woman sinks van, faces can
Friday, May 18th, 2007BBC — A Cumbrian couple’s wedding plans are all at sea after the prospective bride dumped her fiance’s work van, and all his clothes, into a harbour.
Following a pub row, Emma Thomason, 24, of Whitehaven, loaded her boyfriend’s van with his belongings, then rolled it off a ramp at the town’s marina.
The argument started when Jason Wilson, 24, wanted to stay out with friends and Miss Thomason wanted to go home.
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The 24-year-old plasterer told reporters: “People had seen the van bobbing around in the water. They called the police, who contacted my boss.
“He was furious, but has been very good about it. I’m very grateful. Emma isn’t sorry one little bit. She insists that I am the one in the wrong and that it is all my fault.
“She put every single last item of clothing I had in the back of the van. All I was left with were the clothes I was wearing.
“I haven’t told her yet that the wedding is off, but I think she can put two and two together.”
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Miss Thomason is now on police bail after being arrested on suspicion of aggravated vehicle taking without consent.
cates: white vans, most of which are driven very badly by aggressive hooligans, are the scourge of britain’s streets. let’s hope these amphibious antics catch on.

