Lawnmower speeds down Windom street, sparks safety fears, Windom MN
TrafficA man drove a lawnmower at about 100 mph near a downtown bank in Windom, blowing snow back onto Highway 71, prompting concern over public safety.
Audio|Source: Cottonwood County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Yeah, there's a gentleman here in town.
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I think you guys should have a chat with (name withheld) is his name.
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And he was cleaning by the bank downtown here,
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not Bank Midwest, the other one.
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While he come around the corner,
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about 100 miles an hour with his lawnmower, and just about collided with me here.
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And then he started blowing all the snow back out onto 71 after we just had it cleaned.
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Well, that sounds wonderful.
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Yeah, I could say more, but I won't on the radio.
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Is that an older gentleman with white-haired and glasses, Dave?
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Yeah, he's always wearing sunglasses or something.
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Usually he's tearing around in a big Dodge pickup with a plow on it too, about 100 miles an hour.
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He's reckless.
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Yeah, he made me follow him all the way through town.
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I really appreciated that.
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Yeah,
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bringing up at our full storm meeting on Monday.
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We'll have to deal with that, I mean, some accident waiting to happen.
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US-71, Windom, MN
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