Stephen King wants Brian Smith's license

I'm almost a Stephen King fan ( "Pet Sematary " gave me a real scare ) and I do hope that he can recover completely from his serious injuries.

I would hate to be poor Brian Smith, the driver of a Dodge Caravan, distracted by his dog when he hit the famous horror writer.

Although Smith, 41, was not driving recklessly at the time, King said that the man had an obligation to pay more attention to the road. King does not wish to
sue the jerk, but thinks he should lose his license.

That would be only just - if there is a legal precedent for it in the state of Maine. We cannot bend the law to please big shot celebrities. And there is
nothing in his life to suggest that Stephen King is a vindictive person.

But the mind is its own place, says John Milton, and it can make a hell out of heaven.

Perhaps this very painful experience will be reflected in a future Stephen King horror story.

If King had been killed in the terrible accident, no doubt some other horror writer - after paying his respects - would have found material here for a
weird plot of his own:

What if horror writer Stephen King -killed on a road in front of his house- was buried in the legendary "Pet Sematary "? Sometimes horror writers come back- a little colder and meaner, obsessing on the people who did them wrong.

Did that Dodge Caravan - like "Christine " - have a malevolent will of its own ?

A review of Stephen King's " Christine " reads: " It will keep readers up late and have them looking both ways as they cross the street after dark ."

A careful driver should not let a dumb dog distract him. But what if the dog was "Cujo" ?

Can a " dead " horror writer be a surprise guest on the "Tonight Show"?

And what if he now has a mysterious gift of prophecy: " I see dead people! "

Yes, Stephen, do tell us more about the hellish " Dead Zone".