Meter officer scalded by coffee in 'parking rage' incident

[karyn]

from star tribune

BOSTON -- A Boston parking meter attendant is recovering from bad burns after a man angry over a 55-dollar ticket allegedly threw hot coffee at her.

Christi Noviello says she saw a Hummer parked in a loading zone and a woman in the passenger seat. Noviello tells the Boston Herald she gave the woman a chance to move the vehicle before writing the ticket. But when the driver came out of a Starbucks, Noviello says he became enraged. She says the man -- identified as Francois Youhanna -- wouldn't accept the ticket and flung his cup of coffee in her face.

Youhanna claims he accidentally spilled the coffee on the meter maid after slipping on some ice. He was released on personal recognizance after pleading innocent yesterday to a charge of assault and battery with a deadly weapon -- the hot coffee.

[hewhoisagod]

.............. Damn Hummer drivers, they're why I support euthanasia.

[Amelia G]

Is it bad that reading this made me think that I need to go get some coffee?

Don't worry, I drink mine iced, so I am not a menace. Pretty sure that Hummers are not allowed to get tickets in Los Angeles, so that would never happen here.

[Nightingale]

Do Starbucks have a warning on the containers? This could be expensive!