Michael Waltrip Charged After Vehicle Accident Saturday

[uncleel]

Michael Waltrip Charged After Vehicle Accident Saturday

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/11607175/detail.html

Michael Waltrip is charged with reckless driving and failure to report an accident after a crash on Molly's Backbone Road in Catawba County.

The Highway Patrol says Waltrip was driving about 70 miles per hour in the 55 mile-per-hour zone when he went off the right side of the road in a curve around 1:50 a.m. Saturday.

His car then traveled back across the pavement and off the left side of the roadway, sliding sideways and striking a utility pole as it overturned. The car then rolled over and came to a rest on its side. Troopers said a witness saw Waltrip crawl out of the vehicle and leave the scene.

Waltrip will be in court in Newton on May 14

[Lee Roy]

http://www.jayski.com

UPDATE: Michael Waltrip was uninjured in a single car accident Friday night near his home in Sherrills Ford, N.C. The 43-year old was returning from Charlotte, N.C. when he fell asleep at the wheel within a mile of his home and ran off the road, striking a telephone pole. “I am really embarrassed about the accident, but I feel fortunate that I wasn’t hurt,” said Waltrip. “For 25 years I have had a great driving record. I consider myself to be a courteous and safe driver on public roads. I never expected to fall asleep behind the wheel of a car.” The North Carolina Highway Patrol ticketed Waltrip for reckless driving (admitting to falling asleep at the wheel) and failure to notify authorities of an accident in a timely manner.(MWR PR)(4-10-2007)

[RaceFanStan]

Hitting a telephone pole at high speed makes for a jolting stop !

[harvick#1]

The Highway Patrol says Waltrip was driving about 70 miles per hour in the 55 mile-per-hour zone when he went off the right side of the road in a curve around 1:50 a.m. Saturday.

"I can't drive......55"

"sammy can you turn it down"

"sure do you think you can go faster"

:

[muggle not]

Mikey was freaking lucky that he wasn't seriously injured.

Jeez, it sounds like he was driving faster than he normally does on the race track.

[RaceFanStan]

Michael was trying to qualify for the "BACKROAD 500" ........







but he ended up walking home ........

[muggle not]

Michael was trying to qualify for the "BACKROAD 500" ........







but he ended up walking home ........

Same as he does every week in qualifying.

[dont_be_jack]

Bet he wishes he had that escape latch on the roof this time around.

[Mark in Oshawa]

Well, isn't Toyota impressed now? And if that pic is Mikey's car, funny, that looks like a Mitsubishi, not a TOYOTA.....

I think someone in Toyota land will have someone come along and buy out Mikey, like next week. What a doofus....

[Sparky1329]

Mikey's reaction to just having a very serious car accident sounds like what my reaction would be if I had a few too many drinks. Oh well. Nobody believed that Goody Two-Shoes shtick of his anyway.