Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

I-5 suicide: Homicide suspect steps in front of truck

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Hanadarko, Feb 8, 2012.

Page 1 of 2
  1. Feb 8, 2012 #1
    Hanadarko

    Hanadarko Independent Owner/Operator

    2,962
    927
    Oct 1, 2009
    Midwest
    0
    http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=22158

    A California man suspected of shooting a 61-year-old woman over the weekend apparently took his own life by stepping in front of a moving truck Monday morning.

    The man, John Quincy Ellis, 46, was pulled over by Stockton, CA police while heading southbound on Interstate 5 as Stockton and Santa Rosa police investigated a homicide that occurred Sunday afternoon. During Monday’s traffic stop, Ellis reportedly immediately exited the vehicle and asked officers to kill him, according to the Record Staff newspaper.

    Ellis reportedly ran through the southbound lanes and into the far northbound lane before stopping, “allowing a big rig to strike him,” a police spokesman told the Record Staff. The truck driver did not have time to stop.

    Ellis, of Stockton, was pronounced dead at the scene.
    Santa Rosa Police issued a statement Monday that detailed a shooting from Sunday afternoon. Carole Marie Brooks, 61, was shot at 1:48 p.m. in Santa Rosa. Brooks was taken to a hospital and later died from her wounds.

    :biggrin_25513:

    ..How does a trucker recover from something like this?
     
    Hanadarko, Feb 8, 2012
    Hanadarko, Feb 8, 2012
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Feb 8, 2012 #2
    LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

    2,043
    1,354
    Nov 1, 2011
    Nashville, TN
    0
    Counseling for PTSD and going forward knowing there was absolutely nothing he could do.

    Not only did this selfish pos kill an elderly woman, he then decides to destroy a completely innocent person's life. May his soul suffer in hell.
     
    LSAgentOZR, Feb 8, 2012
    LSAgentOZR, Feb 8, 2012
    #2
    Bill104, corneileous, Miles_Of_Truckin and 9 others Thank this.
  4. Feb 11, 2012 #3
    gravelhauler

    gravelhauler Medium Load Member

    620
    377
    Oct 20, 2011
    Lake Charles, La
    0
    Having been in an accident where the other person died, I can honestly say the only thing that helps is time. I was found 100% not at fault but still blamed myself for at least a year after the wreck. In time I begin to realize that there was nothing I could've done to prevent it.
     
    gravelhauler, Feb 11, 2012
    gravelhauler, Feb 11, 2012
    #3
    Hanadarko, Marksteven, otherhalftw and 3 others Thank this.
  5. Feb 11, 2012 #4
    SHO-TYME

    SHO-TYME Road Train Member

    3,425
    3,177
    Apr 20, 2011
    Dahlonega, GA
    0
    Having been in a fatal accident also, it bothered me that a little boy was gonna grow up without his father and his mother was almost killed, but you tell yourself that you did everything right and there was no way you could of prevented it, you move on.

    I would of gotten in a truck the next day and went back on my route except for the fact I was injured and couldn't work.
     
    SHO-TYME, Feb 11, 2012
    SHO-TYME, Feb 11, 2012
    #4
    Hanadarko and Marksteven Thank this.
  7. Feb 11, 2012 #5
    blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

    5,817
    7,675
    Jul 12, 2009
    A.W.O.L
    0

    Under those circumstances I'd only be upset if my truck was damaged!

    Who cares about the POS that killed himself?
     
    blackw900, Feb 11, 2012
    blackw900, Feb 11, 2012
    #5
    snowblind, Marksteven, mgfg and 1 other person Thank this.
  8. Feb 11, 2012 #6
    Big Don

    Big Don "Old Fart"

    17,996
    35,640
    Sep 8, 2007
    Utah's DIXIE!
    0
    It would be a lot harder, (I think,) to deal with causing a fatal, than it would be to just be a part of it. As far as the bozo committing suicide, hell look how much money he saved the great state of kaliphornia. They should be able to feed and house a couple more ######## for years with the money he saved them.
     
    Big Don, Feb 11, 2012
    Big Don, Feb 11, 2012
    #6
    Pegasus, LSAgentOZR and blackw900 Thank this.
  9. Feb 11, 2012 #7
    blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

    5,817
    7,675
    Jul 12, 2009
    A.W.O.L
    0
    You know Don?


    When you're right, You're right!
     
    blackw900, Feb 11, 2012
    blackw900, Feb 11, 2012
    #7
  10. Feb 12, 2012 #8
    Eaton18

    Eaton18 Road Train Member

    1,755
    1,103
    Sep 3, 2011
    Waverly, KS
    0
    That's how the driver needs to deal with it. Keep things in the correct perspective. No reason this clown should destroy the driver's life too!! He was nothing more than an animal that gets hit crossing the road.
     
    Eaton18, Feb 12, 2012
    Eaton18, Feb 12, 2012
    #8
    Pegasus and Hanadarko Thank this.
  11. Feb 15, 2012 #9
    gravelhauler

    gravelhauler Medium Load Member

    620
    377
    Oct 20, 2011
    Lake Charles, La
    0
    The one thing I still carry with me (and probably always will) is the fact that the girl was 17 yrs old. Having 3 daughters myself (9, 12, and 16) that really hit home. Ive asked myself many times "what if that happened to one of my daughters?" I wanted to reach out to the family but my wife, being a legal assistant said it wasn't a good idea for lawsuit purposes.
     
    gravelhauler, Feb 15, 2012
    gravelhauler, Feb 15, 2012
    #9
  12. Feb 15, 2012 #10
    LSAgentOZR

    LSAgentOZR Road Train Member

    2,043
    1,354
    Nov 1, 2011
    Nashville, TN
    0
    If you don't mind me asking...what happened?
     
    LSAgentOZR, Feb 15, 2012
    LSAgentOZR, Feb 15, 2012
    #10
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

    • Page 1 of 2