Car driver wrecks house – twice
A man whose living room was demolished by an out-of-control car has seen the same thing happen again 12 months later – with the same driver at the wheel.
Gordon White returned to his house in Liversedge, West Yorkshire, on Tuesday night with an uncanny sense of deja-vu.
On 28 July 2003, driver Eric Williams ploughed into the lounge after blacking out at the wheel. On Tuesday he did it again – in a different car.
The 60-year-old said he felt awful and that he wished it had been his house.
Mr White, 62, had just refurbished the front room of his house after the previous accident when bad luck struck again.
A spokesman for West Yorkshire Fire Service confirmed crews had attended the incidents on Tuesday and in 2003, but had no records to show whether it was the same driver.
However, Mr Williams, of Brighouse, Huddersfield, confirmed he had been behind the wheel on both occasions and was very upset.
He said: “At the moment I can’t put into words how I’m feeling. I wish it had been my house.
“All I can remember is going down the hill and indicating to turn left. Then I don’t remember anything until I got out of the car.
“I’ve got a pain all down one side but I didn’t want to stay in hospital. I just wanted to be on my own.”
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/3875009.stm
Published: 2004/07/07 17:43:41 GMT
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By: kurmitz28 - 20th July 2004 at 00:04
lol, yeah cheers
By: Flood - 19th July 2004 at 23:48
Police and elephants have one thing in common…
Both make a mess when they bust the door down. Oh, and they never forget, apparently.
Keep an eye out, matie…;)
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By: kurmitz28 - 19th July 2004 at 23:32
I was living at home with parents at time!
I was waiting for the police to turn up! (which they didnt)
By: Flood - 19th July 2004 at 23:20
And were you allowed the one phone call?;)
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By: kurmitz28 - 19th July 2004 at 20:19
They caught your whole character in that photofit on Crimewatch…;)
A few years ago I did match the photofit and my mates kept ringing me up just to make sure it wasnt me!
By: Flood - 18th July 2004 at 01:35
Hey – didn’t I always say I’d look you up when you were famous?
They caught your whole character in that photofit on Crimewatch…;)
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By: kurmitz28 - 16th July 2004 at 23:41
Come on mate, I know that aint true, dont put yourself down, youve never looked up at me 😉
By: Flood - 16th July 2004 at 22:04
But you hit the ground everytime?
I am just living in the gutter, but looking up at the stars all the time!
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By: kurmitz28 - 16th July 2004 at 21:21
You should know me by now, I have tried aiming for the stars and missed by miles
By: Flood - 16th July 2004 at 21:06
Pull your mind out of the gutter, filthy-minded man!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh! (Just to prove that you can hear me scream on the forum…)
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By: kurmitz28 - 16th July 2004 at 19:53
Haha , sorry I thought your gonna say bottom of something else lol
By: Flood - 15th July 2004 at 22:39
Not sure – I haven’t moderated anyone yet!
Hope this doesn’t mean I am on the bottom of the productivity chart…
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By: frankvw - 15th July 2004 at 21:18
We can be a pain, can’t we Flood ? 😀
By: Flood - 15th July 2004 at 21:14
It is the system – it goes slow and you think nothing is happening, so you click again and again, then the slight technical problem message appears, and before you know it you have posted the same message several times and those nice moderator guys appear!!!;)
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By: frankvw - 15th July 2004 at 21:04
Dave, problem solved…
Desijatt, try to avoid posting more than once the same message. Please keep it clean. Thank you .
By: kurmitz28 - 15th July 2004 at 21:00
suppose thats one way to boost your post level
By: desijatt - 15th July 2004 at 20:40
Somebody sure hates him. hehehehehehe
By: Flood - 15th July 2004 at 20:37
As I recall…;)
You were the one running scared!:D
Tee hee!
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By: kurmitz28 - 15th July 2004 at 20:33
Im not trying to imply (who needs a spell checker?) anything, but I remember when you used to run from conflict away from Anna and Kat, I always thought it was cuz your scared of them, so you use Anna to protect you….. I could be wrong!
Ps Hello Anna x
By: Flood - 14th July 2004 at 21:42
Shes not here now… I know that coz I can hear her sleeping!
So what you saying?
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