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my96disco (Trevorh)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 02:00 pm: | 
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Make sure if anyone is driving near here here they keep a sharp eye out......
Three young Amish men have been charged in a late-night buggy race in the Town of Leon in which a collision with a fourth buggy left a horse dead.
The charges were announced Sunday after a weeklong investigation of the May 19 accident by the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Department. Deputies were called to the scene after a dead horse and smashed buggy were found in a ditch on Riga Road last Monday.
Deputies said the three men from Leon were racing their buggies south on Riga Road at 11 p.m. when they crested a knoll and encountered a northbound buggy driven by Eli D. Miller, 17, of Napoli. The unsuspecting Miller collided with the horse and buggy driven by Jacob E. Wengerd, 17, of Route 62, deputies said. Wengerd's horse was killed, and Miller's horse suffered cuts to its legs and chest, deputies added.
Wengerd was charged with cruelty to an animal, taking part in an unlawful speed contest, unsafe passing and failure to keep right.
The other two buggies were driven by Wengerd's brother, Andy E., 18, and
Joseph R. Miller, 20, of Riga Road, according to deputies. Both men were charged with taking part in an unlawful speed contest.
No injuries were reported. The three defendants must appear in Leon Town Court on June 5. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 02:17 pm: |
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I'll bet they would have blown the doors off of any Discovery... |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 06:58 pm: |
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i'd be interested in any pictures of the deceased horse that i could add to my collection.
rob |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 07:24 pm: |
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this should provide you with a temporary fix until you get your hands on the real deal:
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Kim S (Roverine)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 07:58 pm: |
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I just love those wild asses!  They're so darn cute. Unless you get kicked by one I guess ... (I feel an "old days" story coming on...) ... I remember when there was a ton a wild burros on the Pacfic beaches along Mexico. One evening, I got one 'not-so-wild one', and walked him by the mouth, up to the road area in town. (um, it was my first beer ...)
Kim |
KJ
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 11, 2002 - 10:36 pm: |
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I think I know that burro! Was his name Gregg????
Karen ; ) |
Roverine
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 02:05 am: |
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LOL!!!
Kim
If you're referring to my husband Greg, he says he is 'The Godfather' of our house ... We often refer to him as "Don Key". (his words, not mine, LOL) |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Wednesday, June 12, 2002 - 08:31 am: |
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i prefer to be called Don King.....but that's only on a bad hair day. |
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