Trucker kills friend of my family
#11
08-07-2008, 07:28 PM
What the hell does being an otr driver have to do with anything? That is like saying all teenagers are immature and irresponsible. I'm sorry but I get tired of you guys saying when there is a wreck it's an otr driver. Ain't we all suppose to stick together? Local drivers get into wrecks as well as regional and short haul drivers! We all make mistakes and some of them costly but you don't know if that driver had health issues such as a heart attack or stroke. It's not what part of the industry the driver is in that makes it bad, it's whether they were paying attention or had a medical problem that caused him to lose control. So Belpre if a driver from your company got into a wreck you wouldn't give him a hard time cause he wasn't an otr driver? :roll: I'll look at this when I get back home next Saturday but I thought somebody would have said something by now, I apologize for being an d*ck.
#12
08-07-2008, 11:38 PM
Actually, Double L... the driver was reported to be uninjured, so that would preclude the possibility of stroke or whatever. And he was charged at the scene with misdemeanor vehicular homicide. He screwed up, plain and simple. He was 45 and a tanker yanker. COULD be a newbie, but more likely an "experienced" driver.
But, nothing I've heard lately says whether he was local or OTR. That is a bad intersection for wrecks, say the locals. But, I really felt good reading that remark about him being OTR... and looking over at the TANKER avatar. :roll:
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#13
08-07-2008, 11:44 PM
Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
Originally Posted by golfhobo
Thanks everyone, for the thoughts. I talked to my Dad last night, and even HE was pretty tore up about it. Not that he doesn't usually care.... just that he deals with it all the time.
I wanted to send condolences to the family, but they know I'm a truck driver, and I just don't know how that would sit with them.
#14
08-08-2008, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by golfhobo
I wanted to send condolences to the family, but they know I'm a truck driver, and I just don't know how that would sit with them.
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#15
08-08-2008, 04:32 PM
Originally Posted by belpre122
Originally Posted by golfhobo
I wanted to send condolences to the family, but they know I'm a truck driver, and I just don't know how that would sit with them.
And hope like HELL you never make the mistake THIS driver did, and destroy the lives of a good family! Or that one of your cohorts destroys part of YOUR family! :roll: I didn't ask for any prayers or condolences on this thread, Bel. But, I SURE didn't need your assinine remarks!
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#16
08-09-2008, 05:55 AM
He's from Indiana, they just can't help it... :wink:
What's a Hoosier? http://alumni.indiana.edu/about/fun/hoosier.shtml 'Hoosier' was used generally to describe a backwoodsman, especially an ignorant boaster, with an overtone of crudeness and even lawlessness."
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#17
08-09-2008, 08:43 AM
Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
He's from Indiana, they just can't help it... :wink:
What's a Hoosier? http://alumni.indiana.edu/about/fun/hoosier.shtml 'Hoosier' was used generally to describe a backwoodsman, especially an ignorant boaster, with an overtone of crudeness and even lawlessness."
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#18
08-09-2008, 09:15 AM
Originally Posted by Windwalker
Originally Posted by RebelDarlin
He's from Indiana, they just can't help it... :wink:
What's a Hoosier? http://alumni.indiana.edu/about/fun/hoosier.shtml 'Hoosier' was used generally to describe a backwoodsman, especially an ignorant boaster, with an overtone of crudeness and even lawlessness."
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#19
08-09-2008, 09:27 AM
Such a terrible thing to happen to a family.....
This is a prime example of why a driver of a CMV should never have, and or use alcohol while out on the road regardless of what the FMCSA regs say..... Very sad....
#20
08-09-2008, 09:43 AM
Originally Posted by BigDiesel
Such a terrible thing to happen to a family.....
This is a prime example of why a driver of a CMV should never have, and or use alcohol while out on the road regardless of what the FMCSA regs say..... Very sad....
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