Jake
June 25th, 2003, 10:18 PM
Two young Southern California men were following behind a Harley-Davidson in the city of Brea when a Ford Expedition made a sudden left in front of the motorcycle, clipping the rider's right leg.
Shaun Linder and Matthew Newcomb pulled over to help the injured motorcyclist while the SUV sat nearby. Charles Kenney, the biker, was holding his leg, crying and screaming for help.
Linder carried Kenney to his car and drove him a short distance to Brea Community Hospital. He was returning to the scene when Newcomb, who had stayed with the motorcycle, motioned to him and yelled that the Expedition had driven off.
Newcomb jumped into Linder's car, and they drove down several streets, searching for the SUV. They had just about given up when they spotted the red Expedition and Linder said he tried to make a citizen's arrest.
Linder said he reached speeds of 80 mph as he followed the SUV to an industrial park, where the Expedition pulled into a parking space.
Newcomb hopped out of the car and approached the SUV, holding a Global-Positioning System against his ear. A couple was sitting in the front seat, while three little girls and their grandmother peered at him from the rear seat. "I told them I was on the phone with police and that they were coming," Newcomb said. "Then they backed into me."
Newcomb said he fell to the ground and got up only to have the vehicle reposition and ram into him again. His body hurtled onto the vehicle's hood, and he grabbed a windshield wiper. Linder pulled his car in front of the SUV, blocking it in.
Luckily, another witness had called police, who arrived about 5 p.m., 11 minutes after the collision.
Patricia Summers, 39, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and felony driving under the influence. Bradley Summers, 40, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and DUI. The couple's three daughters, ages 6, 9, and 11, were released to relatives.
Police believe that Patricia Summers was driving drunk when she slammed into the motorcyclist, and suspect that she later switched seats with her husband.
Kenney suffered fractures to his right leg, right elbow and pelvis.
"They're my heroes really,'' he said of Linder and Newcomb. "Without them, I wouldn't have anything to go on, no case at all."
Newcomb, 25, attends Fullerton College. Linder just finished up at the community college and plans to transfer to California State University, Fullerton.
Linder considers lending a helping hand a citizen's responsibility. "If that happened to me, I would want people to do the same thing," he told the Orange County Register. "It was the right thing to do."
ABATE of California plans to reward the dynamic duo with a "Good Samaritan Award" for their act of heroism.
Shaun Linder and Matthew Newcomb pulled over to help the injured motorcyclist while the SUV sat nearby. Charles Kenney, the biker, was holding his leg, crying and screaming for help.
Linder carried Kenney to his car and drove him a short distance to Brea Community Hospital. He was returning to the scene when Newcomb, who had stayed with the motorcycle, motioned to him and yelled that the Expedition had driven off.
Newcomb jumped into Linder's car, and they drove down several streets, searching for the SUV. They had just about given up when they spotted the red Expedition and Linder said he tried to make a citizen's arrest.
Linder said he reached speeds of 80 mph as he followed the SUV to an industrial park, where the Expedition pulled into a parking space.
Newcomb hopped out of the car and approached the SUV, holding a Global-Positioning System against his ear. A couple was sitting in the front seat, while three little girls and their grandmother peered at him from the rear seat. "I told them I was on the phone with police and that they were coming," Newcomb said. "Then they backed into me."
Newcomb said he fell to the ground and got up only to have the vehicle reposition and ram into him again. His body hurtled onto the vehicle's hood, and he grabbed a windshield wiper. Linder pulled his car in front of the SUV, blocking it in.
Luckily, another witness had called police, who arrived about 5 p.m., 11 minutes after the collision.
Patricia Summers, 39, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and felony driving under the influence. Bradley Summers, 40, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and DUI. The couple's three daughters, ages 6, 9, and 11, were released to relatives.
Police believe that Patricia Summers was driving drunk when she slammed into the motorcyclist, and suspect that she later switched seats with her husband.
Kenney suffered fractures to his right leg, right elbow and pelvis.
"They're my heroes really,'' he said of Linder and Newcomb. "Without them, I wouldn't have anything to go on, no case at all."
Newcomb, 25, attends Fullerton College. Linder just finished up at the community college and plans to transfer to California State University, Fullerton.
Linder considers lending a helping hand a citizen's responsibility. "If that happened to me, I would want people to do the same thing," he told the Orange County Register. "It was the right thing to do."
ABATE of California plans to reward the dynamic duo with a "Good Samaritan Award" for their act of heroism.