Jim Alfredson Posted December 7, 2004 Report Posted December 7, 2004 Police: Woman Charged With Attempted Murder After Hitting Teens POSTED: 9:13 pm EST December 5, 2004 ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. -- A St Augustine woman is charged with attempted murder after she allegedly ran down two brothers and tried to hit a third brother after a seemingly harmless incident with a golf ball Sunday afternoon. According to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, Isiah Grayer, 14, and 16-year-old twins Justin and Jamel Marshman, were bouncing a golf ball in a parking lot on State Road 16 about 2:45 p.m. when it got away from them and hit an SUV owned by Kathy Allen, 47. According to authorities, there were no damage to the Chevrolet Blazer, but the brothers went over to apologize, then turned to walk away. According to witnesses, Allen started driving to the other side of the parking lot, then accelerated towards the boys. "She did a purposeful U-turn and started to accelerate toward the boys," St. Johns County Deputy Ricky Domingo said. Police said she driving over several curbs and through the landscaping to hit two of the boys and knocked down a light pole. Police said she then turned her SUV towards the third teenager, but the vehicle got stuck in drainage ditch and the third boy was able to run away. "It's one of the most cold, calculated things I've ever seen in my entire life," witness Russell McPee said. Grayer was flown to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center, where he was reported in critical condition with head injuries. Justin Marshman is at Flagler Hospital in good condition. Whitley was not injured. Along with witness statements, investigators found acceleration marks on the road. Allen was questioned, then arrested and charged with attempted murder. She'll appear before a St. Johns County judge Monday morning. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Posted December 7, 2004 Update: http://www.news4jax.com/news/3977565/detail.html Quote
catesta Posted December 7, 2004 Report Posted December 7, 2004 "After she ran them down, she got out of the car and lit a cigarette like a movie star," he said. She watched the boys "just lying there," McPhee said. WTF? Quote
RDK Posted December 7, 2004 Report Posted December 7, 2004 Damn SUVs. This wouldn't have happened if she was driving an eco-friendly vehicle. Or if she wasn't crazy... Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted December 7, 2004 Report Posted December 7, 2004 Lashing her to the 150 marker would not be nice enough. Quote
PHILLYQ Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Fer cryin' out loud, they even APOLOGIZED!!! WTF!!! Quote
JSngry Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Update: http://www.news4jax.com/news/3977565/detail.html Watch the video - she's white. The kids aren't. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Update: http://www.news4jax.com/news/3977565/detail.html Watch the video - she's white. The kids aren't. I'd scold you and tell you that didn't necessarily have anything to do with it, but I'm afraid my nose would start growing... Quote
JSngry Posted December 8, 2004 Report Posted December 8, 2004 Well, it doesn't, necessarily. But maybe it does. I would think that it would be a goal of "justice" in this instance to accurately determine if it did or if it didn't. If it didn't, if the woman is just a nutcase, fine. Entirely possible. But if it did, then surely this qualifies as a hate crime and must be prosecuted as such. Why suspect this in the first place? Simply because of the racial difference? No. White folks and black folks can have "alteracations" that are not necessarily racially motivated. Because it's in Florida? No. There's wackos and wingnuts everywhere. Because of other racial tensions currently brewing in this area? Possibly - the video after this one dealt with some. But if this happened in a totally tension-free community, I'd say look into it anyway. Why? Simply because it's too bizarre an occurance to leave any possibility of motivation uninvestigated, and therefore unresolved. It's in the interest of the community as a whole for this aspect to be fully investigated and honestly revealed, because if the one boy dies and the possibility that this was indeed a racially motivated act is not even looked into... The truth hurts sometimes, but the suspicion of a lie hurts more. Quote
ghost of miles Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Here in southern Indiana yesterday, a woman stuck in traffic got out of her vehicle and started shooting into the minivan directly behind her. The woman in the minivan ran away and fortunately was shot only in the buttocks. No reason ascertained yet as to why the incident occurred... Happy holidays! Quote
king ubu Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Here in southern Indiana yesterday, a woman stuck in traffic got out of her vehicle and started shooting into the minivan directly behind her. The woman in the minivan ran away and fortunately was shot only in the buttocks. No reason ascertained yet as to why the incident occurred... Happy holidays! long live NRA! Quote
BERIGAN Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Here in southern Indiana yesterday, a woman stuck in traffic got out of her vehicle and started shooting into the minivan directly behind her. The woman in the minivan ran away and fortunately was shot only in the buttocks. No reason ascertained yet as to why the incident occurred... Happy holidays! long live NRA! You can kill someone with a car as well.... Quote
king ubu Posted December 9, 2004 Report Posted December 9, 2004 Here in southern Indiana yesterday, a woman stuck in traffic got out of her vehicle and started shooting into the minivan directly behind her. The woman in the minivan ran away and fortunately was shot only in the buttocks. No reason ascertained yet as to why the incident occurred... Happy holidays!  long live NRA! You can kill someone with a car as well.... sure, long live suvs! Quote
slide_advantage_redoux Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 What a horrible story. What appalled me is this statement from the article: "She's a wonderful person. She's a good, church-going person," Allen's mother, Betty Newell, said Monday. "She probably was trying to get out of there and didn't know which way to go. She might have got confused." Wow, I wonder what church that is! Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Posted March 31, 2006 What's crazy is I can't find any updates to this story. Quote
Claude Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 (edited) http://www.staugustine.com/kathy_allen/ (only headlines can be read) (Google on "kathy allen" + suv) Edited March 31, 2006 by Claude Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted March 31, 2006 Author Report Posted March 31, 2006 Yeah, I did that... couldn't really find anything, but I did find this: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/local/n...x?storyid=36835 Looks like the kid survived. That's good news. I don't know what the driver's status is. Hopefully she's sitting in a cell. Quote
7/4 Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 Fucking crazy drivers. I almost got run over by some crazy woman last week. I was crossing the street, no traffic and she comes speeding around the corner, blowing her horn. Too much trouble to change lanes. Quote
ghost of miles Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 What a horrible story. What appalled me is this statement from the article: "She's a wonderful person. She's a good, church-going person," Allen's mother, Betty Newell, said Monday. Gad, I'm so sick of that... and I'm a so-called "person of faith" myself (a phrase that really sets off the ol' barf-o-meter these days). But I'm sorry, that doesn't make you any better or any worse than anybody else. Quote
AllenLowe Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 she can always confess and be forgiven - I think - Quote
BruceH Posted March 31, 2006 Report Posted March 31, 2006 It's like I always say: Driving an SUV makes you crazy. Quote
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