Three Mexican nationals had almost made it to the US Open of Surfing to watch Kelly Slater win his quarter-final heat against Taj Burrow when their 25 foot panga was spotted by lifeguards on Sunday morning, August 7, 2011, according to ABC7.
The small panga carrying three Mexican nationals was on its way to Huntington State Park about 8:30 a.m. Sunday when lifeguards spotted it and called authorities. . . The trio was arrested on suspicion of drug possession, smuggling and attempting to enter the United States illegally. . . The 25-foot boat, which was reported stolen in Mexico, was towed to Newport Dunes and impounded as evidence.
All they wanted to do was party with the rest of Southern California and to think–they apparently brought their own weed.
A doctor from Getzville, New York has been arrested for the hit-and-run death of 18-year-old skateboarder Alexandria M. Rice, according to a story on WGRZ.com. Alexandria was skateboarding home from work at 11:20 PM, according to Buffalo News, when she was hit and thrown 60 feet down the road.
Police arrested and charged Dr. James G. Corasanti, 55, Getzville, with DWI and leaving the scene of a fatal accident. . . Authorities say Rice, was riding her skateboard near 573 Heim Rd. when she was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene. . . A police investigation located Dr. Corasanti at a gas station on Millersport Highway. Police say a 2010 BMW was later located in the Dr. Corasanti’s garage.
Sure, doctors are people, too. But to think that someone who has taken the Hippocratic Oath could drive away after running down a girl on a skateboard blows our minds. If Corasanti is guilty (he is currently out of jail on a $100,000 bond) this should be a career ender for the gastroenterologist and clinical associate professor of medicine at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Our thoughts are with Alexandria’s family and friends.
Swiss “backpacker” Dominic Emmenegger, 21, has become somewhat of a skatelebrity in Australia after attempting to ride his skateboard through Melbourne’s Burnley Tunnel during morning rush hour. He was nearly killed by several trucks and caused a huge traffic jam.
After his arrest Emmenegger then spent two nights in jail for “breaching his bail conditions.” Now he’s been fined $1,000 and had his skateboard taken away, according to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
Dominic Emmenegger pleaded guilty in the Melbourne Magistrates Court today to reckless conduct endangering serious injury.
In addition to the $1000 contribution to the Road Trauma Foundation, Magistrate Jelena Popovic placed the 21-year-old on a two-year good behaviour bond and ordered the forfeiture of his skateboard.
While staying in Melbourne Emmenegger is apparently staying with a “ex-Grand Prix grid girl” so it appears that things weren’t all bad. And yes, we’re going to guess he was riding a longboard. He was most definitely wearing a Hurley hat. .
. [Link: Sydney Morning Herald]
Edward Culhane, 35, should be old enough to know better, but that didn’t stop him from towing behind a car on his skateboard Saturday afternoon, May 21, 2011 in Santa Clarita, California. He ended up with a “serious head injury” according to the LA Times and a trip to the hospital.
He was taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Medical Center and was reportedly in critical condition. . . Ryan Howell, 33, [the driver] was booked on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, deputies said.
Sadly, Culhane is now just one more of story on this growing list of people who didn’t know. Hopefully, he will recover.
[Update: Culhane, has reportedly died (May 24, 2011) from his injuries, according to a story on The Signal}
On May 2, 2011, Atlanta’s surf, skate, snow shop Ambush Boarding Company got hit hard in a theft that saw $100,000 in product removed from the store by some kids who came in through the roof. Now, thanks to a mom who called police after noticing her son’s new collection of high end products, two people have been arrested and police are looking for a third, according to a story in the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Cobb police Sgt. Dana Pierce said police have recovered about $37,000 of the approximately $100,000 in skateboards, video cameras, clothing and sunglasses stolen from the Ambush Boarding Company store on Cobb Place Lane on May 2. . . Police have arrested Dustan Brady, 20, of Marietta, and a 15-year-old whose name has not been released because of his age. Both are charged with burglary and theft by taking.
When a group of Portland, Oregon skateboarders saw a man threatening his ex-girlfriend with an ice pick they stepped in and knocked the guy out, according to a story on Fox 12.
. . . the group of skateboarders spotted the man harassing the woman, who was in her car, at the east end of the Morrison Bridge at about 6:45 p.m. Monday. Police say the skateboarders told the man to stop and when he didn’t, one of them hit him on the head with a skateboard, knocking him out. . . They then held him down until officers arrived.
See, sometimes skateboarders knock out the right guy..
Note to parents of teenage boys: if you stop your car up next to a group of kids on the street and the first thing that happens is one of them smashes out your back window with a skateboard DO NOT get out of the car.
A father from Gresham, Oregon named Tom was responding after finding out that his 15-year-old son had been beaten up by a group of kids. He reportedly drove straight to the scene to see what was up, according to a story on KOIN Local 6.
“As soon as I stopped the car one of them busted out the window of the car,” he said. “I jumped out to confront them and one of the teens said, ‘You want a piece of me?’ so I backed up and the teen in front of him yelled for one of the kids behind him to hit me.” . . That’s when Tom was hit in the face with the metal wheel side of the skateboard.
Tom was left bleeding out his eyes and face and the kids, of course, got away before police could arrive. If that wasn’t bad enough, Tom’s cousin was beaten to death on December 31, 2010, and Tom is being laid off from his job at Les Schwab at the end of the month. On top of that, police detectives have not even contacted the family yet because they “don’t have detectives working weekends.” They’re never there when you need them are they?
A photographer who wanted to get a shot of Johnathan Washburn’s updo on the streets of Austin, Texas got a skateboard to the head, according to a story on The Smoking Gun.
According to cops, Washburn clobbered the shutterbug in the head with his skateboard after the man refused to delete the image from his camera.
Washburn is now facing felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges and is in jail with a $12,000 bail set. Not only that, but now everyone gets to see a photo of Johnathan and his lovely hair
The 26-year-old man who attacked Stephanie Gilmore outside her apartment on December 27, 2010 is still in jail after appearing in court on charges of “grievous bodily harm, according to a story on ABC.net.au.
Twenty-six-year-old Julius Fox appeared in the Lismore Local Court today to face three charges relating to grievous bodily harm. . . He did not apply for bail.
Hopefully, he will stay in jail for a long, long, time.
Travis Lee Huffman, 22, an employee of the Aspen Skiing Company, was ticketed by the Aspen Police department for reckless snowboarding Saturday, March 12, 2011 after he slammed into a 7-year-old boy, according to a story on The Aspen Daily News.
The victim’s family happened to be videotaping at the time of the incident and captured the whole thing, Snowmass police officer Franz Zedlacher said. . . Huffman, who was in uniform, allegedly caught air off a blind roller and landed right behind the child before immediately colliding with him, Zedlacher said. . . “It was very blatant,” said Zedlacher, who added that Snowmass police watched the video. Huffman “clearly failed” to ride in a responsible manner, he said.
Huffman faces up to a $1,000 fine for his “Colorado Ski Safety Act” violation. Which reminds us: thinking a few yards ahead while riding really can help.
