Alligator Grabs Florida Man Fleeing Police

[Zorro]

A man who fled after his vehicle was stopped by police was caught by an alligator, authorities say.

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, police pulled over 20-year-old motorist Bryan Zuniga after his car was seen weaving in and out of lanes in the early hours of Thursday.

After stopping, police say Zuniga jumped out of the car and ran, breaking through a vinyl fence before disappearing.

But hours later he was located at a nearby hospital where he was being treated for multiple alligator bites.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/alligator-grabs-florida-man-fleeing-police-211936803.html

Ouch.

[bluedigger]

1. Awesome.

[Luminous Animal]

17. Why is that awesome. He could have been running because he had a bit of pot

or cocaine in his pocket.

[bluedigger]

23. Your concern is duly noted and dismissed.

I have no sympathy for anyone fleeing apprehension. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. He endangered the public with his unsafe driving, put the PO at risk in his escape, and wasted the resources of an ER by getting bit by a damn gator.

[Luminous Animal]

24. No evidence that his driving was unsafe.

No evidence presented whatsoever that he committed a crime.

[kestrel91316]

2. Maybe they could train alligators to apprehend suspects just like

they do police dogs.

I'd pay good money to watch them in action.

[Ian David]

3. The alligator is claiming he was acting according to the Stand Your Swamp law. n/t

[BlueJazz]

10. LOL!!! Damn...That's a good one !

[flamingdem]

16. tee heee!

[Brigid]

21. We have our winner!

[Poll_Blind]

22. +1 Winning! nt

PB

[steve2470]

4. Face the long arm of the LAW or the long teeth of the Florida Gator !

[liberal N proud]

5. Did the gator read him his rights?

[winter is coming]

6. Was the gator attracted to the scent of lion meat tacos? n/t

[Historic NY]

7. "Take a bite out of crime"....

McGruff your fired.

[mindwalker_i]

9. That was the first thing that came to my mind

Man, that bites.

[Warren DeMontague]

20. Heh heh

[L0oniX]

8. New police gators on the job. n/t

[KG]

11. heh. this is my 'hood

[Ghost in the Machine]

12. Oddly enough, with Florida being Florida (I'm a native Floridian) this isn't the first time for this

A few years ago, police responded to a call about a suspicious person in the parking lot of the Seminole Casino at the corner of the Tamiami Trail (S.W. 8th Sreet) ans U.S Hwy 27 (Krome Ave). Someone had been breaking into cars there in recent weeks or so.

As the police cruiser was driving through the lot, they saw a man matching the description and attempted to make contact. The suspected thief saw the cops and took off running. To make the story short, the suspect fled, trying to escape and, in the annals of "Dumb Crook News", jumped into a pond in an effort to swim across and get away, all the while ignoring large signs reading KEEP OUT! NO SWIMMING! LIVE, WILD ALLIGATORS PRESENT!

If memory serves me correctly, the gators had a meal and the suspect earned a Darwin Award.

Peace,

Ghost

[steve2470]

13. Floridian here also, I think I've read other stories like that, too nt

[dixiegrrrrl]

14. Also the Duh Win award.

[demmiblue]

15. Carl! Paging Carl!

[lpbk2713]

18. He just wanted to give his K9 pal a break.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. That, uh, is... well...

ironic, I think is the word that comes to mind.