A hit-and-run driver who caused a fatal crash before fleeing the scene has been found guilty on multiple counts and sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison, but will only end up serving 5 years.
26-year-old Daniel Coy was about to cross a bridge on I-10 West when he attempted to pass two trucks. The road narrowed just before the bridge and Coy’s truck glanced off of the guardrail, causing it to swerve back into the right lane, hitting the truck next to him. The impact sent the truck into the left lane where it collided with another truck driven by Steven Clark, a 26-year-old trucker from Alabama.
Clark’s truck crashed through the guardrail and went into the river below where it sank to the bottom. Clark was killed in the accident.
Coy did not stop to help, but instead fled the scene.
Louisiana State Police tracked him down and arrested him. Coy pled guilty to negligent homicide and hit-and-run. He received a 5-year prison sentence for the negligent homicide, and a 10-year sentence for the hit and run. The judge presiding over the case suspended five years of the 10-year sentence and will allow him to serve both concurrently. This means that Coy will end up serving 5 years in prison and another 5 years on probation.
Source: fox, sunherald, theadvocate
Daniel says
If the deceased were a woman or child ol’ Coy would have been slapped with 20, non-concurrent.
I guess the judge ain’t trucker-friendly.
sammy diveley says
I guess the judge not related to the poor truck driver.
George George says
That figures the murderer Atty’s must know the judge
Richard A. says
I hope he drops the soap every day in prison…piece of trash
Douglas Kirk says
I suspect that if a big truck had done the same thing to a couple of cars, the outcome might be somewhat different
Bruce E DuBell says
In many states just injuring a construction worker carries a stiffer penalty, why is that?
Floyd says
I guess other people see truck drivers as rodents, just kill us off with little penalty, but let a trucker harm anyone,we damn near get life in prison..:..”Truck Driver Live’s Mattter”
Sean says
The sad part is, as a whole we will never be able to make any changes about how we are treated. We even treat each other with disrespect, based on skin color, and place of birth. I just hope one day trickers realize they are all in this together.
Robin says
So disgusting. Too bad the truckers of America can’t seem to ban together for a LOUD voice. They could accomplice so much…but we all know that Big Bro doesn’t want them to have a voice, because they used to be too powerful! Condolences to the family of the poor driver who died. May peace be upon you.
T B says
Well when he gets out let’s hope he can get back to work to pay the truck drivers family back for their loss. There should be a wrongful death law suit and he will lose and he will be paying it for the rest of his life! But only getting 5 years is sad, he should have done the full 15 years for the hit and run alone!!
restlesdon says
If that had been a 16 year old cheerleader,
Or a little old lady, or
A business man that went to the bottom of
The river things would
Be different.The judge
Probably thought oh look, they’re killing each other.Lets get him back out there quick so he can kill some more of his breathern.Sad shame for truckers.Sad shame.
Restlesdon