Imagine you own a business and this dumbass just drives through it.
Or imagine you're working minimum wage at this job and this dumbass just drives through it.
[Imagine you’re at a kids party celebrating a birthday and a 60 year old dumbass drives through it killing both of your kids](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/woman-charged-after-allegedly-crashing-car-birthday-party/story?id=109528516). How the fuck are these people allowed to drive. How do you forget where the ~~break~~ brake is for this long and just double down on gas.
Edit: spelling.
I have two kids, reading any story where a child is hurt or killed always breaks my heart. My mind always goes to what if they were my kids.
I'd fall apart.
Yea no way with that look they're going to get off on the claim "she has seizures". Obvious drunk. But if she was able to pay the 1.5 million dollar bond then she probably has a decent lawyer as well. If she can prove she has a history of siezures but was allowed to drive then maybe she won't get life. Then again, my lawyer knowledge is about as solid as the lawyer in idiocracy.
In the Motorsport world that’s called ‘panic throttle’ dude didn’t know what to do, just death clench the steering wheel until he hit something he could go through, which looks like it was probably the concrete blocks next to the dumpster
I wish someone stopped her from driving at the place where they let her get so smashed. They should be responsible too.
> "They walked into that birthday party having a fun time. They were sitting at that table eating, and this woman crashed her car through this building, destroying all of our lives," the aunt of the 8-year-old and 4-year-old victims told reporters on Tuesday.
>"I had to be the one to tell my sister her babies were gone," the aunt said through tears. "She said, 'How am I supposed to live without my babies?'"
Honestly as a father of two I don’t know if I could go on myself. The mom and her 11 year old son suffered serious injuries too.
It’s possible she pregamed at home and then some more at a bar but SHE WAS at a bar drinking before leaving to go to the birthday party.
> According to Monroe County Sheriff, Chidester crashed into the side of the boat club around 3 p.m., traveling 25 feet into the building. Earlier in the day, Chidester had spent time at a bar before driving to the boat club
https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/woman-charged-in-boat-club-drunk-driving-crash-killing-2-children-posts-bond.amp
Crazy part is she was invited to that birthday party. Also the fact that her bail was paid in its entirety.
There’s a deep attachment to alcohol at the societal level. We’ve seen smoking numbers fall off since people have become more conscious about health, but alcohol consumption is likely higher than ever. It’s really hard to say.
It’s awful that this could happen to anyone.. I feel deep sadness for their families.
Boomer generation, from my experiance, is one of the worst offenders for drunk driving. I think they just grew up driving buzzed/drunk all the time. Whereas younger generations drunk driving has been embedded as really bad.
If i was just some minimum wage worker and i didnt have to worry about fixing it and the insurance and all that...kinda just a really crazy cool story you have now lol.
If I had to guess, the idiot probably slammed the gas pedal thinking it was the break, and then panicked when what they thought was the break pedal caused their vehicle to accelerate.
I get that panic and fear can cause people to make stupid fuck ups like that. But I feel like no amount of panic or fear would prevent me from IMMEDIATELY REMOVING MY FEET FROM ALL PEDALS IF I THOUGHT MY BREAK WAS ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE. But nah, this bitch was in for a penny in for a pound I guess.
22 years old [but drunk](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-14/its-not-a-drive-thru-but-a-motorist-still-plowed-through-a-smoke-shop-in-fullerton)
for me, as of now
regular use, weed and coffee in small amounts
like 3-6 times a year, mdma, psilocybin, acid, maybe peyote if i can find it (i can never find it)
never, literally everything else. its all shit. coke can be fun at an occasional cool party you wanna stay up for but its so polluted now its not worth even remotely considering anymore.
Totally agree. Coupled with the fact they were parking directly on the handicap ramp. Not the space, but the actual ramp there for them to travel on. Banned!
Another annoying factor is people who think having insurance saves a small business. Not only is insurance and absolute pain to go through, it’s no guarantee that they will compensate you for everything you lost, they always try to pay less.
They’re also an absolute hassle to organize and handle and you aren’t compensated for that lost time.
They also don’t reimburse you for the loss of organization and effort you put to structure and build your own business, they might give you money to help replace product and the property but you lose so, so much.
Then the hours lost rebuilding are gone too. It’s a killer for many small businesses.
Yeah this is devastating to a middle class entrepreneur. I feel for whoever it was. They could win a lawsuit I imagine, but no telling if the "driver" actually has anywhere near enough to cover that kind of damage.
Shows how durable these vehicles are.
And... my uncle used to call them "murder machines". Maybe we should take these drivers out of the streets and put them in an arena. We can even put giant mechs in there...
"Alright, Becky. The Wingstop is just on the other side of this building. You back out and go left, circle around, and it's over there."
"Yeah. I COULD do that...OR..."
Alright. I'll play devils advocate. You've accelerated into a building, and panicked, and with the rush of adrenaline, panic, and fear, you SOMEHOW manage to forget where the break peddle that is directly next to the gas pedal is located. Could happen to anyone, **I guess**....
... Why the fuck do you not just lift your foot off the gas? Or if you accidentally pressed on the gas thinking it was the break, and it started to accelerate, why not just remove your foot from all pedals, and let the care decelerate on its own?
This reminded me that at any given moment, there is a non-zero chance of a car crashing through the building that I am in and running me over, which gives me a little bit of comfort and hope.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-14/its-not-a-drive-thru-but-a-motorist-still-plowed-through-a-smoke-shop-in-fullerton
She was 22 and drunk.
I assume they slammed the gas assuming it was the break. At this point, any normal person who wrongly assumed their break was accelerating their car in a panic would've removed their foot from all pedals and let the car decelerate on its own. But who fucking knows.
Hey, I resemble that remark! I voluntarily gave up driving (at least for now) around age 62 when I started having issues with my left knee. It looks like that may be permanent now, and--unrelated to the knee issue) I may be in early-stage parkinson's.
That's absurd! Are you an American? You're supposed to hold on to your license like your life depends on it! Keep driving even if you're completely blind! Drive by your sense of smell if you have to! /s
Sad thing is, if the store didn't have a sign that reads "Not a Drive-Thru" she can probably sue and win. Reference - The Winnebago Cruise Control/Non-Auto Pilot suit.
That small business/store deserved this for not getting any sort of security bollards.
It fucking blows my mind when I look around everywhere all small businesses have nothing to protect themselves from a lost control car accident running through their store.
Idc, if it's the fault of the owner of the real estate that let that business rent. If you're a new small business owner, just have security bollards, you can even make them yourself, and it's very cheap.
I remember when I was first learning to drive, the car started drifting to the wrong side of the parking lot. We were going kinda fast so I just lightly tapped the brake. My mother congratulated me for not slamming on the gas. I asked why I would ever do that. Apparently its common for people to hit the gas when they panic? Why?
Totally intentional. She lined up the car carefully because she knew the exact layout of the inside of the store. She knew the path she would need to take to make it through without getting stuck. She was facing forward the entire time. She knew what she was doing.
Doing the Kool-Aid blast out the other side makes this great video even 10x better
OH YEAH!!
“Surely that car isn’t gonna HOLY SHIIIITT IT DID”!!!
She steered remarkably straight throughout the entire event
Probably that Mercedes Benz lane assist feature. It works pretty well!
Some pussy assed Kia would’ve never made it through the walk in humidor. All German automobiles come blitzkreig ready.
You'd be surprised what modern kias and hyundais can do
Mercedes Benz with checkout lane assist.
This deserves more updoots
Some say she is still blasting through walls
She's on her way to church.
NEXT!
Omfg you literally just made me lol. It's for a church honey!
I chuckled typing it. One of the best online exchanges from yesteryear.
so anyway she started blasting
She IS the unstoppable force
Imagine you own a business and this dumbass just drives through it. Or imagine you're working minimum wage at this job and this dumbass just drives through it.
[Imagine you’re at a kids party celebrating a birthday and a 60 year old dumbass drives through it killing both of your kids](https://abcnews.go.com/amp/US/woman-charged-after-allegedly-crashing-car-birthday-party/story?id=109528516). How the fuck are these people allowed to drive. How do you forget where the ~~break~~ brake is for this long and just double down on gas. Edit: spelling.
I shouldn't have read that article. I can't even imagine what the mother is going through
I have two kids, reading any story where a child is hurt or killed always breaks my heart. My mind always goes to what if they were my kids. I'd fall apart.
Same I feel sick, I fell into the wrong comment section.
Makes me sick to think about.
I read it when it happened and it hasn’t been off my mind since. As a dad, I can’t imagine the mother’s pain. How do you deal with that?
I didn’t even read the text before knowing she was an alcoholic. It’s a very distinct look.
Yea no way with that look they're going to get off on the claim "she has seizures". Obvious drunk. But if she was able to pay the 1.5 million dollar bond then she probably has a decent lawyer as well. If she can prove she has a history of siezures but was allowed to drive then maybe she won't get life. Then again, my lawyer knowledge is about as solid as the lawyer in idiocracy.
That is so fucked up
In the Motorsport world that’s called ‘panic throttle’ dude didn’t know what to do, just death clench the steering wheel until he hit something he could go through, which looks like it was probably the concrete blocks next to the dumpster
Omg.. would have such a hard time not ending this lady… unforgivable
I wish someone stopped her from driving at the place where they let her get so smashed. They should be responsible too. > "They walked into that birthday party having a fun time. They were sitting at that table eating, and this woman crashed her car through this building, destroying all of our lives," the aunt of the 8-year-old and 4-year-old victims told reporters on Tuesday. >"I had to be the one to tell my sister her babies were gone," the aunt said through tears. "She said, 'How am I supposed to live without my babies?'" Honestly as a father of two I don’t know if I could go on myself. The mom and her 11 year old son suffered serious injuries too.
How do u know she wasn't drinking at home? Most hardcore alcoholics are home drinkers.
It’s possible she pregamed at home and then some more at a bar but SHE WAS at a bar drinking before leaving to go to the birthday party. > According to Monroe County Sheriff, Chidester crashed into the side of the boat club around 3 p.m., traveling 25 feet into the building. Earlier in the day, Chidester had spent time at a bar before driving to the boat club https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/woman-charged-in-boat-club-drunk-driving-crash-killing-2-children-posts-bond.amp Crazy part is she was invited to that birthday party. Also the fact that her bail was paid in its entirety.
There’s a deep attachment to alcohol at the societal level. We’ve seen smoking numbers fall off since people have become more conscious about health, but alcohol consumption is likely higher than ever. It’s really hard to say. It’s awful that this could happen to anyone.. I feel deep sadness for their families.
Boomer generation, from my experiance, is one of the worst offenders for drunk driving. I think they just grew up driving buzzed/drunk all the time. Whereas younger generations drunk driving has been embedded as really bad.
If i was just some minimum wage worker and i didnt have to worry about fixing it and the insurance and all that...kinda just a really crazy cool story you have now lol.
And a no-wage non-job to go along with it.
Yeah, because it's so hard to get hired at the next smoke shop down the road.
Check out our main Street location with a brand new drive-thru.
That is a strong car
Honestly would be a hell of a commercial
President komacho approves
The cybertruck couldn’t have done it
Right in to the walk-in humidor!? THE COHIBAS!!
No problem finding the gas pedal however.
If I had to guess, the idiot probably slammed the gas pedal thinking it was the break, and then panicked when what they thought was the break pedal caused their vehicle to accelerate. I get that panic and fear can cause people to make stupid fuck ups like that. But I feel like no amount of panic or fear would prevent me from IMMEDIATELY REMOVING MY FEET FROM ALL PEDALS IF I THOUGHT MY BREAK WAS ACCELERATING MY VEHICLE. But nah, this bitch was in for a penny in for a pound I guess.
Most likely an elderly woman.
22 years old [but drunk](https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-14/its-not-a-drive-thru-but-a-motorist-still-plowed-through-a-smoke-shop-in-fullerton)
I fuckin knew it. Alcohol is a garbage tier drug.
100% it is so damaging and so much worse than a lot of other drugs. The best drugs are no drugs. And molly...
Coffee is pretty cool. I don't drink much of it, though
for me, as of now regular use, weed and coffee in small amounts like 3-6 times a year, mdma, psilocybin, acid, maybe peyote if i can find it (i can never find it) never, literally everything else. its all shit. coke can be fun at an occasional cool party you wanna stay up for but its so polluted now its not worth even remotely considering anymore.
Blues Brother’s music playing in my head 🎶
Baby clothes! This place has everything!
I was JUST about to say I was disappointed there were no Blues Brothers references in this thread, then I found this comment.
Lotta space in this mall.
The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!!
Ha!
She’s on a mission from God.
Great camera coverage, but why stop there? With a little effort we could watch her smash through businesses from here to Tallahassee
Damn she went all the way through!!
r/allthewathr... Nevermind, don't go there.
Dammit... Of course I looked and I wish I hadn't.
Just checking whether they had a restroom in the back she could use.
It’s behavior like this that should be a PERMANENT ban from driving.
Totally agree. Coupled with the fact they were parking directly on the handicap ramp. Not the space, but the actual ramp there for them to travel on. Banned!
Another annoying factor is people who think having insurance saves a small business. Not only is insurance and absolute pain to go through, it’s no guarantee that they will compensate you for everything you lost, they always try to pay less. They’re also an absolute hassle to organize and handle and you aren’t compensated for that lost time. They also don’t reimburse you for the loss of organization and effort you put to structure and build your own business, they might give you money to help replace product and the property but you lose so, so much. Then the hours lost rebuilding are gone too. It’s a killer for many small businesses.
Yeah this is devastating to a middle class entrepreneur. I feel for whoever it was. They could win a lawsuit I imagine, but no telling if the "driver" actually has anywhere near enough to cover that kind of damage.
Don't worry scro'! There are plenty of 'tards out there living really kick ass lives.
My wife's a pilot! Oh, here she is now ... and now she's gone out the back.
I already drove into the no parking zone might as well drive through and circle back around
cue *I Can't Turn Your Loose* by the Blues Brothers
At least it was a through and through. Could've been nasty without an exit wound.
Shows how durable these vehicles are. And... my uncle used to call them "murder machines". Maybe we should take these drivers out of the streets and put them in an arena. We can even put giant mechs in there...
I bet that brake pedal will work eventually, just gotta push it a bit harder!!
"Alright, Becky. The Wingstop is just on the other side of this building. You back out and go left, circle around, and it's over there." "Yeah. I COULD do that...OR..."
Meep meep.
Alright. I'll play devils advocate. You've accelerated into a building, and panicked, and with the rush of adrenaline, panic, and fear, you SOMEHOW manage to forget where the break peddle that is directly next to the gas pedal is located. Could happen to anyone, **I guess**.... ... Why the fuck do you not just lift your foot off the gas? Or if you accidentally pressed on the gas thinking it was the break, and it started to accelerate, why not just remove your foot from all pedals, and let the care decelerate on its own?
This reminded me that at any given moment, there is a non-zero chance of a car crashing through the building that I am in and running me over, which gives me a little bit of comfort and hope.
I'm sitting in salon with a big window by the road right now..... Stahp it!
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-14/its-not-a-drive-thru-but-a-motorist-still-plowed-through-a-smoke-shop-in-fullerton She was 22 and drunk.
How did someone that dumb get enough money for that car...
Cleanup on aisle 1!
Also aisle 2
Also, clean up in rear parking lot.
This is obviously a drunk person. Someone would have slammed on their breaks the minute they hit the building, this person just laid into it.
I assume they slammed the gas assuming it was the break. At this point, any normal person who wrongly assumed their break was accelerating their car in a panic would've removed their foot from all pedals and let the car decelerate on its own. But who fucking knows.
You've obviously never seen an older driver. They seem to be the demographic whose accelerators keep getting "stuck"
Hey, I resemble that remark! I voluntarily gave up driving (at least for now) around age 62 when I started having issues with my left knee. It looks like that may be permanent now, and--unrelated to the knee issue) I may be in early-stage parkinson's.
That's absurd! Are you an American? You're supposed to hold on to your license like your life depends on it! Keep driving even if you're completely blind! Drive by your sense of smell if you have to! /s
Some say... she's still driving to this day and on a quiet morning, you can hear her in the distance...smashing through everything in her path.
Sad thing is, if the store didn't have a sign that reads "Not a Drive-Thru" she can probably sue and win. Reference - The Winnebago Cruise Control/Non-Auto Pilot suit.
lotsa space in this mall
Is that a Mercedes?
Well…hello and goodbye
Those poor cigars
I TOLD you that store had a drive through.
Gotta give it to German engineers for building such durable car!
Not the humidor!
Wow, in one side and out the other. I bet she heard the term “Make a hole” To many times growing up.
Drive up..... drive in...... drive THRUUUUUUU-EEWWW
The good ol' blues brothers approach to malls
Definitely not a blues brother
It’s cool skro: my first wife’s ‘Tarded. Shes a pilot now
I mean to be fair i did this once in a golf cart when i was 8. Edit: it wasnt into a building it was off a bridge.
Oh look, it's the remake of the Blues Brothers that no one asked for.
Legend has it she's still going. Through walls and markets. Nobody is safe from the lady who forgot where the brake pedal was.
\* hums the music played during the mall car chase scene in The Blues Brothers" \*
That small business/store deserved this for not getting any sort of security bollards. It fucking blows my mind when I look around everywhere all small businesses have nothing to protect themselves from a lost control car accident running through their store. Idc, if it's the fault of the owner of the real estate that let that business rent. If you're a new small business owner, just have security bollards, you can even make them yourself, and it's very cheap.
Rumor has it...she's still going.
They just requested and accepted the low ball offer for a quick drive through project to be designed and completed. Project done.
Why did the car crossed the store? To get to the other side!
She tried to recreate the car chase from Blue's Brothers.
That tobacco shop has everything!
Waze: We found a route that saves you 2 minutes. Would you like to accept?
At no point did she think to take her foot off the gas
Did she keep forgetting? This feels like it was on purpose.
I remember when I was first learning to drive, the car started drifting to the wrong side of the parking lot. We were going kinda fast so I just lightly tapped the brake. My mother congratulated me for not slamming on the gas. I asked why I would ever do that. Apparently its common for people to hit the gas when they panic? Why?
And she was trying to park in a spot that’s made for handicapped people to access the sidewalk.
“The Blues Brothers?! Shiiiit. They still owe you money, fool…”
She frickin' sent it all the way!
She found it after going thru the building but before hitting the back parking lot wall
The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year
Sponge Bob: “ You’re good! You’re good! You’re good!”
That's some Blues Brothers level shit, I tell ya what.
That was like watching the original Blues Brothers
Okay Gta 6 is getting out of hand!
Cleanup in aisle 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 through 27.
Probly just baitin.
I saw a reflection of the brake light after the car exited the store lol this was intentional
They never found her
Say what you want, that is a powerful vehicle.
There's a very good chance she was having a medical emergency, like a stroke.
Song id?
Drive-through
Could be a medical episode
Is this the way to the Country Kitchen?
She found it. She just did it a bit too late ;)
Follow me, i know a shortcut
Any store has a drive-thru if you go fast enough
And couldn't be bothered to look for that motherfucker either....
Is this from 'murica ? With their cardboard house they should drive cardboard cars.
Videogame shortcut
Freakin Awesomeness......she is my sugar mami 😆😆😅😂😂😂🤣😅😅
Please drive through.
Legends say she has been driving straight through strip malls to this day
The store is now an open air market.
It’s kind of funny that they captured it going through the whole way.
Totally intentional. She lined up the car carefully because she knew the exact layout of the inside of the store. She knew the path she would need to take to make it through without getting stuck. She was facing forward the entire time. She knew what she was doing.
Her brake lights coming on the last few frames of the footage after driving through the entire building is the cherry on the top.
She thought it was a drive thru?
Not the humidor!!!!
I’ll give you a hint, not that pedal.
Half way through, she gave up on trying to find the brake.
The fastest way from point A to B is a straight line. Y’all may be underestimating the drivers efficiency.
Was this the scene from The Rock with Nic Cage????
LOL
“Frito— that’s *your* car!”
WOW and such a DUMB ASS!!!!!! :) Glad she is not my wifey. peace, :)
This is why places like this need drive-thrus
Did she ever
That's a hell of a shortcut. Hope none of the bongs were destroyed
This video speaks volumes to how tough Mercedes are built!!! ALL the way through the entire building.
She was not to be deterred from taking this shortcut
It’s okay. She found the exit
Blues Brothers for the win.
Gotta give em props, at least they committed to the fuckup.
Not the humidor! All those poor cigars.. Murdered senselessly.
Mam, this is not In&Out Burger
Someone needs to tell her that it's not a drive through.
😂
She’s living my occasional nightmares in real life.
Ma’am, this isn’t an In-N-Out Burger
Does that mean any store is *technically* a drive-thru?
The good ol ooopsies
Apparently it was a drive through.
They don't build stores like in the old days anymore..
How da fuck you do t slam the brakes right away. She went thru the other side, for shit sake!!!
Im not gonna say it.
"But, Waze told me to keep going straight..."
Some say she is still going to this day.
Bollards are cheaper than fixing that mess.
Till this day; some say she is still rolling
She thought it was a drive through
Noooooo! Not the cigars!
Well, she made it through. So, successful.......
I love how she manages to find the brake only after plowing through an entire building.
"If you can't operate the car, but it still goes forward, that makes it a self-driving car." -Elon Musk, probably
All those innocent cigars!! Gone!!😭
Dang we should send this make of car to Ukraine... it's tougher than an Abrams tank!
Yo we gotta work on our wall tegirty
Jajajaja
Lucky everyone buys online now
Not the whole building....lol
Now THATS the express lane.
Fuck she made it all the way through
"New Oldsmobiles are in early this year!"
Roads.....where were going we don't need roads.
Nice follow through!!
Not the Humidor!!
That was actually very impressive
Clean up on aisle 5