daisy2013 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 4 people hurt as driver did not put car on reverse and drove into store. Hope all have minor injuries. Sorry I do not know how to put link 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Yes few reports on facebook and photos. Seems only minor injuries thank goodness and doesnt affect panchos business too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2013 Posted August 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Just go to Facebook, bomberos Chapala. Photos are posted also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Should be forced to stop driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 What made them wait so long before stopping the forward motion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 It's happened before at El Torito though I doubt the same driver, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 17 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: It's happened before at El Torito though I doubt the same driver, lol. And Guadalajara Pharmacy several years ago. Why weren't the Transitos called as there were injuries so the driver should have been arrested? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryB Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 not the first and won't be the last with aging drivers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, happyjillin said: Why weren't the Transitos called as there were injuries so the driver should have been arrested? Let me guess: They didn't actually see it happen so had no jurisdiction. Only in Mexico. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimanjome Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 Hopefully all are well. Don't know how true this is but my MXN insurance agent told me that a lot of retiree expats drive here on suspended licenses--meaning, they were suspended in the US/Canada and those dang folks can't get around "up north" so they decide to move here and drive, regardless, figuring what the heck, the MXN government can't touch my assets here, as I have none. Really selfish thinking, IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyjillin Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 24 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: Let me guess: They didn't actually see it happen so had no jurisdiction. Only in Mexico. Transitos do not have to see it happen in order to do their thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 38 minutes ago, happyjillin said: Transitos do not have to see it happen in order to do their thing. OK, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 hour ago, pappysmarket said: Let me guess: They didn't actually see it happen so had no jurisdiction. Only in Mexico. Transitos are good at doing one thing, and I think most know what that is... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 1 minute ago, Alpha1 said: Transitos are good at doing one thing, and I think most know what that is... Yeah, I didn't want to be the one to say that, but... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha1 Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: Yeah, I didn't want to be the one to say that, but... Ironically if they would actually give tickets for red light infractions and other obvious and common problems the coffers would be overflowing... 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted August 18, 2019 Report Share Posted August 18, 2019 21 hours ago, daisy2013 said: 4 people hurt as driver did not put car on reverse and drove into store. Hope all have minor injuries. Sorry I do not know how to put link I can't believe the crap on this thread. NO ONE was hurt. I was there; spoke with the lady. Yes, she got in the wrong gear, and as bad luck would have it, her brakes repeatedly failed. She has insurance. Pancho has insurance. The woman is incredibly distraught, and Pancho is pretty upset himself... just think of what they are both going through. By the way, she has her driver's license, and the postulation that people come down here and avoid having such a thing is ageist and ridiculous. A gigantic unfounded rumour within a rumour. Shame. 10 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWebles Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 A relative, is she? "NO ONE was hurt". That is irrelevant to the matter, someone quite easily could have been. Wrong gear, bad brakes, the poles changed north for south, yadda yadda, yadda. I have seen a picture where there is a skid mark just under the front tire. What a gullible twat you are, or are you just a bad liar? Not that they're mutually exclusive. 3 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WideSky Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 I would question "brake failure". She had to drive to Pancho's and likely used her brakes several times before she got there and even to park. Perhaps she bled the brakes dry BUT you can tell when your brakes are working - it is either really hard to push the pedal or really easy i.e. thru the floor. Common sense should kick in and you don't continue to drive. AND there are skid marks on the floor so ..... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkWebles Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 That's the one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barcelonaman Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 A mother and daughter were injured by flying glass. They were buying oranges, so you can see how close they were by looking at the foto. Could easily have been so much worse. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmh Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 MarkWebbles you only go to jailwhen someones hurt , not when they could have been. No injury so no jail. Everyone has insurrance so it is only material damageand it could happen again. That is life . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookEmHorns Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 2 hours ago, WideSky said: I would question "brake failure". She had to drive to Pancho's and likely used her brakes several times before she got there and even to park. Perhaps she bled the brakes dry BUT you can tell when your brakes are working - it is either really hard to push the pedal or really easy i.e. thru the floor. Common sense should kick in and you don't continue to drive. AND there are skid marks on the floor so ..... The skid marks don't appear to align with the car. Added later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yo1 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 It appears that when she hit the heavy wooden fruit stand, her car jerked to the left as she pushed the fruit stand further into the store. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookEmHorns Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Yo1 said: It appears that when she hit the heavy wooden fruit stand, her car jerked to the left as she pushed the fruit stand further into the store. Tire looks really straight to me. Just sayin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slainte39 Posted August 19, 2019 Report Share Posted August 19, 2019 Quote Her brakes repeatedly failed? Looks more like she repeatedly failed to apply the brakes properly until the last moment before the fruit stand. In any event, it sure does indicate some very slow reflexes to a problem that she could have reacted to a whole lot quicker. Coming from a dead stop parked to where it wound up through the glass would be understandable if she was moving down the Carretera and lost control and wound up where she did. And who would have "planted" skid marks later?.....Pancho?.....Bomberos?.....the lady herself? Talk about conspiracy theories. Quote 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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