It is a Miracle!
Woman ditches wheelchair, flees police
“LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — A wheelchair-bound Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud, authorities said Thursday.
Laura Lee Medley, 35, had sued in at least four California cities over injuries she claimed she sustained while trying to navigate her wheelchair before she was suspected of fraud.
Medley, who claimed to be paralyzed from a drunk driving accident, was tracked to Las Vegas where police there took her into custody and then, when she complained of medical issues, to a local hospital, Long Beach prosecutor Belinda Mayes said.
“She gets to the hospital and while she’s waiting for an examination, she gets up from the chair and runs,” Mayes said. “Somebody remarked, ‘That’s where the great miracle occurred.’ “
Medley sprinted through the hospital corridors but was quickly apprehended by police and booked pending extradition to San Bernardino, California, where she is facing charges of filing false documents, attempted grand theft and insurance fraud.”
Reminds me of the opening scene in Trading Places.
Jerusalemcop May 13, 2006 at 6:19 pm
the things people will do….
J.
Amishav May 12, 2006 at 9:17 pm
And to think she probably got all those close in “handicapped” parking spots. That really really ticks me off!
Ezzie May 12, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Sick. People like this really tick me off.
kasamba May 12, 2006 at 4:04 pm
There is a similar sketch on ‘Little Britian’.
Only, they’re joking.