I did some searching on the web this morning abou this, and what I found was
this:
They are not holding the driver of the truck in front. They are not even
sure who he was. They have a description fo the truck, and are looking for
him for information as to the source of the debris (did he see it drop from
another truck) and possible leaving the scene of an accident if he realized
that he hit the person behind him. They also mention that there could be
charges against the driver of the vehicle, if they could ever find him, for
charges for not having load secure, and possible manslaugher. But, the
doubt they will be able to find him.
--Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 8:37 AM
Subject: DML: RE: Man killed in Ft. Worth
>
> I feel for the man who was killed (and his family as well)...but they
should
> NOT hold the him responsible for something that was left in the road.
They
> have signs up in FL (and most other states) telling you that it's illegal
to
> litter...yet, people still do it.
>
> So this driver is going to be punished for someone else's junk?!?
>
> They use "Science" to track down a killer with just a piece of hair,
> clothing, a shoe print, or the make/model of a bullet (and find the gun it
> came from) so the law should apply the same to the angle iron that was
> laying in the road. (I'll bet ya it was from a state road workers truck
> though)...and if it was, they'd get off totally free...not put in jail.
> (Don't ya love our system?)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: DML: Man killed in Ft. Worth
>
> Hey gang, I apologize for this post being kind of gruesome. I heard on
the
> radio this morning that a man was killed in Ft. Worth on loop 820. A
truck
> in front of him ran over a piece of angle iron in the road, it flew into
the
> air, went through his windshield, and killed him. The police are holding
> the truck driver liable for the man's death.
>
> I feel sorry for the man that was killed (and his family). I think the law
> says you are responsible for avoiding road debris, and that's why the
truck
> driver is being held responsible. But geez, I drive a lot in Dallas/Ft.
> Worth and I see all kinds of stuff on the roads all the time. Traffic
moves
> so fast and is so dense here, 5 people may run over the same piece of junk
> in the road before anyone even notices it.
>
> I'm no lawyer, so I'm wondering what I would do if I were the truck driver
> being held liable. Don Mallet... anyone else... thoughts/ideas?
>
> Brett Forehand
> '94 Dakota CC Sport
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