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A Chippewa Falls man who repeatedly tried to block his estranged wife from driving to the polls Tuesday was hospitalized with head, neck and back injuries when she struck him with her sport utility vehicle.
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The pair had been arguing early Tuesday afternoon over who she was going to vote for in the gubernatorial recall election primary, said Chippewa Falls Police Chief Wendy L. Stelter.
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When Amanda Radle, 30, attempted to pull out, Jeffrey Radle, 36, stood in front of her, according to a police department statement. She nudged him with the vehicle several times.
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When she finally attempted to drive around him, Jeffrey Radle jumped in front of the vehicle and was hit. Aman da Radle left the scene and went to the police department to report the incident, the release said.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/wife-drives-into-chippewa-falls-man-after-vote-argument-ke5bdap-150697635.html
crazylikafox
(2,752 posts)And they're trying to blame this on "those crazy libruls"
Bladian
(475 posts)I don't care if he was trying to keep someone from voting, you don't hit them with your gigantic car.
cali
(114,904 posts)He was behaving erratically and jumping on the hood.
EOTE
(13,409 posts)If he wasn't such an asshole, he wouldn't have needed to worry about it.
Or do you go about standing in the way of other peoples' vehicles and then whining about it when you get hit?
appleannie1
(5,060 posts)did he think would happen? When you play chicken with a moving vehicle, you lose.
yellowcanine
(35,693 posts)She should have stopped and called for help. Yes.
There may be more to the story though. Was he armed or did she have reason to believe he might be armed, for example? It says they were "estranged." That suggests he should not have been there in the first place. There may be a lot more to this story than meets the eye. Sounds like it even could be a stalking situation. She may have been afraid of him. There was a history of domestic violence. Maybe the car is the only weapon she had.
truebrit71
(20,805 posts)Zalatix
(8,994 posts)NoGOPZone
(2,971 posts)Your mileage may vary.
tularetom
(23,664 posts)I thought it was just a primary to select an opponent for him in the recall election.
So if he didn't have a primary opponent, why did he give a rats ass if she went to vote?
Of course if he was indeed a Walker supporter he obviously didn't bother to think that through.
hlthe2b
(102,105 posts)Though I'd never wish to defend her actions, I can certainly see why being married to a Walker-loving teabagger, might make one lose it. At least her "insanity" is likely temporary.
LuvNewcastle
(16,834 posts)to win elections -- keep Democrats from voting.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)1StrongBlackMan
(31,849 posts)And his non-crazy conservative non-nutty, who was in the act of violating federal voting law at the time of his injury, had nothing to do with the outcome.
slackmaster
(60,567 posts)I really don't care which side either party in the fight was taking. It's such bullshit.
"To think that people would become that distraught over an election is very concerning," the chief said.
Words of wisdom.