedestrian struck by vehicle.” Unsure if a pedestrian was the one injured or not…
Oh, and one off-duty Hoboken cop observing the scene from the sideline sees me and says “Hey look at that guy taking pictures” and gave me a nasty look.
See the rest of the images after the jump.
October 14th 2008 - 14:04:51 |
Why don’t they make these people learn in a giant empty parking lot until the learn to drive in straight lines and use the break pedal. I believe the movie theater lot in Edgewater is empty this time of day.
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October 14th 2008 - 14:16:53 |
Did you get a picture of the off-duty Hoboken cop? Was his look really f you nasty or just kinda nasty?
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October 14th 2008 - 15:01:30 |
It was Detective James Perez (one of the SWAT participants – as well as one of the five that sued the city)… Perhaps he was in “plain clothes”…
But it was more like a “Tsssshhh” kind of smirk more than an “F You” look…
He looked much happier during the SWAT days…
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October 14th 2008 - 15:11:43 |
hoboken411 wrote:
Gee I wonder why?
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October 14th 2008 - 15:21:20 |
A student driver accident: however, when is the hearing date for the ‘Kenner Kops’? Another ‘Roberts” stall job?
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October 14th 2008 - 15:47:15 |
So, was the driver hot?
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October 14th 2008 - 16:39:56 |
It never ceases to amaze me how irresponsible people are behind their 2 tons+ weapons (aka cars). Was that a professional driving school car or just ‘dad’s old car?’
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October 14th 2008 - 16:51:55 |
Looks like the motorcycle it stuck was parked, as it is covered up.
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October 14th 2008 - 17:51:11 |
Did you see the article about the 50 cameras they’re putting up around Hoboken? They’re allowed to take all the photos they want of you, but if you try to take one of them they’ll flip a shit.
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October 14th 2008 - 20:16:15 |
So much for parallel parking practice.
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October 14th 2008 - 21:39:34 |
It might be worth it for 411 to apply for press credentials to help in such police ‘encounters’. They are issued in NJ by the State Police in conjunction with teh NJ Press Association (print) and NJ Broadcasters Assn. (broadcast outlets). 411 Might be able to make a case to the NJPA.
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October 15th 2008 - 15:54:33 |
What’s Joe Tag doing there, selling christmas trees already?
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October 15th 2008 - 16:46:48 |
matt_72 wrote:
funny you say that. my driver’s test in PA consisted of me getting in the car, pulling up to a stop sign and making a right turn, and then another stop sign – which leads to a main road – to make a left turn.
the problem is, that main road, about 50 yards down on the left, had a very sharp bend in it – so you couldn’t see what was coming. i was petrified to pull out and make that left turn, while also looking to the right and see what was coming – though i was at least close to the intersection and had the light there.
i think people need to learn on real roads, but I don’t consider hoboken real roads. it’s a nuthouse in this town! they definitely shouldn’t be driving in hoboken as “student drivers”. take them to a lower traffic area or a parking lot like you said.
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