Plow drivers face people with snow rage
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Some people in Spokane County are so upset by this week’s heavy snow fall, they may be afflicted with snow rage.
A county officials says two snow plow drivers were threatened by people upset that the plowing produces berms that seal off their driveways.
County spokeswoman Martha Lou Wheatley-Billeter says a man with a holstered handgun yelled at a plow driver and climbed onto the plow on Wednesday. That prompted the driver to call 911.
Spokane County sheriff’s deputies responded but did not charge the man with a crime since he had a permit to carry the gun.
On Thursday morning, another angry Spokane resident told a plow driver not to plow a berm into his driveway. Wheatley-Billeter said that man threatened to get a firearm.
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich warned people not to intimidate plow drivers.
Get your weather forecast from people that actually live in your community. We update with short, easy-to-use video forecasts you can watch on your phone every day. Download the iOS or Android app here.
COPYRIGHT 2023 BY KXLY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.
