Naked woman drives van into Culpeper bedroom
First surprise: Woman driving U-Haul van slams into Culpeper home. Next surprise: She's nude
BY DONNIE JOHNSTON
Date published: 6/13/2007
By which Jenkins
BY DONNIE JOHNSTON
She told officers she was just hurrying to get home.
That's the story the 33-year-old naked woman accused of ramming a U-Haul van into the bedroom of a South East Street house early Sunday afternoon gave Culpeper town police.
Will Green was sitting on the porch of the home he was visiting when he saw the van coming around a wide turn at what he said was a high rate of speed.
"I thought it was going to hit the neighbor's house," Green said yesterday. "I couldn't believe it when I saw it coming."
The van missed the neighbor's house but struck an SUV parked out front. It then careened into the yard and took out much of the railing and furniture on the patio there, Green said.
That may have slowed the van, but it didn't stop until it hit the side of Gilbert and Rosita Nelson's home next door, buckling the floor and pushing in the bedroom wall.
"It's a miracle that the lady next door, who is elderly, wasn't on the patio at the time," Rosita Nelson said. "She usually sits out there."
At that point Green, who admitted he was stunned, heard screaming.
"At first, I thought it was the neighbor lady. But when I got to the van, I found out it was the driver, who was trying to get out," he said.
"At first, I tried to help her. But when I saw she was completely naked, I just went back in the house and called 911," he added. "After that, I got a sheet and took it out so she could put it around her."
Rosita Nelson said she was at work at the Dollar Store when her daughter called and told her what had happened.
"At first, I thought she said there was a van at the house," Nelson recalled. "She said, 'No, Mama! There's a van IN the house.' At that point, I ran the whole mile home."
Luckily, Gilbert Nelson, who is recovering from a heart attack and stroke, wasn't home at the time. He was out picking up his granddaughter.
"Usually, he's in the bed about that time," Green said.
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Date published: 6/13/2007
Most recent reader comments:
Makes me proud....
(posted by
Lee451
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)  
I am always so proud to see the local stupidy on an international site such as "Fark.com". Keep it up, fellow Frednecks.
All too often...
(posted by
MathewBrooks
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)  
This sort of occurrence is is becoming more and more common. haahaha
Great advertisement for U-Haul!
(posted by
FredTaylor
, Sep. 25, 2007 2:41 pm)  
As if their trucks weren't pleasant enough already. "So clean, you can drive them naked." I know where I'll be getting my next move-it-youself truck!
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