Jul 27, 2008 10:46 pm US/Eastern
Man Charged For Driving With Wife On Car Roof
Woman Hospitalized, In Critical Condition
ISLIP TERRACE, N.Y. (AP) ―
A Long Island man has been charged with driving from home drunk with his wife on the roof of their car, throwing her to the ground and seriously injuring her.
Suffolk County police said Diamond Mircea was fighting with his wife, Monica Mircea, at their Islip Terrace home around 12:30 Sunday morning. They said he jumped into the car and she climbed onto the car's roof to try to stop him.
Police said the husband drove one block before his wife fell to the street and hit her head.
The wife is hospitalized in critical condition.
The husband has been charged with vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated. He's been jailed pending arraignment Monday.
There's no telephone listing for the Mirceas at the home address provided by police.
(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
World's Most Useless Facts
Click to enlarge
Stumble It!
Comments