Six people killed by Truck in Chattanooga TN.

I just read that the man driving the truck that caused this accident was involved in another accident the day before near WILDWOOD FL, that caused $6000 worth of damage, and he was issued a ticket for Careless Driving. He also has an outstanding Bench Warrant for his arrest from 2013 for Failure To Appear in Court for a prescription drug charge in JANESVILLE WI, He is a driver for COOL RUNNINGS EXPRESS, a small company out of LONDON KY, Maybe they should change the.name of that company to " FOOL RUNNING EXPRESS". I think they will be out of business soon for hiring this fool.

 

The local news in Chattanooga reports the driver Ben Brewer just started driving for this company
COOL RUNNINGS EXPRESS three days before the fatal accident. He was on his first run for
them. He was supposed to take a drug and alcohol screen after the first accident he was involved
in the day before near Wildwood Fl, Looks like this company is a fly by night outfit. They obviously
did not do a through back investigation on this guy before they hired him. They also violated DOT
regulations when they let him continue to drive after his first accident without giving him a drug and
alcohol test and getting the results back. Whoever owns this company is probably guilty of gross
negligence and may be looking at some jail time themselves.

 

The FMCSA regulations require mandatory testing for a Human Fatality, Bodily Injury with immediate medical
treatment away from the scene of the accident or, Disabling damage to any vehicle requiring tow away. Or if the driver receives a traffic citation within 8 hours of the occurrence. Per the
FMCSA Safety Regulations Handbook. This is on page, 244 and 245 regulation NO# 382.303 A@B. That's the little Green Handbook that your companies safety department makes you sign
and they countersign and are required to keep when they hire you. By law the driver is required to familiarize themselves with. The driver is suppose to familiarize themselves with parts, 40, 380, 382, 383, 387, 390 to 397, 399, Subchapter B, chapter 3 Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as contained therein.

 

The driver that caused this accident was indicted by a Grand Jury yesterday for 6 counts of vehicular homicide. He was also indicted for 4 counts of reckless aggravated assault, SUI first offense by impairment of narcotics. Speeding, and false reports of duty status. He was on duty for 50 consecutive hours before the accident. The family of four of the people killed in the accident have filed a 10 million dollar lawsuit against the drivers employer
COOL RUNNINGS EXPRESS of Corbin KY,

 

From what I have read this driver had only been driving for this company for 3 days. He had an accident in
Florida the day before this fatal accident he caused in Chattanooga. He had a bench warrant for his arrest
for narcotics charges from Rockford IL. since 2013. The company he was driving for is a small outfit with
only 10 trucks. It is obvious that they did not do a very thorough background check on him before they hired
him to drive one of their trucks. They also don't seem to monitor what their drivers are doing when they are
on the road driving. I would bet the owner of this company and anyone associated with hiring this fool are
very likely to be charged as accessories to the same crimes the driver is charged with. I don't think the people
who hired this guy are going to get away with just paying some fines.