Lady said she didn't know police drove trucks, so she kept going

Nita Friedman, 66, led police on a puttering pursuit, driving at or under the speed limit for 15 miles through two counties.
The creeping chase on U.S. Highway 95 ended when three of Friedman's tires were blown out by a spike strip.
Police chief Mike Hutter said Friedman reported being confused because she was being pulled over by a four-wheel-drive Chevy Silverado pickup with lights in the grill. He said Friedman told Hutter she was from New York, and that in New York police drive cars.
"She just doesn't understand that she was doing anything wrong," Hutter said.
The chase started in Bonner County after Hutter got reports of a reckless driver.
Hutter said when he flipped on his lights and siren, it looked as if Friedman was pulling over. But she allegedly got back on the roadway and sped up to legal speeds between 50 mph and 60 mph.
Though Friedman never sped during the chase and even stopped behind a left-turning vehicle in Elmira, Hutter said he asked State Police to put a spike strip in the roadway.
When Friedman reached the spike strip, about three miles into Boundary County, she drove over it, stopped for a moment and then started driving again. But three of her tires were flattened, preventing her from getting far.
Friedman was charged with eluding police and reckless driving. She was jailed on $600 bail.

< They say ignorance of the law is no excuse, apparently now ignorance of every type of police procedure is no excuse either. >