The Shannon Burke Show Listening Thread (December 2011)

[PissJug]

Passengers: Ndamukong Suh lied about car accident

By Doug Farrar

According to one of the passengers in Ndamukong Suh's car when the Detroit Lions defensive tackle hit a tree early Saturday morning in Portland, Ore., Suh lied to the police about the reason for the accident, the number of passengers in the car and the extent of the injuries one of them suffered.

Passengers: Ndamukong Suh lied about car accidentJust after the accident happened at approximately 1 a.m. Saturday, Suh told Portland police that he was passing a taxi cab when he lost control of his 1970 Chevy Coupe and crashed into a tree. He told police that nobody in the car was injured, and no tickets or citations were given.

But two people in the car have since spoken to Portland TV station KGW, and their versions of the accident and its effects differ quite seriously from Suh's version at the scene. As a result, the police report has been amended to include passenger injuries, the possible reason for the crash and the number of passengers in the car — from two to three.

"When the light turned green, he floored it," one of the passengers, who asked to remain anonymous, told KGW. "I just remember going so fast and it was violent and just getting thrown around like rag dolls."

The woman told KGW that she suffered several injuries in the crash: a cut eyebrow, a black eye and a cut lip that required stitches. A second passenger verified the woman's claims but did not speak on camera.

Suh called 911 after the crash (listen to the call here) and said "Yes, everyone is fine" when the dispatcher asked, "Are you sure you don't need an ambulance?" But the woman said that she asked Suh to call an ambulance. Suh refused and told the woman that she was fine. From the scene of the accident, the woman walked away from the car and asked her husband to pick her up. She then was driven to the Oregon Health and Science University for treatment. The insurance company initially refused to pay for her injuries, doing so only when the police report was amended to support her story.

The woman also said that nearly 50 people approached Suh's car after the crash and started taking photos. A witness named "Allan" spoke to KGW and said that the driver "floored it" when the stoplight at 3rd and Burnside turned green. The witness said that it looked as if Suh was trying to "show off" with screeching tires, and he did not see any taxi cab.

When the woman in the car saw a television report about the crash on Sunday morning, she was upset because she felt Suh had lied to police, according to KGW.

However, local authorities told the station that despite the amended police report, there were no plans to issue any citations.

"At no point did anyone there tell an officer that he [Suh] was driving out of control," Sgt. Pete Simpson of the Portland Police Bureau told KGW. "The crash doesn't meet our threshold for investigation which is vulnerable road user, DUI, or serious trauma injury."

KGW attempted to contact Suh, who declined to comment.

Suh was in Portland after losing his appeal with the NFL to reduce the two-game suspension he picked up for kicking Green Bay Packers guard Evan Dietrich-Smith during a Thanksgiving Day game. As part of his terms, he is barred from team facilities through the length of the suspension.

[milkman]

Oh man, fucked up that nice Chevelle SS! Sin!!

[PissJug]

Guess he wasn't bendin corners slow enough

[milkman]

Fuckin asshole don't know how to handle some real power!

[milkman]

I used to have a 71 SS Camino, totaled it, then had a 70 SS Camino! Sold it! Man I loved them cars!

[PissJug]

Are older cars like that reliable?

[Spaz]

Happy Friday Nukkahs !!!!

[PissJug]

hey now

[milkman]

Originally Posted by PissJug Are older cars like that reliable?

As long as they are redone and in good condition, hell yeah! I gave my son my 78 GMC Sierra Grande 4x4. Really an off road truck lifted and shit. But man, that thing will fire up on first turn every time! No electronic bullshit to fuck up. Just motor and mechanical!

[milkman]

Sup Spaz!

[Spaz]

missed the first hour of Burke ....Man this show makes me laugh alot

[The Butler]

Originally Posted by Spaz Happy Friday Nukkahs !!!!

[milkman]

Originally Posted by Spaz missed the first hour of Burke ....Man this show makes me laugh alot

It was mostly Shannon on the chip with his new Apple Iphone 4s piece of sheeit tryin to get twitter to work!

[milkman]

WTF, 72 wings in an hr?? Fuck that! I couldn't eat that many in 3 weeks! And Colin wonders why he has health issues!

[The Butler]

AN FRANCISCO – Barry Bonds won't see the inside of a jail. Instead, he may have to spend a month confined to his mansion -- if that.

Baseball's all-time home run leader was sentenced today to two years' probation and 30 days of house arrest for his April 13 felony conviction of obstructing justice, stemming from charges that he intentionally misled a 2003 grand jury investigating the BALCO steroids scandal. Bonds was also fined $4,000.