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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Two Motorcycles Crash, One Man Dies
Squawk Box
from page 1
A traffic crash, around 4:00 p.m., Sept. 6, resulted in the death of one motorcyclist
did like the fact that she is a gun ‘totin, ‘do what I say, not what I do” bible thumping good
and the critical injuring of another.
‘ole girl who by her own confession, “likes to keep her freezer full of fresh meat”. Person-
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 29-year-old John C. Williams of Floral
ally, I’ve never eaten moose meat before, and well, ummm, maybe I’ll pass.
City was driving a 1985 Yahama motorcycle west on County Rd. 39A (E. Gobbler Rd.) at a
What the lady who is only a few melanomas away from the oval office is on record
high rate of speed, while 53-year-old Robert R. Kotelman of Sarasota was driving a 2008
for supporting is drilling the North Slope of Alaska for more oil. I’ve never been to the
Honda motorcycle south on C.R. 39A. Williams failed to negotiate a right curve where
North Slope; I doubt many people have. I have seen pictures of it though and it looks like a
C.R. 39A turns north (about 0.5 mile east of the Old Floral City Rd.). The right side of the
very pretty place and very remote. The North Slope looks like the perfect place to drill for
Yahama gouged into the pavement, causing Williams to lose control of the vehicle, which
oil and make a mess and because it is so far away and so remote, nobody will pay much
overturned onto its right side and traveled northwest across the center lines and into the
attention. I think I’d rather have a president who supports keeping places like that pretty and
southbound lane of C.R. 39A and the path of Kotelman's Honda, which struck the Yamaha,
remote and would pay attention to conserving oil and finding ways to produce energy that
ejecting both men from their motorcycles.
aren’t at the irreversible expense of pretty and remote areas that are easily overlooked; but
Williams' Honda traveled off the highway and came to rest on its right side, facing
maybe that’s just me. I think some of our own county commissioners could use a lesson on
west, at the edge on the woodline on the west side of the road. Kotelman's motorcycle
keeping things nice now that I think about it.
overturned and came to rest on its left side, facing north, on the west shoulder of the road.
So, we’ve got a real dilemma on our hands this November. We have a choice be-
Both men were transported to Shand's Medical Center in Gainesville. Mr. Will-
tween two platforms: we can either elect a team that will keep things the way they are more
iams expired from his injuries at 6:01 p.m. The report listed Mr. Kotelman's injuries as
or less, with enough ‘reform’ to keep their good name; a team that, all else being the same,
critical. Neither of the men was wearing a helmet. The report stated that no alcohol had
will continue exploiting the world for our benefit. Or we can elect a charismatic novice and
been used by Kotelman, but alcohol test results were pending for Williams.
a coat-tail rider and expect big changes that may destabilize economies and securities around
Shooting - Continued from page 1    but their stories were not consistent
the world. Good grief.
The egg-beater boys have their minds already made up. The flavor of our morning
two to three times. Other witnesses were questioned,
discussions goes beyond buttery and salt and pepper; they are in the mood for change.
with Depoister's initial statement.  Depoister was placed under arrest and transported to
Change can be good. It can also lead us right into a place that we are not in now and as bad
the Citrus County Detention Facility in Lecanto, where he was charged with a felony, shooting
as it seems, it could be a whole lot worse. Can we please have another primary recount?
a deadly missile into an occupied dwelling. His bond was set at $20,000.
Florida is the only state that could get away with that; we can just claim “hanging chads”
On August 28, Depoister was charged with making harrassing phone calls to the
again. Please?
Citrus County Sheriff's Office 9-1-1 Center, in regard to power lines being down, and also
for obstruction without violence. That arrest report stated that Depoister's speech was slurred
and he smelled of alcohol.
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