big rig driver faces intoxication manslaughter

Sure, always a possibility. I don't discount that. But the circumstances as described, along with the simple fact this ####### was DUI, is plenty enough me for me anyway.

Am I biased against drunk drivers? #### right I am. And I make no apologies for it.

 

That may be due to the fact that it's extremely rare. Truckers who get DUI/accidents while drunk doesn't really happen much.

 

why say "what the heck is wrong with truckers these days"? why not say whats wrong with people in general these days? if this was a normal person it wouldn't be worse than a trucker doing it. its all bad.

 

so the Tahoe didn't hit in the front of the truck, the Tahoe hit the rear of the bobtail, it you notice the article also states it hit him in the rear of the trailer , did you look at the pics? the bobtail was turning left, and the pics show the Tahoe hit him in the rear, even if the bobtail was turning left on a red why would the Tahoe hit him from the rear, again look at the pics.

 

don't get me wrong, I have no tolerance for it either, but the article and the pictures don't tell the entire story

 

I looked at the pics three times, your point?

I see that it was dark and overcast and that the bobtail is painted black.

What was the speed limit at the intersection, how fast was the Tahoe traveling?

At what point did the bobtail begin the turn in relation to the position and speed of the Tahoe?

Why are you and others looking for justification to blame the Tahoe driver rather than a drunk driver, and contrary to the several eye witnesses to the fact?

Regardless of the possibility that the Tahoe driver may have been doing something such as texting as some are speculating, the fact remains that driving DUI is automatic fault, and even IF the Tahoe driver was doing something such as "texting" it does not absolve the trucker of DUI.

 

A DUI is a DUI. I think some are questioning the manslaughter part.

From what I gather, the bobtail turned into the path of the oncoming Tahoe. Maybe, as truck drivers, we are conditioned to conclude the Tahoe driver should have seen it coming just like we should see it coming. There is not really enough info in the article to determine anything.

 

The article is poorly written. The bottom line is the truck turned in his path and it either hit him or he hit the Tahoe. When you are in a CMV and drunk nothing else matters.

No mercy! I hope you get the max Willie! You can enjoy the potato hooch in prison on your date with Bubba.

 

the driver should plead innocent by affluenza

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/05/us/texas-affluenza-teen/

 

Like that just clearly shows who you are and support of.... The criminals... The guy has a checkered past should never have been in a truck.