UPDATE: Woman arrested, released on bail after 12th Street wreck
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Rescue workers respond to a wreck on East 12th Street. (Nick Godfrey, RN-T.com)
According to Rome police Pfc. Chase Burns:
A gray Mitsubishi Diamante , driven by Rebecca Farren, and a green Ford Escape, driven by Marie Williamson, were traveling down East 12th, when Williamson stopped suddenly after another car pulled out in front of her. Ferren’s vehicle struck her from behind.
Two passengers in the Escape were sent to Floyd Medical Center for treatment. Officers arrested Farren on charges of following too closely and giving a false name to an officer.
She was also charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana less than an ounce and possession of drug related objects.
Farren was later released on $6,750 in bail.
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« Clyde the orangutan wrote on Saturday, Nov 21 at 10:49 AM »
There are a couple of reasons, one is what I like to the HUTA Syndrome (head in a specific orafice). They talk on phone, look at scenery... are generally distracted. Another is people are taught how to operate a car, not drive a car. They have absolutely no how to interpret the conditions around them and drive accordingly. They see the car in front of them and nothing else. I can't tell you how many accidents I have avoided just by looking through the window of a car near by and seeing what the driver is doing in the car. Yet another reason is they don't take their driving privileges seriously. It should cost way more than $25.00 to get a license. If someone had to pay a couple of hundred dollars for a license they might be a little more concerned about loosing it and PAY ATTENTION.
« RealEstateMystic wrote on Saturday, Nov 21 at 08:13 AM »
Pick up any Roman Record, and you will find that the vast majority of accidents in this town are caused by people "following too closely" -- i.e., tailgating. I am routinely tailgated, regardless of the street I'm using, the speed of traffic, or the time of day. Why is this?