Re: Afghani goes on rampage with SUV

[Guest guest]

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

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SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's

problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's

problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's

problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's

problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Yeah, the nightmares were probably SSRI induced just

like the vehicular homicide probably is. If it leaves every-

one in a confusion it's probably antidepressants or some

other psychotropic.

Jim

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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Talk About It: _Post Thoughts_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Yeah, the nightmares were probably SSRI induced just

like the vehicular homicide probably is. If it leaves every-

one in a confusion it's probably antidepressants or some

other psychotropic.

Jim

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Yeah, the nightmares were probably SSRI induced just

like the vehicular homicide probably is. If it leaves every-

one in a confusion it's probably antidepressants or some

other psychotropic.

Jim

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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['pmmsid:1702256'])

Talk About It: _Post Thoughts_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "

[Guest guest]

Yeah, the nightmares were probably SSRI induced just

like the vehicular homicide probably is. If it leaves every-

one in a confusion it's probably antidepressants or some

other psychotropic.

Jim

Oh, boy, here we go again.

Hit-And-Run Driver Unstable, Family Says

By JULIANA BARBASSA, AP

(http://ar.atwola.com/link/93179288/1474389271/aoladp?target=_blank & border=0)

SAN FRANCISCO (Aug. 30) - The driver in a bloody hit-and-run spree that

killed one man and injured more than a dozen people was mentally unstable and

feeling stress from a recent arranged marriage, according to relatives.

'Utterly Inexplicable'

____________________________________

Watch Video: _Hit-and-Run Spree Terrorizes San Francisco_

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Omeed A. Popal, 29, was taken into custody Tuesday following a rampage that

terrorized pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists. Authorities believe it

began more than an hour earlier when his black Honda Pilot fatally struck a man

in the East Bay area.

" He drove on sidewalks, streets, hit people on crosswalks. It runs the

gamut, " said police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens.

Popal was arrested on suspicion of 14 counts of attempted murder and a

charge of willful flight after causing serious injury or death, Gittens said.

A woman who identified herself as Popal's cousin said he had been having

recurring nightmares about someone coming to kill him and had been taking

medication.

" He thought the devil was coming to him, " said Zargona Ramish, who went to

the family's home Tuesday afternoon while Popal's relatives were speaking with

police. " He is a very good person. He is not like that. What's wrong with

him? "

Another cousin, Hamid Nekrawesh, said a recent arranged marriage in

Afghanistan, where his family is from, may have contributed to Popal's problems.

" The kid grew up here. He wasn't used to the lifestyle in Afghanistan. I'm

sure that put a lot of pressure on him, " Nekrawesh said.

The spree began around noon in Fremont, in the East Bay, where an

unidentified man walking along the side of the road was hit by a black SUV. He

was

thrown into a field and pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. Mazzone of the

Fremont police said.

Witnesses said the driver did not slow down.

He then crossed the bay into San Francisco, where he injured at least 14

people in various locations around the city before police boxed him in with

their cruisers around 1 p.m. near the Presidio.

The victims were taken to three area hospitals. One was in critical

condition at San Francisco General, where Mayor Gavin Newsom met with victims

and

their families.

" These are the things, these are so senseless. They're utterly inexplicable.

They're impossible to rationalize, " Newsom said afterward. " The fact that

this individual felt compelled for whatever reason to be determined to do what

he did is beyond imagination. "

Some of the injured were pedestrians and some were motorists. Victims' ages

ranged from 18 to 84, authorities said.

Neighbors said Popal was living with his parents in Fremont, home to the

nation's largest Afghan community.

No weapons were found on the suspect, though the car had not been searched,

Gittens said. There was no information on whether drugs or alcohol were

involved, and it was unclear how fast he was driving, he said.

" It was very chaotic, " he said. " Fortunately, we were able to take him into

custody. "