What has my state come to???

Windshield busted by flying burrito
By Will Greenlee staff writer
April 1, 2004

PORT ST. LUCIE ? A burrito bandito cracked the windshield of a school bus Tuesday by hurling one of the Mexican morsels from an oncoming van, police said.

No one was injured in the incident at 3:25 p.m. in the 2100 block of Southwest California Boulevard, but the burrito flinger could face a felony charge of throwing a deadly missile if caught.

"People have thrown objects at school buses before," police spokesman Kacey Donnell said. "We've had other items: grapefruits, pencils and other small items. But I believe this is the first burrito in my tenure as public information officer."

School bus driver Wanda Cooper was heading west on California Boulevard with about a half-dozen children on board when she noticed a white van traveling eastbound. Cooper, 44, said the passenger threw an "unidentified object" in an "arcing motion up and over the roof of the van," an officer wrote in a report.

"Fortunately, the offending lunch item did not penetrate the windshield, it merely cracked, and apparently left beans on the hood of the bus," Donnell said.

Cooper initially thought a rock or bottle struck the windshield because the impact was loud. She saw a purple bag that resembled a potato chip bag stuck to the window and a "brown substance" on the windshield.

She completed her route before returning to the scene of the culinary crime. While waiting for police, Cooper found a burrito on the bus hood.

Donnell said the tortilla-wrapped treat wasn't taken into evidence and that investigators don't know its contents.

"We are looking for any leads in connection with the van and the passengers therein," he said.

- will.greenlee@scripps.com


What the frig?? How ridiculous is this? What a waste of a burrito! And how is a burrito a deadly missle! You can't get blown away by it, unless you're standing behind the person that's eating it! Welcome to my world. *shakes head sadly*

Its a terrorist attack!

Taco Bell is the new Al Qaeda.

US troops to invade Mexico unless the Weapons of Mass Flatulence are all destroyed.

US troops to invade Mexico unless the Weapons of Mass Flatulence are all destroyed.


LOL!! That's hilarious!

Wow, I didn't think a burrito could crack a windshield.

burritoes most be very deadly then if it can crack a windshield.

wolf

Ya STL, maine is a messed up place

Maine?? Jon, I'm talking about Florida!

I live in New Brunswick, remember?