Cycling Comptroller Saves the Day

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/kass/ct-susana-mendoz...

"Illinois State Comptroller Susana Mendoza was on a Sunday bike ride with her husband and 4-year-old son when a black pickup truck came barreling through a red light.

A few blocks farther down Austin, at Higgins, the black pickup rear-ended a car, causing a multivehicle crash. Witnesses tried to stop him, but the driver of the black pickup was able to drive away before police arrived.

He might never have been caught if it weren't for Mendoza. She rode up on her bike, saw the damage, helped the other drivers and confronted the man in the pickup. She got in his face. And she took an amazing video..."

Link contains the truly amazing video.

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on September 16, 2017 at 8:53am

Only too bad that they couldn't nail Mr. Quarters for DUI as well. You get the feeling that he'll do it again real soon, just by the way he acted in that video. Turd.

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Permalink Reply by Tom A.K. on September 16, 2017 at 9:20am

Where was the police response in this explosive and dangerous incident? This idiot was on the edge of seriously injuring many people. DUI, and also falsely claiming to be a police officer. I'm not sure she saved the day, only a little bit of evidence while she and others put their lives in jeopardy from a mentally detached and under the influence driver. What if he had a knife or gun?

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Permalink Reply by Maurice on September 17, 2017 at 4:55am

The guy obviously is extremely connected, but the video contains evidence of at least 2 felonies:

- falsely claiming to be a police officer, like Tom pointed out, and

- aggravated battery for intentionally hitting a guy with his truck.

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Permalink Reply by curt(is) locke on September 17, 2017 at 4:18pm

I already dug Susana Mendoza, but NOW I want to work for her gubernatorial campaign. Run, Susana, run!!

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on September 18, 2017 at 7:59am

I met her at Bike the Drive a few years ago when she was riding it with her family. She made a great impression then, and she just keeps building on it.

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy on September 18, 2017 at 8:03am

I wonder if John Kass will continue to call cyclists "little bike people" after this.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Adams on September 19, 2017 at 5:50am

Of course he will.

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Permalink Reply by David Barish on September 20, 2017 at 3:34am

Whatever we may think of Kass's prior columns he did praise a Democrat who was a good citizen in protecting a cyclist. I almost spilled coffee on myself when I read his column. There are times when our humanity overcomes whatever views or differences we may have. Cheers to both Kass and Mendoza as some good came of this potentially ugly incident.