[TheForge] Shots fired? - YAK

Fri Nov 15 09:27:00 2002

Even if it was a bullet. It wouldn't be
necessary to take it personally. Is it
deer season by you?

Mike Graf

"Walter L. Mullett" wrote:
> 
> 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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