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ANOTHER CELL PHONE INCIDENT

Spurt — Sun, 05 May 2019 14:22:52 GMT

A Utah man reportedly dropped his cell phone, ran a stop sign and smashed through a garage door while looking for it.

According to police, Janis Michael Threlfall failed to see or stop at a stop sign and failed to notice the road he was driving on was on a "T" intersection, taking him directly through a garage door of a home in a neighborhood. The man was driving the car on a suspended or revoked license and did not have insurance when he hit the home at 4000 West and 4600 South in Roy, Utah.

The home suffered extensive damage, as did the driver's car. Police said there were no injuries.

Police booked the driver into Weber County jail for reckless driving and not having insurance or a license.

CONCENTRATE ON DRIVING AND NOT YOUR DARN CELL PHONE .....SMH

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alarmclock — Sun, 05 May 2019 14:19:24 GMT

He will do no jail time.

He will get out, buy some quickie insurance for the judge and then cancel it or let it expire.

He had money for a car, gas and a phone but not for insurance.

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Spurt — Sun, 05 May 2019 14:27:29 GMT

@alarmclock wrote:
He will do no jail time.

He will get out, buy some quickie insurance for the judge and then cancel it or let it expire.

He had money for a car, gas and a phone but not for insurance.

@alarmclock

Sad isnt it..............I wonder what the call was about that was so important....The poor homeowner will probably have to go through his own insurance and suffer whatever deductible he has....because the cell phone zombie probably has no money....

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sidsmom — Sun, 05 May 2019 14:30:27 GMT

People keep burying the lead with these stories.

The man is a BAD DRIVER.

He had a suspended/revoked license & didn’t have insurance.

The cell phone wasn’t the cause, it’s just on the long list of symptoms.

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Spurt — Sun, 05 May 2019 14:37:18 GMT

@sidsmom wrote:
People keep burying the lead with these stories.
The man is a BAD DRIVER.
He had a suspended/revoked license & didn’t have insurance.
The cell phone wasn’t the cause, it’s just on the long list of symptoms.

@sidsmom

The whole incident originated because he dropped his cell phone.... Would the person's house be unharmed if he hadn't dropped his phone?....things to make you go hmmmmm

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chrystaltree — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:04:54 GMT

I don't see that as a cell phone story at all. The cell phone didn't cause that accident. It's an irresponsible driver incident. He lost his concentration, didn't focus on his driving and the rest his history. We know his an irresponsible risk taker because he was driving uninsured without a license. The same thing could have happened if he was listening to music or yelling at his kids in the back seat or if his cup of coffee fell out of the holder.

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roxxy1 — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:13:57 GMT

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Desertdi — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:17:36 GMT

Lucky thing he didn't hit the brick wall..........

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Sweetbay magnolia — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:30:14 GMT

I see it from different aspects, but I still see it as a cell phone incident.

Of course the driver is reckless and has a history of infractions.

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stevieb — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:34:40 GMT

Of course it's another story about a jack-hole with a cell phone... That the man might have otherwise been a moron is, of course, relevant, but in this instance it was his poor cell phone management that caused the problematic incident...

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alarmclock — Sun, 05 May 2019 15:39:37 GMT

@Spurt wrote:
@alarmclock wrote:
He will do no jail time.

He will get out, buy some quickie insurance for the judge and then cancel it or let it expire.

He had money for a car, gas and a phone but not for insurance.

@alarmclock

Sad isn't it..............I wonder what the call was about that was so important....The poor homeowner will probably have to go through his own insurance and suffer whatever deductible he has....because the cell phone zombie probably has no money....

I am really hoping the judge imposes everything they possibly can on this person.

If I were a lawyer, I would take the home owner's case for free.

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Nightowlz — Sun, 05 May 2019 16:17:57 GMT

@alarmclock wrote:
He will do no jail time.

He will get out, buy some quickie insurance for the judge and then cancel it or let it expire.

He had money for a car, gas and a phone but not for insurance.

@alarmclock

Not to mention the homeowner will have to use their own Insurance to get things repaired? What's wrong with this pic?

Put these people in jail by not doing so leads them to keep doing what they are doing.

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alarmclock — Sun, 05 May 2019 16:20:21 GMT

@Nightowlz wrote:
@alarmclock wrote:
He will do no jail time.

He will get out, buy some quickie insurance for the judge and then cancel it or let it expire.

He had money for a car, gas and a phone but not for insurance.

@alarmclock

Not to mention the homeowner will have to use their own Insurance to get things repaired? What's wrong with this pic?
Put these people in jail by not doing so leads them to keep doing what they are doing.

Exactly. The home owner's insurance company knows this guy has nothing to go after. The home owner - doing the right thing by having insutance - will get stuck with all of it.

This jerk has no way to pay for anything.

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dex — Sun, 05 May 2019 17:03:24 GMT

Assuming the homeowner has insurance they will be out about one thousand for the deductible and risk the price of insurance increases because they made a claim.I don’t know how people get away with so much these days.My dh has been rear ended twice and both times the drivers had no insurance and were able to drive their vehicles away with just a fine.I thought driving with no insurance is illegal.

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alarmclock — Sun, 05 May 2019 18:04:54 GMT

@dex wrote:
Assuming the homeowner has insurance they will be out about one thousand for the deductible and risk the price of insurance increases because they made a claim.I don’t know how people get away with so much these days.My dh has been rear ended twice and both times the drivers had no insurance and were able to drive their vehicles away with just a fine.I thought driving with no insurance is illegal.

It is but as long as they have proof of insurance when they go to court, they are OK.

After that, they cancel it or let it expire.

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qbetzforreal — Sun, 05 May 2019 18:40:15 GMT

@alarmclock wrote:
@dex wrote:
Assuming the homeowner has insurance they will be out about one thousand for the deductible and risk the price of insurance increases because they made a claim.I don’t know how people get away with so much these days.My dh has been rear ended twice and both times the drivers had no insurance and were able to drive their vehicles away with just a fine.I thought driving with no insurance is illegal.
It is but as long as they have proof of insurance when they go to court, they are OK.

After that, they cancel it or let it expire.

No. The driver is going to get dinged for not having insurance. Either fined or ordered to serve time. It's not "fix-it" offense where you show up and say "I have it now" and the Court's let a person go upon their merry way.

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January121 — Sun, 05 May 2019 20:45:15 GMT

@Sweetbay magnolia wrote:
I see it from different aspects, but I still see it as a cell phone incident.

Of course the driver is reckless and has a history of infractions.

@Sweetbay magnolia .... I agree with you .... it was definitely a cell phone incident 👎

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dex — Wed, 08 May 2019 14:11:57 GMT

@qbetzforreal If driving without insurance is illegal shouldn’t the car have been towed.The driver isn’t legal to drive away because they received a ticket ...I would think.

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qbetzforreal — Thu, 09 May 2019 00:07:39 GMT

@dex wrote:
@qbetzforreal If driving without insurance is illegal shouldn’t the car have been towed.The driver isn’t legal to drive away because they received a ticket ...I would think.

@dex- It depends on the officer and law enforcement jurisdiction. In LA, you're getting towed and quite possibly booked.

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SeaMaiden — Thu, 09 May 2019 00:11:42 GMT

Nothing will be done with him until he kills someone....then he might get jail time. Repeat offenders are just waiting hurt innocent people.