Couple shut down busy motorway for romantic proposal
This Texas man wanted to do something 'a bit different' for his proposal to his girlfriend so he shut down a section of a busy motorway.
Vidal Valladares Navas, 24, wanted to propose to Michelle Wycoff, 23, on this particular stretch of road as it had special meaning for them as a couple - on their second date, they had gone for a motorcycle ride along it to admire Houston's lit-up skyline.
To surprise Michelle, Vidal told her that they were going to drive to a party but instead had family and friends in eight cars follow them and block the four lanes of traffic so he could jump out and propose to her in the middle of the motorway.
Just saw someone post a dangerous marriage proposal, in where he and his friends dangerously stop ALL traffic on I-45, they could have hurt many others.Michelle described the moment Vidal told her to get out of the car:
“I said, ‘Are you serious?'” Wycoff said. “Then I saw all my family and friends with cameras and I looked where Vidal was and he was down on one knee.
“Honestly, I didn’t think about if it was a good idea or a bad idea. I was just so happy in the moment. I love him so much.”
Traffic was only blocked for 35 seconds but fellow Houston residents were not happy, with many pointing out that he could have caused a pile-up.
For example, the Houston Press described it, thusly:
"It was outrageous pomposity perpetrated by people who have no regard for the safety of others."
That's them told - except it doesn't seem like they regret it.
"Love makes you do stupid things and I wanted to do something big for my girl. Something that she will always remember," Valladares said.
Mission accomplished.
It looks like Vida will now be facing charges for the stunt - the Harris County District Attorney's office announced he would face a charge of obstructing a highway. And to make matters worse, one of the eyewitnesses was an off-duty officer.
