The Ungrateful Ingrate
Boone Township, IN
A Hebron-area man who recently bought a car for his son became angry that his son was not grateful for the purchase, so he intentionally crashed his pickup truck into the car, Porter County police said.
The man, Jeffrey Cooper, 49, of 1149 S. County Road 625 West, was wearing a seat belt and was not injured in the crash, which occurred at his home at 6:12 p.m. Monday.
Cooper told police his son was ungrateful for the car, so they argued. Police said Cooper was overcome by “uncontrollable anger” and drove his truck into the rear end of his son’s parked car, pushing it through the lawn. Police reports state Cooper had been drinking but was not ticketed or arrested in connection with the incident on private property.
Police said a criminal recklessness charge would have applied if anyone was hurt.
Police said Cooper was alone in his truck at the time of the crash, and his son’s car was unoccupied. The total damage to Cooper’s 1994 Chevrolet pickup truck, his son’s 1994 Chevrolet Beretta and the lawn is estimated at $1,000 to $2,500.
Cooper did not request any police action.
Found in the NWI Times
Thanks nightmare1970!
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March 21st, 2007 at 11:43 pm
It probably was a Reliant K…… and was pink…….. and Jr has to uphold a certain image at school. I’m sure he appreciated the ol mans demolition prowess though.
March 22nd, 2007 at 4:46 am
Goddamn teenagers and their sense of entitlement, he was probably bitching to the old man about how he had to spend his own money for gas and insurance! Having to get a job to pay for these things was cutting into the time he had allocated for driving his similarly jobless buddies around to pick up chicks.
March 22nd, 2007 at 8:03 am
Its a Beretta. The kid was probably complaining that the back seat was too small to get any action in.
I wonder who called the police. Probably the son suddenly upset the his car he didn’t want was being damanged. Just like a teenager!
March 22nd, 2007 at 10:07 am
You know how hard it was to find a YOUGO and then the kid griped it had no room for his beer keg