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Man accused of beating his slow-driving grandma


Vittorio Vincent Valdez, 27, pleaded not guilty to beating his 82-year-old grandmother for driving too slowly.
Vittorio Vincent Valdez, a 27-year-old Half Moon Bay man, appeared in court last week for allegedly beating his grandmother for driving too slowly.

According to the San Mateo County district attorney’s office, Valdez’s 82-year-old, 105-pound grandmother was driving him from Palo Alto to Half Moon Bay in her BMW on Sept. 24. Turns out he needed the ride because his license had been suspended due to a citation for driving under the influence.

Shortly after reaching Half Moon Bay, Valdez allegedly started pounding on the dashboard and pushing his grandmother’s right leg down to get her to speed up.

When his grandmother pulled into a gas station, Valdez allegedly pulled her out of the driver’s seat and threw her into the passenger seat. When she tried to leave, he punched her in the face several times, the district attorney said.

As a witness at a nearby 7-Eleven called police, Valdez sped off on Highway 92 while holding down his grandmother in the passenger seat, authorities said.

Sheriff’s Deputy Michael Marty spotted the car and began following it. Through the rear window, he said, he saw Valdez grab his grandmother’s hair and slam her head against the passenger-side window.

When Marty pulled them over, the grandmother jumped out, screaming for help, while her grandson tried to run, authorities said. He stopped when ordered by Marty, and a subsequent search turned up 0.05 grams of heroin in the car’s center console, authorities said.

The grandmother refused medical attention and told Marty that her grandson hadn’t hit her. Despite her pleas, Valdez was arrested.[yeah I know, he's really a good kid]

Valdez pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of elder abuse, false imprisonment of an elder, false imprisonment with violence, kidnapping, possession of a controlled substance, driving on a suspended license and contempt of court for disobeying a court order to not drive on a suspended license.

The case was set for a jury trial on Dec. 5.

dales wrote: Perhaps the perp. realized that CVC states that if 5 or more vehicles are behind you, you should pull over to let them pass?

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