Didn’t She See Chevy Chase in Vacation?
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Seriously, who hasn’t see National Lampoon’s Vacation with Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, and Michael Anthony Hall (as well as the delightful Imogene Coca and Randy Quaid)? How can you forget when Clark Griswold tied the dog the dog to the back of the station wagon and then drove off? It was uncomfortably comedic, but it was also fiction. Not so for Maria Alvizo of Riverview, Florida.
Alvizo was pulled over by a Hillsborough County deputy this morning, because the deputy noticed she was dragging a leashed dog from the bumper of her moving Ford F-150.
The dog, sometimes called Blacky or Junior, was a stray that Alvizo said her family had been feeding. She alleged that a member of her family tied it to the bumper this morning so it would not follow the children to the bus stop. Alvizo said she did not know the dog was tied to the bumper of her pickup when she left for work this morning.
As crazy as all of this sounds, it also seems irresponsible not to at least look at your vehicle before taking off. And, how loud is your stereo to not hear a dog bouncing off the road behind you for 3 or 4 miles? I’m sure the poor thing cried and tried to keep up at first.
Reports say that no charges will be filed. I’m not so sure I agree with the decision. Who ties an animal to a car bumper? Apparently not just Clark Griswold.
You know, I can understand being so caught up in whatever is going on in my life that I could possibly forget about the pooch.
I’ve done some crazy things from being sleep deprived and a single parent, so I can’t point my finger at this woman.
I have really done some boneheaded things in my day.
I killed my kids’ goldfish accidentally, so I can relate.