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whoever
2007-08-03 21:44:38 UTC
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This guys gets an A+ for adapting to his disability, but an F for
everything else!

Armless, 1-Legged Driver Gets 5 Years In Prison
Man Lost Limbs At Age Of 13 In Electrical Mishap

POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT August 3, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A man with no arms and one leg who would not
stop driving despite a long list of traffic violations was sentenced
to five years in prison on Friday on the latest charges.

Michael Francis Wiley, 40, also was sentenced to 15 years of drug
offender probation. He pleaded no contest in June to a variety of
felony driving and drug charges.

"I'd just like to say I know what I did was wrong," Wiley said in
court on Friday. "I am truly sorry your honor. I am."

Wiley taught himself to drive after losing both arms and a leg in an
electrical mishap when he was 13. He has already spent more than three
years in prison for habitually driving without a license, kicking a
state trooper and other charges.

He once had a valid license, but it has now been suspended several
times since 1985, according to his attorney. He starts the car with
his toes, shifts with his knee and steers with the stump of his left
arm. He turns on the lights with his teeth.

In his most recent brush with the law last May, Wiley sped off in a
Ford Explorer when police approached him at a convenience store,
officials said. Officers pursued but called off the chase after eight
minutes because they did not want to put others in danger, police
said.

"But by the grace of God you could have killed or maimed a lot of
people," Circuit Judge William Webb told him.

Defense attorney John Hooker pleaded for leniency and a minimum
sentence of 2½ years. He cited his client's need for treatment for his
many physical and mental health problems, including anxiety, panic
attacks, depression and a pain disorder related to his amputations.

Prosecutor Mike Halkitis labeled Wiley a "sociopath."

"He cannot follow the rules of society," Halkitis said.

In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Wiley said he is done
driving.

"I'm beat. The white flag is up," he said. "You can only bang your
head against the wall so long before it hurts."

http://www.local6.com/news/13815004/detail.html
Relayer
2007-08-03 21:07:43 UTC
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Post by whoever
This guys gets an A+ for adapting to his disability, but an F for
everything else!
Armless, 1-Legged Driver Gets 5 Years In Prison
Man Lost Limbs At Age Of 13 In Electrical Mishap
POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT August 3, 2007
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A man with no arms and one leg who would not
stop driving despite a long list of traffic violations was sentenced
to five years in prison on Friday on the latest charges.
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Post by whoever
Wiley taught himself to drive after losing both arms and a leg in an
electrical mishap when he was 13. He has already spent more than three
years in prison for habitually driving without a license, kicking a
state trooper and other charges.
Wow, one leg and no arms and still kicking a tropper. Got to say one
thing, the guy is friggin determined.
Jim
2007-08-04 15:19:53 UTC
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Post by Relayer
Post by whoever
This guys gets an A+ for adapting to his disability, but an F for
everything else!
Armless, 1-Legged Driver Gets 5 Years In Prison
Man Lost Limbs At Age Of 13 In Electrical Mishap
POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT August 3, 2007
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A man with no arms and one leg who would not
stop driving despite a long list of traffic violations was sentenced
to five years in prison on Friday on the latest charges.
<snip>
Post by whoever
Wiley taught himself to drive after losing both arms and a leg in an
electrical mishap when he was 13. He has already spent more than three
years in prison for habitually driving without a license, kicking a
state trooper and other charges.
Wow, one leg and no arms and still kicking a tropper. Got to say one
thing, the guy is friggin determined.
Is he one of the Knights Who Say NEE!?
Ian
2007-08-04 12:29:24 UTC
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Post by whoever
This guys gets an A+ for adapting to his disability, but an F for
everything else!
Armless, 1-Legged Driver Gets 5 Years In Prison
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Post by whoever
In a recent interview with the Associated Press, Wiley said he is done
driving.
"I'm beat. The white flag is up," he said. "You can only bang your
....
Should any driver see this heroic rebel at the side of the road thumbing
a lift (with what, exactly, is open to speculation), he might be tempted
to say, "Well, you look 'armless: hop in."
However,it should be pointed out that inmost States, there is a penalty of
six months without the option for making terrible jokes on the public
highway. You have been warned.

(Having once been heavily fined for driving a
motorcycle - being then still possessed of all my faculties - while
banned off the road, I'm in no position to criticize this guy's amazing
record)
--
Name withheld to protect the guilty.
Doc
2007-08-04 19:59:11 UTC
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Post by whoever
This guys gets an A+ for adapting to his disability, but an F for
everything else!
Armless, 1-Legged Driver Gets 5 Years In Prison
Man Lost Limbs At Age Of 13 In Electrical Mishap
POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT August 3, 2007
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. -- A man with no arms and one leg who would not
stop driving despite a long list of traffic violations was sentenced
to five years in prison on Friday on the latest charges.
We just had a young man hit and kill a pedestrian, he couldn't see the
pedestrian because the sun was in his eyes.

The young man had no license, no insurance -and- has never had a
license. BUT has had so many driving offenses that there are 16
suspensions on his record, so he will likely never be able to get a
license.

He got a fine, and another suspension on his license. Afterall, it was
an accident.

It's been in all the headlines here, how there is nothing the police can
do to stop someone from driving.


State officials can revoke privileges but can't prevent bad drivers from
getting behind the wheel
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708030316


According to Oregon Department of Transportation records, Hagen, 27, has
never had driving privileges during at least seven years in Oregon. He
has been issued 16 suspension orders, mostly for driving uninsured,
failure to appear in court or failure to comply with court orders.
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708020320
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