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Title: Police: Angry customer rammed Pa. bank with pickup (The vehicle's black box indicated it was going 44 mph at the point of impact)
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URL Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie ... AULT&CTIME=2009-01-22-15-47-27
Published: Jan 26, 2009
Author: AP
Post Date: 2009-01-26 07:45:54 by Jethro Tull
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Police: Angry customer rammed Pa. bank with pickup

HARMONY, Pa. (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man had several figurative run-ins with his local bank before police said he had a literal one: purposely driving his pickup truck through the bank's front door, causing nearly $100,000 damage.

Police didn't immediately arrest Richard Smorey after the Jan. 1 crash in Jackson Township because they didn't know if it was an accident. But Smorey has now been charged with criminal trespass, criminal mischief and other crimes because financial records revealed he had a motive to be angry with Huntington Bank, authorities said.

Smorey, 59, of Forward Township, was late with payments on his truck loan, was recently denied a $12,000 loan, had restrictions on his checking account because of overdrafts, and had a loud argument with a teller in November, police told the Butler Eagle for Thursday's editions.

Police responding to the crash about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh found Smorey behind the wheel of the truck, with the air bag deployed, and smoking a cigarette. The truck stopped 42 feet inside the bank, which was closed for New Year's.

When police asked what happened, Smorey said, "I drove through the bank," according to a criminal complaint.

Police found no skid marks. "The vehicle's black box indicated it was going 44 mph at the point of impact, and accelerating," said Jackson Township police Chief Len Keller.


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Feds to require vehicle black box disclosure in '11

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WASHINGTON - Car owners need to be told if their vehicles are equipped with event data recorders, commonly called "black boxes," the government said Monday.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said automakers, beginning with 2011 model year vehicles, will need to disclose the existence of the technology in owner's manuals. Privacy groups have said many owners don't know the boxes are in their cars.

The data recorders will also need to be more durable to protect the information during a crash, NHTSA said. Vehicles with the devices will need to collect at least 15 types of data, including vehicle speed, whether the driver was wearing a seat belt, and whether the driver hit the accelerator or the brake before the crash.

The recorders can provide hard data for crash investigators. But the devices have raised concerns from privacy experts, who worry that the information could be accessed by anyone and say most people don't know if the black boxes are in their vehicles.

The rules do not require the data recorders to be used in all new vehicles, despite past recommendations from the National Transportation Safety Board that the devices be required.

Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, which had asked the government to require the devices, called the rule-making a "halfhearted attempt," noting that it did not mandate the collection of the data by the government.

With more than 40,000 motorists killed on the roads each year, supporters said the black boxes give investigators and automakers extensive data that can help them design better vehicle safety features and improved roads.

"This is nothing more than replacing bad data with good data," said Dr. Ricardo Martinez, a former NHTSA administrator. He said the rules will help bring "a landmark change in vehicle safety."

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which represents nine automakers, including General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co., said it supported the rules, calling the devices "an important component of the vehicle safety system."

About 64 percent of 2005 model year vehicles have the equipment. GM, Ford and Toyota Motor Corp. currently install the devices in virtually all new vehicles.

Ten states have laws dealing with the devices, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. Many require manufacturers to disclose the presence of recorders in vehicles and clarify that the data is owned by the vehicle's owner and can only be accessed with his permission.

NHTSA said it gets permission from owners to use the data and keeps all personally identifiable information confidential. But it said its role on the privacy issues was limited because they generally fall under state and federal laws.

Jay Stanley, a privacy expert with the American Civil Liberties Union, said the government "punted on the most important privacy issues," such as whether the data is accessible to third parties without a judicial order or an owner's consent and whether the devices can be turned on or off.

"If these standards encourage broader adoption, it's important that we get the privacy rules of the roads pinned down so we can enjoy the benefits of this technology without worrying about the dark side of privacy violations," Stanley said.

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#1. To: Jethro Tull (#0)

"If these standards encourage broader adoption, it's important that we get the privacy rules of the roads pinned down so we can enjoy the benefits of this technology without worrying about the dark side of privacy violations," Stanley said.

Ya just can't be safe enough for UNCLE SAMBO (and the insurance companies that own him).

noone222  posted on  2009-01-26   7:48:18 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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Joan Claybrook, president of Public Citizen, which had asked the government to require the devices, called the rule-making a "halfhearted attempt," noting that it did not mandate the collection of the data by the government.

* Joan Claybrook (born June 12, 1937) is an American lawyer who served as President of Public Citizen from 1982 until she announced her resignation on December 9, 2008.[1] Previously, she was head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the Carter administration from 1977 to 1981.[2]

Jethro Tull  posted on  2009-01-26   7:50:35 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: noone222 (#1)

It's time to restore that '66 Mustang.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2009-01-26   7:52:09 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Jethro Tull (#3)

It's time to restore that '66 Mustang.

noone222  posted on  2009-01-26   7:55:23 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: noone222 (#4)

Jethro Tull  posted on  2009-01-26   8:02:44 ET  (1 image) Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: Jethro Tull (#5)

Bet that guy has a very good relationship with the local authorities.

noone222  posted on  2009-01-26   8:11:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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