http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/11/19/national0429EST0440.DTLFive teenagers were arrested in the hurling of a frozen turkey that smashed through a motorist's windshield, critically injuring her.
Police said Ryan Cushing, 18, threw the turkey from a car he and the other teens were riding in Saturday. It smashed through the car window of a 44-year-old woman who was driving in the other direction. She was in critical condition at Stony Brook University Hospital.
Cushing was arrested on charges of first-degree assault, reckless endangerment, forgery, criminal mischief and criminal possession of stolen property. He and the other teens allegedly stole a credit card to buy the turkey at a supermarket.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/254359p-217722c.htmlMembers of a heartless Long Island gang that hurled a 20-pound turkey through a driver's windshield were nabbed last night as the victim lay in a coma, cops said.
Nearly every bone in the woman's face was broken when the bird was tossed from a moving car - hitting her with a force equivalent to a bowling ball dropped from a 20-story building and causing her to lose control of the steering wheel.
Suffolk Detective Sgt. William Lamb said five teens were under arrest, including the suspected turkey tosser, Farmingdale State University student Ryan Cushing, 18, of Huntington, who was charged with first-degree assault.
Four others - driver Jack Cutrone, 18; Steven Manzolina, 17, and Amanda McDonald, 17, all of Selden, and Rachel MacDonald, 17, of Centereach, were slapped with lesser charges, cops said.
"My son was involved, and it's appalling to our entire family," said Jack Cutrone Sr., 45, reached at his home last night. "We're in shock, but we're praying for the injured woman."
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