That traffic in southern California can be absolutely brutal. It's not just that you have to be careful, but you have to always be wary of the other unpredictable drivers that roam the highways and byways. You never know when someone will cut you off. Just ask Pete Carroll.
According to Scott Wolf in the LA Daily News, the rock-star coach was simply minding his own business, cruising through Malibu on the Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday evening, when suddenly:
"I was in the fast lane and the cop came from the slow lane and pulled right in front of me to make a U-turn," Carroll said. "(My car) got hammered."
That's right, a cop. Apparently it was an LA County Sheriff who ruined Carroll's evening. Luckily there were no injuries, and everyone is OK. Carroll even attended a high school football camp the following day. The worst thing to come out of it was Carroll having to remain at the scene for a few hours while everything was wrapped up.
What's a little odd here isn't just a police car ramming Carroll, but according to the article, the Malibu sheriff station was completely unaware of the incident. Wouldn't you think the sheriff station would know if one of their own was involved in totaling Pete Carroll's car?




















Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
6-26-2008 @ 12:34PM
rickallen64 said...
The same exact thing happened to me 15 years ago...the policeman lied about the whole thing and tried to blame me, luckily there were witnesses. I told the captain to give him scooter duty for awhile.
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6-26-2008 @ 2:56PM
Sean said...
Wow, I guess you just never know. I thought it was weird that the sheriff's dept had no knowledge of the accident. I don't know, just weird.
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6-26-2008 @ 6:27PM
Jacques Auef said...
What I want to know is why was Pete in Malibu? Is that where the boosters are housing the recruits and players during the summer?
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6-27-2008 @ 12:31PM
Jim said...
A Bruin conspiracy?
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7-10-2008 @ 9:09PM
Juice said...
The rumor is that the sheriff's last name was NeuWeisel.
6-27-2008 @ 12:34PM
Sean said...
What's the old saying? Can't beat 'em, run 'em off the road? Something like that. And Jacques, yeah, what was Pete doing cruising through Malibu? Probably house-hunting for a summer pad. Can't have too many homes these days.
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7-10-2008 @ 9:10PM
Juice said...
Sheriffs are scum. You've seen them, driving like maniacs all over L.A. County and they do that because they are untouchable, unless they get into an incident with a celebrity. We're lucky Pete Carroll wasn't shot.
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