Andy O'Hara
01-14-2009, 08:19 AM
Bee reporter David Richie loved landing offbeat stories off the crime beat. Here is one from January 2008 that was featured on "The Tonight Show":
Beer had seat belt, injured driver didn't
Investigators were trying Monday to determine if a suspected drunken driver involved in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night failed to buckle his own seat belt even as the 12-pack of beer on the passenger seat was safely secured.
Witnesses told police they saw the man driving north on Van Maren Lane in excess of 60 mph before he lost control of his car, which slammed into a tree near Garden Gate Drive.
The driver suffered serious head and body injuries and he was rushed to a local hospital.
He was found still in the driver's seat, unrestrained, next to the 12-pack of beer secured by a seat belt, according to a police summary.
- David Richie
Dave died Monday at age 57. I knew him well and he will be terribly missed. The crime beat reporter for the Sacramento Bee, Dave was one of those who truly loved cops and knew both sides of the badge. He called them as he saw them, which is no more than you could ask of any cop. A truly good and gentle man.
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1538761.html (http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1538761.html)
Miss ya already, Dave.
Beer had seat belt, injured driver didn't
Investigators were trying Monday to determine if a suspected drunken driver involved in a single-vehicle crash Sunday night failed to buckle his own seat belt even as the 12-pack of beer on the passenger seat was safely secured.
Witnesses told police they saw the man driving north on Van Maren Lane in excess of 60 mph before he lost control of his car, which slammed into a tree near Garden Gate Drive.
The driver suffered serious head and body injuries and he was rushed to a local hospital.
He was found still in the driver's seat, unrestrained, next to the 12-pack of beer secured by a seat belt, according to a police summary.
- David Richie
Dave died Monday at age 57. I knew him well and he will be terribly missed. The crime beat reporter for the Sacramento Bee, Dave was one of those who truly loved cops and knew both sides of the badge. He called them as he saw them, which is no more than you could ask of any cop. A truly good and gentle man.
http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1538761.html (http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1538761.html)
Miss ya already, Dave.