Car crashes into restaurant

Caught on tape: Car Crashes into Downtown L.A. Restaurant

KTLA.com Story
At the intersection of 7th and Flower street, a white car and a red van crashed together. The impact sent the white sadan into Wakcano restaurant. The driver climbed out of his vehicle on his own and was sent to the hospital, while at least two others who were inside the restaurant were injured. The woman inside the van was hurt more seriously than the guy in the white sadan. But both were taken to the hospital for furthur examination. A traffic officer said one of the cars ran a red light, althought, was not said which car it was.

This is one topic i get upset about. People running red lights. Right before I got married, almost 15 months ago, my now husband and I drove our car to a car rental place, to rent a car for a the weekend. We were getting married in Sullivan, MO, which is 3 1/2 hours away, and were going to St. Louis to get on a plane the next day for our honeymoon in Aruba. Our insurance on our car had expired like a week or so before. Which is why we went to rent one for the long drive to Sullivan. Anyways, after renting a Charger :), my husband drove it back to the house and i was driving our Intrepid back to the house. I was doing the speed limit, used my blinker when needed and wasnt doing anything wrong. A cop happen to be behind me and pulled me over. When he came to my window, he asked for license, registration, and proof of insurance. But he never told me what he pulled me over for. I was to nervous to realize it then. I gave him all three, and was told my insurance had expired. Well long story short, I got a ticket and 2 points against my license, for driving without insurance on my vehicle. The whole point to this long story was that people out there are running lights, driving drunk, doing any and everything possible that they shouldnt be. Yet the cops still find time to pull over innocent drivers. I had never had a ticket before that. I'm always a careful driver. I see people all the time in Joplin who run lights at the last minute. I've also see people go after a light has been red, even when a cop is at the light. Cops dont do anything. So why did i get pulled over? There was no reason. I'm so mad even to this day in time, over a year later, about this because its crap. I have 2 points on my license and i've never been in an accident, or had a ticket besides that one. But cops dont pull over people who run red stop lights. Look what happens when cops arent strict on light running. I think if they pulled over more people for running lights, then people would take it more serious and stop doing to. It may even have prevented the accident in this story. Someone ran a red light and because of that, this restaurant has to pay for it.

Sorry about this long story about my ticket. But i get so mad all the time thinking about it. I see people running lights all the time, and i think about my ticket, and getting pulled over for no reason, when there are so many people out there who deserve the ticket way more than I do. I hope cops see what running a red light can do, and get more strict on it.