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So I know I only have two posts left to use... so I'll make this one cover a lot.
First of all... come to this. Everyone. Anyone. It's going to be a good, good time.
second... if you didn't hear about my incident yesterday, I'll repost what I put in my Myspace bulletin:
Although it's only 1:45, I feel confident in saying that today is awesome, all because I helped end a high speed pursuit. I may have even helped kill someone. I'm not really sure though. Here's the story:
Part of my job is making deliveries. I had one today in East Dundee by Higgins (Main Street) and Penny Ave. (Route 68). I dropped my delivery off and prepared to turn right onto 68. I saw two cars coming, but they were a good distance away, so I pulled over into the left lane and accelerated towards Higgins. When I looked into my rearview, the car I pulled in front of (a green Chevy Blazer) was RIGHT behind me. Before I could even think, 'what the fuck? He was way behind me!' he sped around me, went over the median, and swerved towards the red light ahead.
I sat dumbfounded and didn't even consider the fact that I almost died because the Blazer was going at least 75 MPH. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say he was going close to 90. Not to mention the speed limit was 30 or 35.
But I kept watching the Blazer. He swerved back and forth all the way to the light, and I realized he wasn't stopping for the red light even as traffic was coming. I honestly couldn't move. I had no idea what was going on. I kept moving forward (not sure if I was accelerating or braking) and saw the Blazer blow through the red light barely missing cars the oncoming cars. He was still swerving from losing control over the median when he passed me. He couldn't make the turn all the way, so he went over the other median on Higgins. His car turned sideways.
The tires lost grip, all four wheels went in the air as the car was sideways, and the truck proceeded to roll on its side once... twice... three times and kept going. I lost count but I know he made at least 5 rolls. It may have been up to eight... but again, too much was going for my mind to keep up. I still hadn't realized that a green Blazer passed me at 80 MPH or more.
I was stunned. I looked in my rearview mirrors and realized there were at least 5 speeding cops cars behind me, so I moved over and sped towards the green light ahead since there were only two lanes, and I was in one of them.
I let one pass me. He sped up, and parked next to what was left of the Blazer (there wasn't much). Before even checking on the driver, he pulled out his gun and walked towards the truck.
I looked back again and saw that I need to move for the other cop cars, so I went through the green right and turned left onto Higgins, and almost got hit by 2 cops cars coming from the other street. From what I saw there were at least 5 cops cars following him, 2 or 3 were coming from one direction on Higgins and another 2 or 3 from the other direction. So, there were at least 10 cops cars there only 30 seconds after the whole thing happened.
I didn't know if should have stopped and talked to the Cops about how I just caused this guy to swerve out of control and flip his truck.
Needless to say, I was confused. Too much was going on. I didn't realize I could have died until 10 minutes later. I didn't realize the person in the Blazer could be dead until 20 minutes later. Way too much happened for me to rationalize any of what happened, so I decided to just drive away.
In the end, I stopped a high speed pursuit and almost died in the process. Perhaps I helped end someone's life. Who knows. I guess I did "stop a bad guy." (I don't really believe that).
I think there is some comedic value to the whole thing. I mean, all I did was try to make a right hand turn. I didn't do anything wrong, because if the driver was going anywhere close to the posted speed limit, he wouldn't have ever come close to my car until we reached the red light... which he went through anyways.
What an awesome day.
This is what they posted in the Daily Herald about it today:
Driver in crash accused of holding woman against her will
By Jeffrey Gaunt
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A Carpentersville man was arrested Tuesday in East Dundee after flipping his car while fleeing with a woman police say he held against her will.
Cedric R. Stewart, 23, of 814 Ollie Court #3B, was charged with domestic battery, battery and unlawful restraint, and he will likely face additional traffic charges, police said.
Stewart and the 24-year-old female victim were taken to Elgin’s Sherman Hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries, police said.
East Dundee police said they were trying to stop the vehicle at the time of the crash, after Elgin police told them Stewart was wanted for taking the victim at an Elgin laundry.
“An attempt was going to be made to make contact with the vehicle,” East Dundee detective Mike Seyller said. “However, they crashed before a traffic stop could be initiated.”
Elgin police said they received a domestic battery call just after 11 a.m. Friday from the laundry on the 1100 block of Larkin Avenue.
Stewart had chased the victim into the business, pushed an employee who tried to stop him, and then forced the woman into his car and sped off, police said.
Police said Stewart was later seen driving in Carpentersville, and then again in East Dundee, where he drove over the median, rolled the vehicle several times, and crashed into a fence outside of a playground at Immanuel Lutheran School.
Stewart has a history of arrests since 2000, according to police records, with charges including drug possession, domestic battery, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.
Police said Stewart was taken to the Elgin jail to await bond call this morning.
So I helped a kidnapped woman. I rule.
And yes... come on Friday. Its going to be an awesome time. I'm really excited.
First of all... come to this. Everyone. Anyone. It's going to be a good, good time.
second... if you didn't hear about my incident yesterday, I'll repost what I put in my Myspace bulletin:
Although it's only 1:45, I feel confident in saying that today is awesome, all because I helped end a high speed pursuit. I may have even helped kill someone. I'm not really sure though. Here's the story:
Part of my job is making deliveries. I had one today in East Dundee by Higgins (Main Street) and Penny Ave. (Route 68). I dropped my delivery off and prepared to turn right onto 68. I saw two cars coming, but they were a good distance away, so I pulled over into the left lane and accelerated towards Higgins. When I looked into my rearview, the car I pulled in front of (a green Chevy Blazer) was RIGHT behind me. Before I could even think, 'what the fuck? He was way behind me!' he sped around me, went over the median, and swerved towards the red light ahead.
I sat dumbfounded and didn't even consider the fact that I almost died because the Blazer was going at least 75 MPH. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say he was going close to 90. Not to mention the speed limit was 30 or 35.
But I kept watching the Blazer. He swerved back and forth all the way to the light, and I realized he wasn't stopping for the red light even as traffic was coming. I honestly couldn't move. I had no idea what was going on. I kept moving forward (not sure if I was accelerating or braking) and saw the Blazer blow through the red light barely missing cars the oncoming cars. He was still swerving from losing control over the median when he passed me. He couldn't make the turn all the way, so he went over the other median on Higgins. His car turned sideways.
The tires lost grip, all four wheels went in the air as the car was sideways, and the truck proceeded to roll on its side once... twice... three times and kept going. I lost count but I know he made at least 5 rolls. It may have been up to eight... but again, too much was going for my mind to keep up. I still hadn't realized that a green Blazer passed me at 80 MPH or more.
I was stunned. I looked in my rearview mirrors and realized there were at least 5 speeding cops cars behind me, so I moved over and sped towards the green light ahead since there were only two lanes, and I was in one of them.
I let one pass me. He sped up, and parked next to what was left of the Blazer (there wasn't much). Before even checking on the driver, he pulled out his gun and walked towards the truck.
I looked back again and saw that I need to move for the other cop cars, so I went through the green right and turned left onto Higgins, and almost got hit by 2 cops cars coming from the other street. From what I saw there were at least 5 cops cars following him, 2 or 3 were coming from one direction on Higgins and another 2 or 3 from the other direction. So, there were at least 10 cops cars there only 30 seconds after the whole thing happened.
I didn't know if should have stopped and talked to the Cops about how I just caused this guy to swerve out of control and flip his truck.
Needless to say, I was confused. Too much was going on. I didn't realize I could have died until 10 minutes later. I didn't realize the person in the Blazer could be dead until 20 minutes later. Way too much happened for me to rationalize any of what happened, so I decided to just drive away.
In the end, I stopped a high speed pursuit and almost died in the process. Perhaps I helped end someone's life. Who knows. I guess I did "stop a bad guy." (I don't really believe that).
I think there is some comedic value to the whole thing. I mean, all I did was try to make a right hand turn. I didn't do anything wrong, because if the driver was going anywhere close to the posted speed limit, he wouldn't have ever come close to my car until we reached the red light... which he went through anyways.
What an awesome day.
This is what they posted in the Daily Herald about it today:
Driver in crash accused of holding woman against her will
By Jeffrey Gaunt
Daily Herald Staff Writer
Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006
A Carpentersville man was arrested Tuesday in East Dundee after flipping his car while fleeing with a woman police say he held against her will.
Cedric R. Stewart, 23, of 814 Ollie Court #3B, was charged with domestic battery, battery and unlawful restraint, and he will likely face additional traffic charges, police said.
Stewart and the 24-year-old female victim were taken to Elgin’s Sherman Hospital to receive treatment for minor injuries, police said.
East Dundee police said they were trying to stop the vehicle at the time of the crash, after Elgin police told them Stewart was wanted for taking the victim at an Elgin laundry.
“An attempt was going to be made to make contact with the vehicle,” East Dundee detective Mike Seyller said. “However, they crashed before a traffic stop could be initiated.”
Elgin police said they received a domestic battery call just after 11 a.m. Friday from the laundry on the 1100 block of Larkin Avenue.
Stewart had chased the victim into the business, pushed an employee who tried to stop him, and then forced the woman into his car and sped off, police said.
Police said Stewart was later seen driving in Carpentersville, and then again in East Dundee, where he drove over the median, rolled the vehicle several times, and crashed into a fence outside of a playground at Immanuel Lutheran School.
Stewart has a history of arrests since 2000, according to police records, with charges including drug possession, domestic battery, resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.
Police said Stewart was taken to the Elgin jail to await bond call this morning.
So I helped a kidnapped woman. I rule.
And yes... come on Friday. Its going to be an awesome time. I'm really excited.