Pregnant woman running from bear hit by car

[cali]

By Bill Reed
The Gazette

Posted: 04/23/2009 02:33:17 PM MDT
Updated: 04/23/2009 03:45:33 PM MDT


COLORADO SPRINGS — A pregnant woman was running from a bear when she darted into the road and was struck by a car, said the Colorado Springs Police Department.

Ashley Swendsen, 26, was struck this afternoon, near the intersection of Woodmen Drive and Vincent Drive on the city's northwest side. The motorist drove off.

Swendsen was taken to Memorial Hospital and is in stable condition.

Officer Robert Patterson of the Falcon Division said he doesn't know how the chase began but that bears frequently use drainage ditches in the area as a crossing.

Police and the Department of Wildlife located the bear and tranquilized it. If Swendsen identifies it as the one that chased her, it will be destroyed.

http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_12210666

[Bonobo]

1. Terrible tragedy and terrible sentence.

Misplaced modifier. The BEAR wasn't hit by a car!

[cali]

2. I know. the terrible sentence structure was why I just

had to post it.

[SoCalDem]

3. Geez.. talk about a reallllly bad day

I hope they catch the person who hit her..

The bear was just doing what bears do, when humans "visit" their territory..leave the bear alone!

[annabanana]

4. Talk about yer "Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day "

Some days if just doesn't pay to get out of bed.

[immoderate]

5. No wonder. When a bear gets hit by a car, they get PISSED!

--imm

[Pool Hall Ace]

6. How on earth is she going to identify the bear?

Will there be a lineup of suspects?

I say leave the bear alone and punish the hit-and-run driver.

[kestrel91316]

10. Exactly - all bears are gonna look pretty much the same to a 26-yr-old

suburbanite.

[CreekDog]

7. I need a diagram

:wtf:

[JuniperLea]

8. When The Reaper says it's time, it's time...

Wow.

[ColbertWatcher]

9. Then they killed the bear. n/t