Pregnant Woman Chased by Bear, Hit by Car

[The Straight Story]

Pregnant Woman Chased by Bear, Hit by Car

COLORADO SPRINGS -- Talk about a bad day. A pregnant woman not only was chased down by a brown bear, but got hit by a car in her attempt to get away.

It happened Thursday morning on a trail in Colorado Springs near woodman road and Vincent Drive.

On the trail, there are warnings about possible flash flooding. But nothing prepared a pregnant Ashley Swendsen for a dangerous encounter with wildlife.

"I heard a rustle. I looked behind me and it was a bear--2 feet away," says Swendsen, who is 6 months pregnant.

The 26-year-old kept on walking, and then noticed the bear was following her.

"I freaked out and start running. It was chasing me for about 20 seconds," she says.

She made it to the street. But her troubles were far from over.

"This lady hit me with her car. She wasn't going that fast. I just rolled off her car," she says.

An elderly woman hit her from behind then took off.

The female bear also took off.

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[Common Sense Party]

1. I'm feeling much better about my day, now.

[That Is Quite Enough]

2. Wow, that old woman sounds like a great person.

Glad Swendsen is mostly alright, though.

[janx]

3. Ah, springtime in the Rockies!

The bears come out looking for berries and things; it sounds as if this one reached the 'burbs. Running from a bear is not the brightest thing to do though, especially in the spring. The bears are coming out of hibernation and are hungry--not hungry for people, but not in the best of moods. ;-)

[Iggo]

4. I'm sure. The bear took off, too.

Like the bear and the old lady looked at each other and went "Oh shit. Run!"

:rofl:

[Sultana]

5. hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

DUZY!


:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[AlphaCentauri]

7. LOL

[whistler162]

8. The difference is the bear was killed and the old lady

will only get jail time and lose her license.

[flvegan]

6. "An elderly woman hit her from behind then took off."

Nice lady. :eyes:

Some people suck.

[WI_DEM]

9. I love how the ad on the bottom of this page is of a bear (an arctic one though)

Yep, talk about a tough day. She had luck on her side though.

[MilesColtrane]

10. Sounds like a set up.

Are they sure the "old lady" didn't look more like this?