Road trip
A rental car speeding from Washington, D.C., to Boston and packed with Utah state legislative leaders was reportedly spotted weaving all over the New Jersey Turnpike tonight.
It wasn't a case of DUI -- none of the lawmakers imbibe. Rather, it was purportedly a tussle over who got to drive.
The Utahns were attending a National Conference of State Legislatures convention in Boston, but were called to a D.C. meeting on health-care reform. Weather problems caused the cancellation of their scheduled return flight to Boston, so they rented a vehicle for the 10-hour drive.
With House Speaker Greg Curtis, Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble and House Majority Leader Dave Clark among those aboard, the fight for the wheel purportedly involved thrown elbows, nose pinching, even biting.
A conflicting report had the vehicle driving in a continuous circle -- ending up right back at the starting point at Reagan National Airport -- when the conservative lawmakers kept making right turns.
-- Dan Harrie
It wasn't a case of DUI -- none of the lawmakers imbibe. Rather, it was purportedly a tussle over who got to drive.
The Utahns were attending a National Conference of State Legislatures convention in Boston, but were called to a D.C. meeting on health-care reform. Weather problems caused the cancellation of their scheduled return flight to Boston, so they rented a vehicle for the 10-hour drive.
With House Speaker Greg Curtis, Senate Majority Leader Curt Bramble and House Majority Leader Dave Clark among those aboard, the fight for the wheel purportedly involved thrown elbows, nose pinching, even biting.
A conflicting report had the vehicle driving in a continuous circle -- ending up right back at the starting point at Reagan National Airport -- when the conservative lawmakers kept making right turns.
-- Dan Harrie
7:01 PM
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