[TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK

Fri Nov 15 08:47:01 2002

Larry,

I think your right, if it was a shot, time will tell.  As far as the
fragment or hole, I've not found one and I don't think I will.  If it was a
shot, I think the 2-3 inch slot would indicate a severe angle and if so, the
bullet would have ricocheted.

I still cannot believe it was any kind of road debris.  If it was, the
object would have to be coming up at a very steep angle because of the
distance between the trucks.  At that angle, I don't believe any stone
thrown from a tire could hit the window, yet alone break it.  Remember, the
trucks were going in opposite directions - thus reducing the potential
impact speed.  In addition, the slot cut in the window was horizontal
indicating a wide, heavy object .... or something small traveling very fast.

Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: Larry and Pat Brown <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 5:34 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK

>Search the inside of the vehicle real well. If something came in there will
>still be fragments of it. It could have hit at such an angle that the
>object glanced off breaking the window. I would watch the newspapers as
>someone shooting might do it again confirming that idea. I would guess it
>was road debris.
>Larry Brown
>
>At 10:04 PM 11/14/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>>Allright - for some of you physics buffs...
>>
>>I was traveling on a 2 lane paved highway in the country and just passing
a
>>semi coming in the opposite direction when WHAM .... my driver's side,
door
>>window was fully crazed.  At first, there was a 2-3 inch x 1/2" slot in
the
>>window ... just about head height and right beside me, then the whole
window
>>slowly fell apart into my truck.
>>
>>When it happened, I realized the truck's cab had just passed but I was not
>>yet beyond his duals.  I looked at my mirror and could also see the trucks
>>mirror and they were both ok.  Thinking maybe something came off the truck
>>or possibly that his wheel had blown, I turned around and caught up with a
>>truck.  Nothing was apparently wrong with the truck and it may be it wa
snot
>>the same one I had passed since there were two cross roads between where
it
>>happened and where I caught up with him.
>>
>>When I had the window replaced, the repair shop suggested that I report it
>>to the police because he thought there were some shootings in the area.  I
>>went ahead and did that but the deputy kind of thought I was mistaken ...
>>maybe he even thought I was nuts.  BTW - The deputy said there was a
problem
>>a couple of years ago in that area but nothing lately and that person was
>>not found.
>>
>>I have done some thinking about this and there are two things that concern
>>me.  First is the slot that was cut in the window right beside my head.  I
>>saw nothing in my side vision and I have a wide vision area.  To cut this
>>slot, the object would have to match that size or be moving very fast at
an
>>angle.  Second is that there was glass on my dash on the opposite side of
>>the truck.  That seems to mean that the trajectory of the object was in
the
>>same direction I was going.
>>
>>My questions.
>>
>>What kind of force does it take to break this window?
>>Do you think anything thrown up from the front wheels of the truck could
>>have enough power in the limited angle it would have?
>>
>>I think maybe someone behind me and facing the truck was aiming at the
>>truck's windshield and missed.
>>
>>Any comments?
>>
>>Walt
>>
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