Driver Shot On I-75
 

A Swift driver was shot near MM350 on I-75 near the GA/TN state line. His passenger side window was shattered and he received a wound in the right shoulder or arm. Police are not certain whether it was a deliberate attempt to cause bodily harm or a stray bullet from a hunter. All they know at this point is that the bullet came from a high powered rifle. He made it to the Tennessee welcome center before calling police. This is one lucky driver.

It was nothing . . I get this kind of crap all the time . . barely winged me . .

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OK . . wasn't me! I've never been shot and I'm thinking I might have reacted differently.

Happy New Year except to those who shoot Swift Drivers!

The police are still investigating. They are not yet certain whether it was deliberate or an accident. The driver stated that he thought it was deliberate. Shortly after this happened it was reported that there had been another incident previously with another driver but I don't think anyone was injured. The shot barely missed his passenger and had the shot been a little off would likely have killed the driver.

The news anchor's name is Latricia and she's white. Very strange. The swift driver was lucky he didn't get killed. There was a guy in Dallas recently shooting at drivers and someone died.

Where this happened is near a residential area. I doubt that anyone would be hunting in that area so near to homes. I don't know what is wrong with people taking shots at motorists. One story said that Swift has already sent someone to pick up his truck. I wonder if the guy will lose his job because someone shot him? :roll:

It'll go on his record as a Preventable. He should've seen the bullet in time to maneuver out of it's path.

My money is on a nutcase, rather than a lameass hunter. :roll:

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The media mentioned in passing that there had been another vehicle that had been shot at, but I don't think that there were any casualties. That in itself makes me think that it may not have been a random event. I drove by there today and a hunter would not be that close to houses, especially with a 30-30. It is amazing that the driver's passenger was not injured.

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Hey, God is good, just my belief.

Sad deal. It's a wonder it didn't kill him.
It could have been a stray bullet, GMAN. Who knows, someone could have been trying to shoot somebody else.
You remember hearing about Jake Spoon in Ft. Smith? He shot at a man in a saloon, and the bullet went plum through the wall, and the dentist that was walking down the street caught the bullet.

:p

Damn, I have to drive by there all the time on the way to the choo choo.....

Wow...that's fast! How did he know it was coming?

The driver and his passenger were both very lucky. It could have been a stray bullet, but I don't think it is likely due to where it happened. There are houses around the area where this happened. Most people don't use a 30-30 to kill someone unless they are in the military. They seem to use a handgun or shotgun. Hopefully, the police will find out where this bullet came from and make sure that it doesn't happen again.

The incident was supposed have occurred just north of the Freightliner dealer on that hill. He was northbound and according to news reports he was shot right around where those houses are seen just through the trees on the right hand side of the road.

If it had happened at the foot of the hill across from the rest area I could more understand that it could have been a stray bullet from a hunter. There is a large open field in that area and I have been hunting in that area myself, but that has been some years ago and there wasn't any development in there back then. Besides, no responsible hunter would shoot in the direction where he knows there are roads or people.

I don't think he did. :p

It'll go on his record as a Preventable. He should've seen the bullet in time to maneuver out of it's path.

:rofl: 10-4 Malaki

And they'll throw in a SERVICE FAILURE for good measure.......to bad really though,he might have been a good guy,but since he worked/works for Swift he probably didn't have money to tip the waitress at the TS. :lol:

My worse paycheck with them was the week I pissed my DM off....again....and got enough miles to bring home 46 bucks and change....:pissedoff::argue:

Don't forget that since they had to send another driver to get his truck, they'll also charge him the recovery fees.

Come on people,

Enough with the jokes even though they were funny!!!:lol2::lol2::lol2:.Sorry,i have to be honest.

But yeah,that's a little bit crazy and Thank God he didn't get killed.Now it will make me think twice when i pass through some hill-billy country!

Yup - all us hillbilly's as flat-out psycho's like that.

It's a wonder I hadnt been shot at more..all the deer hunters out there.

Jeepers b00m.....I'm more afraid of the hood than the hillbillies!
I went thru a small town in MS. where the people were shouting at me and waving their fist.......I thought they were gonna jump on my truck and beat me like tha poor driving after Rodney King got his attitude adjustment.:cool:

And I don't forget the mishap in Kansas City at 2 am.....got in a jamb and there was nothing but crack *****s and drug dealers out......next morning on the local news there was a report of a killing only blocks from where I was....:eek2::eek1:

I reckon everyone has their close calls....some closer than others.

:lol2::clap::bow:

Shooter identified and arrested
 

The shooter has been found. It was a 17 year old boy who has been in quite a bit of trouble. Not many details have been released, but he lived in the subdivision where the shots were fired. He has also been charged with theft of weapons at a gun store and some other thefts.

A 17 year old... That's sad. It's so sad how these kids are involved in gangs and stuff.

This kid was responsible for stealing over $200,000 in cars from a local Dodge dealer. I believe the report mentioned that there were others involved in these thefts. This kid is not from a bad neighborhood. He is not someone that you would expect to be involved in this sort of thing. They showed his picture and he looked clean cut. The other things are serious, but the shooting is the most critical. My guess is that he probably used one of the guns he stole from the gun store to shoot at that driver. They have a long list of charges. He is lucky that he didn't kill that driver.

Gman, what does a killer look like? What does his neighborhood have to do with anything? I didn't expect a comment like that from you...

I was responding to the comment that Jackrabbit379 made about gangs. Most kids that I have seen who belong to gangs have a hardened look. This kid looked more innocent. I don't know what is wrong with that sort of comment. Most kids who live in decent neighborhoods don't seem to belong to gangs, at least in my part of the country. Most of the ones who seem to be attracted to gangs, at least that I am aware, seem to come from disadvantaged neighborhoods. Something was wrong in his home. Otherwise, he would not have gotten into this much trouble. In his situation, I am not sure that he actually belonged to a gang. He had accomplices in at least some of his misdeeds. I don't think that qualifies him necessarily as a gang member. And, as far as I know he hasn't killed anyone.

Part of the problem is that the consequences aren't scary enough to scare people away from doing crime... Some people aren't afraid to go to jail for a couple of years and come out and do probation. We need much stiffer penalties for law breakers. :thumbsup:

Post the link, will ya!

I don't think that was a bad comment.
I believe GMAN had a good point.
Most gangs come from the inner-city neighborhoods. Most are from broken homes. A lot of them, their parent(s) are in prison. Very seldom, do you see suspects from a well loved, well functionally ran home.

Try this http://www.newschannel9/news/arreste...dentified.html

You're right, MOST gangs come from inner-city neighborhoods, but there are plenty of gangs in the country areas too that most people either don't know about or are in denial about. just because somebody is clean cut doesn't mean he or she won't stick a knife in you or shoot you in the head. On the other hand just because somebody was raised in the inner-city and has long hair, tattoos, and body piercings doesn't make them a bad or dangerous person.. Think about were most of the meth labs are,,,,,,,, out in the country. Talk about people that will kill ya in a heart beat. I just have a problem when people say things like "he didn't look like the type"..... I understand what gman was saying and i catch myself saying things like that at times also, But i try to stop myself from categorizing people just by the way they look or dress... I'm just trying to say that you never know who is the bad guy and who is the good guy just by were they live or what they look like. I'll stop now... :cool:

I think that we are talking about two different groups. We have a lot of meth labs around this area. Most of them seem to be individuals who make their drugs at home. I am sure that they have people who buy them for distribution, but I am not sure that they are gang members. My brother in law has rental property and one of his tenants had a meth lab in his house. It was evidently just his tenant and family who were making the drugs. They got busted and left my brother in law with a $10,000 clean up for the meth that permeated the house. I have no idea what these people looked like or how they dressed.

I think that we all make determinations by the way people look or dress. If people have body piercings and dress with their pants hanging down to their knees then we make assumptions about that individual. If someone is clean cut with no body piercings then we also make assumptions about them.

Tattoo's have made it into the mainstream in recent years, but I think that some people still have assumptions about those who wear tattoo's. It was rare to see people with tattoo's when I grew up. Most of those who did have them either got them while in the military or as gang members. Motorcycle gangs were notorious for having tattoo's. That has changed in the last several years. You now see women with tattoo's on their ankles and other parts of their bodies. I see a lot of other people with tattoo's. Personally, I have never seen the attraction of piercing my body or tattoo's. To each their own.

I think that you can tell a lot about someone by the way that they look, dress and handle themselves. But, I don't necessarily think that just because someone has tattoo's or long hair that they are bad people. Nor do I think that just because someone is clean cut that they are always good. You can tell something about a person's character by looking into their eyes. The eyes don't lie.

" The eyes don't lie" I couldn't agree with ya more........

Don't bet on it. A good liar can blow right past you. Putin (Russia) did it to Bush and FDR's ability to lie convincingly is legendary and well documented in "When Presidents Lie".

Children loved Adolph Hitler. Called him "Uncle Adolph".

The best liars are true performers; they will lie and make it sound like the truth and then tell the truth and make it sound like a lie. That way when you check out their "lie" you will find out that they are truthful after all. We have person like that in our family.

I say go with your gut, though. It's really our best tool.

Keep your head low in northern Idaho . .
 

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. . after receiving at least 20 reports of vehicles being hit by shots fired Friday on rural State Highway 8 . . The sheriff's office said no one was hurt and a majority of the vehicles hit were tractor-trailer rigs . .


I need to come clean. I once hit a trailer (van) with a golf ball. It was a 5 or 6 iron over a neighbors house and big tree. It was an excellent (lucky) shot but I felt kind of guilty, afterwards. I was young and I never did it again. I've owned guns, in the past. Shooting at trucks never occurred to me. Should these kids be charged with a more serious crime?

Having been thru the sniper shootings in this area my opinion might be skewed a tiny bit but I think they should be facing more serious charges.