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I overheard police officers talking about this at a pizza shop near the accident. They felt horrible for the person driving the van, who was not charged in the death of Mr. Williams.
Apparently Williams was arrested for drunk driving on I-270, a rather fast moving highway. They left his car on the side of the highway and took him to the station for processing. Three hours to sober up later, the police released him to the custody of a friend of his. The rest of the story: either he was either still drunk, or they decided to celebrate getting out of the drunk tank with renewed fervor by repeating the mistakes that started the whole mess.
Williams apparently was so loaded that he convinced his friend to drive back to the highway to retrieve his car (the one in which he committed his DUI violation). Problem was, he was so wasted that he neglected to guide his friend to the proper side of the highway. Instead of pulling up behind the car, out of traffic's way, his great friend dropped Williams off on the WRONG SIDE OF THE 8-LANE HIGHWAY. A few staggering moments later, Williams Frogger'd himself against a fast moving van.
oral of the story: If at first you don't kill yourself or endanger others by drinking and driving, you can always take another swig and try again. Just remember where you left the car.
See official news story below.
an Dies Crossing I-270
Williams Was Retrieving Car From Interstate
POSTED: 10:07 a.m. EDT June 23, 2002
BETHESDA, Md. -- Police said a man who was killed while trying to cross Interstate 270 had been arrested earlier for driving under the influence of alcohol.
aryland State Police said Oswald Williams, 57, was hit by a van at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the eastbound spur near Old Georgetown Road. He had gotten out of a friend's car and was trying to cross the road to retrieve his own vehicle.
State police had stopped him three hours earlier for DUI. After he was given a breath test and processed at the Rockville barracks, he arranged a ride home and was released.
The driver of the van was not charged.
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Submitted on 07/29/2002
Submitted by:
LC Renbaum
Reference:
Washington nbc4.com 6/23/02
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