Littering in the News

Teen who put bra on antenna faces litter charge

Undergarment ultimately flew off, led to accident in which 2 men were hurt

TOLEDO, Ohio - A teenager who put her bra on a car antenna before it flew off and led to a highway accident will be charged with littering, a prosecutor said.

Emily Davis, 17, of Bowling Green, told investigators she took her bra off while her friend was driving on Interstate 75.

James Campbell, who was driving behind the girls, said he swerved to avoid the bra and his car flipped several times. Campbell, 37, broke a vertebra in his neck during the Sept. 26 accident. His passenger, Jeff Long, 40, broke several ribs.

Man accused of laundry littering

A man was charged in 3rd District Court on Tuesday for dumping the contents of a well-used cat box into a washing machine containing another man's clothes earlier this month.

The 49-year-old man told police he performed the act "in spite" of the other man after his wet laundry was removed from a commercial washer at a South Salt Lake laundromat. Court documents state the other man removed the clothing so he could wash his own clothes. He told police the wash cycle was finished.

The used cat litter caused nearly $600 in damages to the washer and destroyed the man's clothes, according to court documents.

The 49-year-old man was charged with two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief and a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Katherine Heigl Caught Littering

Katherine Heigl is a litterbug.

After lunching with her mom at P.F. Chang's in Santa Monica recently, the actress had to sweet-talk her way out of a ticket for tossing her cigarette on the ground right in front of a policeman on a bike.

"The officer told Katherine to pick up the butt and throw it away in the trash, 10 feet away," the source says. "He added that he'd fine her next time he catches her tossing trash on the sidewalk."

And to think, I spent hard-earned money to rent "Knocked Up"