A truck driver's life Is hard enough what with trying
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to make delivery schedules, avoiding fines for stowaways and trying to find a parking space—without having to dodge mad policewomen.
This was the plight of an Essex trucker recently who encountered an off-duty policewoman with a major case of road rage. WPC Marie Leggatt was so angry when she got stuck behind a Jewson DIY lorry in Chipping Ongar, Essex that she jumped into the cab and tried to drive off.
She was only thwarted when the driver pushed an emergency stop button on the vehicle. Not to be outdone, Leggatt grabbed the keys and disappeared with them for 40 minutes.
The hapless trucker, who remarked that he was only trying to do his job, was annoyed that the police have decided not to prosecute. "If it had been anyone else, action would have been taken against her," he commented.
He's probably right, too.