Port Richey Man Goes On Destructive Ride

When you get into your car it is always possible that you may get into an accident. What you are never going to expect is that you would get into three of them, and if you do there is probably something dreadfully wrong.

Just such a situation arose on Wednesday morning when a resident of Port Richey who is reportedly suffering from bipolar disorder went on somewhat of a destructive rampage while driving down US 19 in a minivan.

According to a news story that is appearing over at TampaBay.com the driver, Richard Barrett Jr., who is 38 years of age, allegedly caused at least at least three accidents with his reckless and aggressive driving.

Specific details are still emerging, but from preliminary reports it looks as though the only individual who was seriously injured during the spree was Charles Hesser, 72, whose Toyota Tundra was struck violently from the rear. The vehicle flipped several times and given the extent of the damage to the vehicle observers say that it is a small miracle that Hesser was able to survive the crash.

The suspect’s father is quoted as saying that he was aware of the fact that his son was in a disturbing state of mind. He said that although he had seen him out of sorts before the way that he was acting prior to this rampage was considerably more alarming.

When he was finally corralled by law enforcement officers Barrett, a physically imposing man, reportedly put up quite a struggle before finally being subdued.

The extent of the charges against him have not yet been made available.

We would like to send our best to Charles Hesser. We certainly hope that he enjoys a full and speedy recovery.

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