Another Accelerator Got Stuck

Last August we heard the story of Lauri Ulvestad, whose accelerator got stuck in her 2011 Kia Sorrento.  Her car wound up taking her 59 miles in 35 minutes, averaging over 100 MPH.

Now we hear that a similar event occurred in December.  In this case a 16-year old boy - Elez Lushaj - dialed 911 to report the gas pedal being stuck in his 2011 Hyundai Elantra.  Alisha Bumelis was the first dispatcher to handle his call.

His car began speeding to over 120 MPH.  His journey covered more than 90 miles of Texas highway in less than one hour.  The ride finally ended when his car crashed and flipped over multiple times.

Elez will reportedly recover and be ok.  But he did sustain multiple broken bones.

All told, the driver crossed through 4 counties and a dozen law enforcement jurisdictions.  That meant he was repeatedly transferred to different 911 dispatchers.

The case is now in the hands of the family's attorney.

This is the dramatic video capture by the dash cam of a police officer...

"Hero" - a new song from Mully Music

We recently mentioned this new song from Mully Music on the Public Safety Stores Facebook page.

The song name is "Hero."  Its a tribute to Police Officers.

This week we caught up with Mully to talk more about the song, as well as the money he is raising for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF).

Mully is not a Police Officer, but he wants to apply for a position in Public Safety in his hometown when one becomes available.  Perhaps as a Dispatcher.  But his first love has always been music, which he has been playing/composing since 1980.

He wrote all the music and lyrics, and did all the performance and production, for this special song.

His goal is simple... he wants to raise money for the NLEOMF.  100% of the money raised goes directly to the NLEOMF.  He is not reimbursed for anything.

We have mentioned many times that one of the most stressful jobs is being a Police Officer.  And Mully wrote Hero because "too often the fine men and women who wear a badge are taken for granted."  He said, "This is my way of saying 'Thank You.' "

The lyrics speak to the key traits of a good Police Officer: dedication, sacrifice, loyalty, courage and service.

We tip our hats to Mully ... and the great Law Enforcement Officers who protect the people of each local community!

Here are direct links to the fundraising effort:

• NLEOMF
• iTunes
• MullyMusic.com