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A man who told police he was hunting Sasquatch is in the Benewah County Jail after a high speed chase that ended with his arrest Sunday in Worley. David Mack Albrethsen, 39, is charged with felony eluding after deputies and tribal police used a nail strip to stop his vehicle in Worley. He was arrested a few days earlier for eluding officers in Utah, police said. The Orem, Utah man was driving north on Highway 95 at 12:02 a.m. Sunday in a blue 1999 Toyota Corolla when a county deputy clocked his speed at 80 mph, according to a police report/Ralph Bartholdt, St. Maries Gazette-Record. More here.
Question (either/or): Do you believe Sasquatch exists? Or: What’s the best excuse you’ve given an officer who pulled you over for speeding?
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toadman on August 24 at 12:23 p.m.
“… a county deputy clocked his speed at 80 mph,”
Wow.. Sasquatch must be a fast little bugger.
;-)
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Escapee on August 24 at 12:25 p.m.
Can you say w-a-c-k-o ? I knew ya could…
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Liz on August 24 at 12:27 p.m.
I've seen a bumper sticker around that says “Sorry officer, but I'm speeding because I really have to poop”
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jreighley on August 24 at 1:24 p.m.
I saw the Sasquatch in the same area in 1993. Scared me to death. I then got clocked going 80, but I had the common sense not to tell the officer why I was going so fast, and he wrote the ticket for 10 over.
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Aliasjax on August 24 at 3:15 p.m.
Of course I believe in Sasquach. He's been doing those hillarious TV commercials for beef jerky. Big Foot has an even bigger sense of humor.
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Stickman on August 24 at 4:34 p.m.
I have never given an officer an excuse for what I was doing. The truth has always worked for me. As for the big one, no way he is still raoming out there trying to hide from us. Even though I would.
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