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You hit him!... Yeah, I dont care
- Thread starter suzuki2000
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Brant Bandit
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Wow. There are some screwed up people in the world. I hope that guy goes to jail. That's attempted vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment at the least. Glad it's on video.... hope to hear about this guy having the book thrown at him. Hope the rider/passenger are OK.
yes its always like that. If riders do something stupid anything can happen to them and its all their fault.
For example:
+ Slow down or block traffic on the left lane, i can ramp into you.
+ If you stop and ask me to stop so you can call the cops, i will run over you then use "fear for my life as you're being hostile to me" , compare this to NYC incident to make you look stupid.
+ If you have it all on video, you will be fined for having helmet cam. I'm an law-abiding citizen, you see.
*ps. the info above is retrieved from a well respect former officer's opinions. I'm just a messenger.
Or the driver really did get stung by a wasp at an unfortunate moment. It would be convenient for him if he was.
"What were you doing? You hit them," you can hear man, who is Sanders' friend, say."I don't care," the driver says.
He then mentions the double yellow line that Sanders crossed, before saying, "I got stung by a wasp."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charges-possible-after-texas-driver-seen-on-video-swerving-into-motorcycle/
He then mentions the double yellow line that Sanders crossed, before saying, "I got stung by a wasp."
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/charges-possible-after-texas-driver-seen-on-video-swerving-into-motorcycle/
Cops are investigating. If he did get stung by a wasp there will be some evidence of same. Stay tuned.
And now it's out. Driver has been charged with two counts of "aggravated assault with a deadly weapon".
"On the video, which had close to 3 million views on Facebook, Crum says, “I don’t care” at the scene of the wreck after he is told he hit Sanders and “I don’t care” again after he is told the crash was captured on video. Crum says on the video that he was stung by “a wasp or something,” causing him to swerve as Sanders tried to pass.
He later told media partner WFFA that he was bitten by an insect near his groin, which caused him to swerve into the motorcycle."
If he tried the same story with the cops, I guess they didn't believe him.
Also charged was the downed rider. "Sanders was cited at the scene for passing in a no-passing zone and for driving with an invalid license."
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article40236648.html#storylink=cpy
And hear the driver try to explain what happened here - news video at top of page http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Video-Shows-Vehicle-Veering-Into-Motorcycle-2-Hurt-333944001.html
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suzuki2000
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regardless of any highway infractions or criminal charge outcomes, I am sure there is a big old civil suit here for sure
Sure, there will be a civil suit but there are some niggles involved.
Ordinarily you need reasonably clean hands in order to win any substantial award or even win at all in a civil suit. You have to demonstrate that you, in acting reasonably in the situation, suffered harm at the hands of another. In this one, the only person with clean hands is the passenger.
Any award to the rider will likely be lowered as a result of the rider's own contribution to the incident, that being improper license and improper passing. If the passenger sues the driver, the driver's lawyer will argue that the rider should also be held responsible for her injuries as a result of the rider being improperly licensed and passing in a non-passing zone.
Depending on the passenger's relationship with the rider, she may end up filing suit against the rider as well for wrongfully putting her at risk by his illegal operation of the motorcycle.
So yeah, there will be a law suit (or two, or three) coming out of this, but where the awards go is anyone's guess.
rbjeepthing
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I hate to say it but I think I just may believe the driver...
Driver's story has changed multiple times, and the "I don't care" on video prior to knowing that he was being recorded reveals his true attitude.
Wasp, spider, or otherwise, it's still his responsibility to maintain control of his vehicle. That ain't what happened.
Wasp, spider, or otherwise, it's still his responsibility to maintain control of his vehicle. That ain't what happened.
Xhumeka
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You do? Defense attorneys around the world would love to have guys like you as a juror....
If he was actually stung by a wasp or bitten by a spider do you really think he'd get out of his car repeating "I don't care" after seeing what he did? If this was an innocent accident he WOULD care, just like he pretends to by wiping that non-existent tear from his face during that interview.
Also his history of "abusive phone calls to 911, reckless driving, and making a terrorist threat" don't help his case much either.
rbjeepthing
Well-known member
I'd like to make it clear that I don't agree with what he did no matter what his reasoning is. I also don't agree with people passing on double lines. I firmly do believe this is a case of two wrongs don't make a right.
kwtoxman
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It's NOT illegal to pass on a double yellow line in Ontario.
Gotta love this guy's record
http://www.yourglenrosetx.com/article/20151019/NEWS/151019367
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