Steve Crozier, our publisher and chief traffic observer, encounters the oddest things while he's motoring hither and yon.

Today, he called to tell about an erratic driver he spotted headed westbound on Mockingbird Lane near Briar Creek Lane. The driver kind of veered right and hit the curb. Not a huge deal since there were no other cars in her immediate proximity and, besides, most all of us have done that once or twice, albeit it's usually while making a tight turn rather than proceeding straight ahead.

The woman struck the curb again. And yet again, this time hitting a tree or telephone pole … those things evidently look alike to Steve.

Surrounding drivers tried to get her to stop, to no avail. Finally, someone blocked her path enough to prohibit her forward motion, went over to the car, and snatched her keys.

The woman insisted that she was physically OK and just on her way to a discount tire store. Steve left when paramedics arrived.

I'm guessing that woman gets a volume discount at the tire store. Driving like that, she's bound to go through them two at a time.

Photo by Steve Crozier

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