Woman talking on cell phone drives car into lake

March 1, 2007, 12:48PM

By KEVIN MORAN
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle

A sheriff's deputy and two bystanders rescued a northwest Harris County woman from her sunken car today after she drove into a pond while talking on her cellular telephone, the Harris County Sheriff's Department.

Kim Yuhee's 2001 Lexus sports car was was in about nine feet of water at a Twin Lakes subdivision pond when rescuers found her, cut her seat belt and dragged her unconscious about 50 feet to shore, said sheriff's Lt. John Martin.

"By the time they got her out, she was not breathing and did not have a pulse," Martin said.

Rescuers began CPR on Yuhee and she began breathing again before being rushed to Memorial City Hospital, Martin said.

The accident occurred at the intersection of Oregold and Sunbright at about 9:30 a.m., Martin said.

"She was talking on her cellular phone and apparently wasn't paying attention," Martin said of Yuhee.

He said rescuers reported that the woman at first appeared to be struggling with them as they tried to pull her from the submerged car.

The woman's car jumped a curb and crossed an expanse of grass before plunging into the manmade pond, Martin said.

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I tell you what she's not the only gal yakking on her cell phone and driving around not paying attention! They ALL are! When we were on the way to the rodeo in stop and go heavy rush hour traffic I had time to observe the other drivers and ALL of them are on their cell phones! Men and women, but as a female, it annoys me no end that women can't drive for sh*t much less talk on the phone and drive! Now, of course, some women probably CAN do both and do them well, but MOST of them cannot. The least they can do is use an ear deal or one of those Blu-ray thing-a-ma-bobs. But better yet would be to just shut the f*ck up!

Now don't get to thinking I'm in favor of more dadgum laws....this being the prevailing fix-it for everything from too fat kids to blaming the victims and not the perps, etc. Why can't people just use their heads and mind their manners? The song Class from Chicago sums it all up nicely..... have a look-see and see if you don't agree!

Artist: Catherine Zeta-Jones / Queen Latifah Lyrics
Song: Class Lyrics
MATRON(Spoken)
The whole world's gone low-brow. Thing's ain't what
they used to be.

VELMA(Spoken)
They sure ain't, Mama. They sure ain't it's all gone.

(Singing)
Whatever happened to fair dealing?
And pure ethics
And nice manners?
Why is it everyone now is a pain in the ass?
Whatever happened to class?

MATRON
Class.
Whatever happened to, "Please, may I?"
And, "Yes, thank you?"
And, "How charming?"
Now, every son of a bitch is a snake in the grass
Whatever happened to class?

VELMA AND MATRON
Class!
Ah, there ain't no gentlemen
To open up the doors
There ain't no ladies now,
There's only pigs and whores
And even kids'll knock ya down
So's they can pass
Nobody's got no class!

VELMA
Whatever happened to old values?

MATRON
And fine morals?

VELMA
And good breeding?

MATRON
Now, no one even says "oops" when they're
Passing their gas
Whatever happened to class?

VELMA
Class

VELMA AND MATRON
Ah, there ain't no gentlemen
That's fit for any use
And any girl'd touch your privates
For a deuce

MATRON
And even kids'll kick your shins and give you sass

VELMA
And even kids'll kick your shins and give you sass

VELMA AND MATRON
Nobody's got no class!

VELMA
All you read about today is rape and theft

MATRON
Jesus Christ, ain't there no decency left?

VELMA AND MATRON
Nobody's got no class!

MATRON
Every guy is a snot!

VELMA
Every girl is a twat!

MATRON
Holy shit

VELMA
Holy shit

MATRON
What a shame

VELMA
What a shame

VELMA AND MATRON
What became of class?