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Originally Posted by PhuzzyGnu
An excerpt from a possible future news report:
"Accident . . . truck driver at fault . . . 4-year old killed . . . parents injured . . . driver has two DWI convictions . . . lawsuit . . ."
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I don't think the LEAD for that story would be so gental. More like; "One dead, after collision with truck. DRIVER has two DWI convicitions on record!"
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AP Kelso OH; Four year old Johnny Zumwalt was killed late yesterday afternoon, after the SUV he was riding in was crushed by an 18-wheeler semi-truck, driven by a 28 year old man, from Kimpoo PA. The driver of the truck, 28 year old Darryl Nobody, was unavailable for comment, but police at the scene inform us that Mr. Nobody did not appear impaired, before being removed from the scene to seek medical attention. They will however be following up on that.
At the scene of this horrific accident, the SUV little Johnny was riding in, belted safely into the back seat, is a mangled mess of steel and rubber. Barely visible under the front bumper of the massive truck, firefighters worked franticly for hours freeing Johnny's parents, John Zumwalt SR., his father, as well as Sarah Zumwalt, his 25 year old mother, whom has severe facial injuries, and is quite traumatized by the death of young son.
A records check by police at the scene, reveals that the driver of this 18 wheeler semi-truck, has had his commercial license for one year and two weeks, and that there is a record showing that Mr. Nobody has been convicted on two separate occasions for "Driving While Intoxicated"!!!
One on-looker at the scene commented to this reporter, "This is something that has become all to common in our society, said 58 year old JoAnne Ziggler. Truck drivers are allowed, all too often, to continue driving these destructive machines, even though they have been proven to be alcoholics. This POOR innocent little boy has been ripped from his parents arms, by a person with no regard for others lives!!! Something should be done about these bad truck drivers, Ms Ziggler stated. Many others around her concurred.
Stephanie Letterhead, reporting from the scene of this horrific accident."
That's pretty much how most reporters tell the story, when a driver has DWI's in the background of their record.
Try and keep that away from a jury pool.