Driver’s tantrum damages car at Grayson Co. construction site Save Email Print
Posted: 6:42 PM Jul 30, 2008
 Last Updated: 6:42 PM Jul 30, 2008
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POTTSBORO, Tex. – An angry motorist at a Grayson County construction site ended up damaging a Pottsboro woman’s vehicle Wednesday.

Grayson County Sheriff's Deputies say a Pottsboro resident was waiting in line at a construction area when the driver of the car in front of her started arguing with the flagman. The resident told deputies when the other car drove away, the man spun his tires and rocks flew up and damaged her car.

Construction officials ask the public to be patient in construction zones. The precautions are for safety reasons.
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Posted by: Dookey Location: Shermboro on Aug 5, 2008 at 03:46 PM
Ok Anonymous, you are clearly uneducated, or very young, so I will try to make this as simple as possible. The idiot (pot, meet kettle)damaged someone's car, not just the windshield. The lady has the idiot's drivers license, so "catching him" as you say, isn't that hard. Although I'm sure that catching him is not necessarily what needs to happen here. He needs to pay for damages incurred to the lady's car(that means he needs to pay for what he damaged). I guess I could go up to your bicycle and flatten a tire and you wouldn't think I had to pay for it, huh? You see sonny, when you get older(grown up like us adults) you are held accountable for your actions(that means if you break something that doesn't belong to you, you have to pay to fix it). Also, the words you are looking for in your drivel(that means post) are "griping" & "whining". Now, run along and play nice, OK? Todays lesson is over.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 5, 2008 at 01:43 PM
Dookey, they will never catch the idiot that threw rocks so GROW UP!!! the lady needs to go get her car fixed and stop gripping about it, the cops have more important things to worry about than to chase someone that hurt a car windshield it did not hurt the lady a car can be fixed STOP WHINNING!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Howe on Aug 5, 2008 at 10:20 AM
No KK you need to Grow Up!! If he had called 911 they would be asking where you are looked and what your emergency was and then she would say well, we cannot dispatch an officer out that way because we have none in the area right now they are all somewhere else at the moment, and then you get off the phone with her and mad by the way because there is nothing you can do now, and now days you go chasing after the so called idiot and he pulls a gun out on you now what do you do, YOU ARE THE ONE THAT NEEDS TO WAKE UP AND GROW UP!!! They have and will not catch this person.
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 5, 2008 at 08:32 AM
How retarded does this sound? We've all had windows broken from rocks, that's just life. We can't worry about the rager just go with life and try to drive without having a major accident, there has been so many lately, and you worry about a windshield or a little bit of rock damage. You are not the only one in this world! Some people have lost loved ones.
Posted by: Dookey Location: Shermboro on Aug 5, 2008 at 07:13 AM
What a bunch of 'tards! (a.)If a truck passes you on the highway and a rock happens to hit your windshield, tuff doo doo. It's no ones fault, move on.(b.)If a person in line in front of you spins out in rocks/gravel, throwing them on your car and damages it, it's his fault and he is liable! (c.)This lady didn't RUN to KXII!! They got the report from the GCSO! (d.)Reading comprehension owns YOU! (so does common sense)
Posted by: KK Location: Sherman on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:49 PM
A truck did NOT pass!!!!!!!!!!!! Someone sitting in line waiting and waiting like everyone else was waiting and waiting got into an argument with a flagman that probably did NOT understand a word the road rager idiot was saying to him/her and SPUN out and did damage to the person's car sitting in line behind him. You idiot's can not read a story. I would be pi$$ed off enough to chase them down while dialing 911. It's senseless and you all are probably just like this A$$! Now I understand why you are taking up for the road rager. GROW UP!!!
Posted by: Texoma Location: Texoma on Aug 4, 2008 at 07:33 PM
Yes I have had to dodge a few rocks...that's not the point..the point is this person was right in front of her and it is road rage AND in a construction zone and still not right by any stretch of the imagination.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Sherman on Aug 4, 2008 at 11:38 AM
KK, WHO CARES!!! The next time a truck pass you are you going to go to the cops and turn him in, GROW UP!!! I really don't think they will catch or even worry about catching the person that did it, its your word against his/hers, I had my windshield cracked by a pickup truck but I didn't go crying to the cops about it, and he was acting like a jerk when he went around me throwing rocks everywhere, I took it to my insurance company and the paid me to get it fixed
Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 4, 2008 at 10:14 AM
Texoma, how many times has a truck or car passed anyone and they have threw a rock and hit the windshield or car, this lady had to call KXII to tell them this, have no idea what point she was trying to make and this is not even news
Posted by: KK Location: Sherman on Aug 4, 2008 at 08:55 AM
Anonymous, I do not read where she ran whining to KXII, she reported it to deputies as I would for insurance purposes as well as in hopes of catching the a$$ that spun out. I'm willing to bet KXII got this story from police reports. I don't see where you are getting "she ran to KXII".
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Sherman on Aug 3, 2008 at 02:52 PM
KK, that is not the point we are making on here its the whinning out of this lady, like I said she has to run to KXII to tell them that some idiot was driving off and threw rocks and hit her car, how many times has that happen on the highway a truck passes you and a rock hits your car or windshield, do you run to the TV station and tell them what happen, NO!!! People need to grow up and act their age, if this person scratch her car with rocks she should have gotten his/her license plate and turned them but it probably would have done her no good because its her word against his/her
Posted by: Texoma Location: Texoma on Aug 2, 2008 at 04:47 PM
I just don't get it. Don't you peole realize this is a form of road rage? You the very people trying to be funny probably are the worst folks on the road. Go ahead give me your license plate number..I am thinking of making a web site with pics of people behaving badly. I also believe that were you in this ladies position would have turned it in to chase 'em down and run them off the road. n
Posted by: KK Location: sherman on Aug 2, 2008 at 12:05 PM
If this happened to you, I bet you wouldn't be laughing. Road rage is plain stupidity of impatient people in today's society. What are we teaching our children? It's OK to tear off and throw rocks onto another's car? It's OK to drive 15 over the speed limit and tailgate?
Posted by: me Location: here on Aug 1, 2008 at 08:04 PM
I'd be pissed off too if someone damaged my car and left the scene. His anger issues aren't her problem. Poor, poor baby. He had to wait in line like everyone else. Life just sucks soooooo bad. Life is terribly unfair to him. And that's so sad. It's a wonder he didn't get a huge ticket. Your fines increase when you do stupid things in a construction zone...like speeding...probably spinning out and driving wreckless...damaging cars, etc. I hope he gets in trouble for it. He sounds like a major jackass.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Sherman on Jul 31, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Hey the next time my car gets hit by a rock by one of those big trucks can I call channel 12 news and tell them about it LOL!!!
Posted by: from Location: pottsboro on Jul 31, 2008 at 01:08 PM
i agree with anon 12:23. the woman from pottsboro must be one of pottsboro important citizens. im sick of all the road construction anyway. i drive thru everyday.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 31, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Ok, I am sorry read the story wrong let me retype it, let me guess the pottsboro woman had to call channel 12 news to tell them that her car was hit by the car in front of her is that correct, I think this woman needs to grow up and act her age, now is that better!!!
Posted by: me Location: oklahoma on Jul 31, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 31, 2008 at 10:03 AM OK, let me guess the pottsboro woman had to call channel 12 news to tell them that her car was hit by a construction worker, is that correct I think this woman needs to grow up and act her age ---------- ah no, the construction worker did not hit her car the guy in front of her threw rocks on her car when he took off. But no I do not believe this is news worthy.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 31, 2008 at 10:03 AM
OK, let me guess the pottsboro woman had to call channel 12 news to tell them that her car was hit by a construction worker, is that correct I think this woman needs to grow up and act her age
Posted by: Mork Location: Ork on Jul 31, 2008 at 07:47 AM
I find it amusing to see a woman in her 50's driving a large SUV with the "Fish" symbol on the back, in heavy traffic, all pissed off, and giving people the "Bird". I"m in a HURRY! I got to get to Starbucks!
Posted by: Reva5050 Location: Ardmore on Jul 31, 2008 at 07:46 AM
Sounds like a real jerk. But, honestly, like the last poster, am not sure why you would consider this newsworthy.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 30, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Its like telling on another person, no acting like little kids so he throw rocks on her car WHO CARES big deal, did it hurt the person NO!
Posted by: T Location: Denison on Jul 30, 2008 at 10:29 PM
Are you kidding me? if thats news then so is me spilling my coffee and kicking the cat this morning!! i had a kitchen tantrum!
Posted by: Tom Location: Pottsboro on Jul 30, 2008 at 09:21 PM
He sounds like a real prize, I hope his car breaks down in heavy traffic.
Posted by: here Location: tx on Jul 30, 2008 at 09:03 PM
he's an idiot, acts childish, and should not be allowed to play with objects that could be used as weapons.
Posted by: Anonymous on Jul 30, 2008 at 09:00 PM
They act little children maybe they need to be treated like them too Come on people GROW UP!!
Posted by: Boo Location: Sherman on Jul 30, 2008 at 09:00 PM
Times a waistin'... Bar's a waitin'..
Posted by: realist Location: everywhere on Jul 30, 2008 at 06:45 PM
Can't we all just get along.
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