comedian Tracy Morgan hurt in bus/truck crash

Welcome to several hours ago, lol.

 

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-tracy-morgan-car-crash-20140608,0,2010960.story Mr Morgan is improving.That's much needed welcome news.

 

I know with my company the policy is to never make a statement at all at an accident scene. IMHO that's a pretty good policy. I can't imagine the truck driver admitting he was asleep at the wheel. If the prosecutor noted he hadn't slept in 24 hours that would likely have come from his logbook, but from what I've heard of Walmart policies that doesn't make any sense at all. Aren't they on EOBR's?

I read in another post that Walmart may require new hires to work out of a distribution center hundreds of miles from their home. This driver was based in Georgia and worked out of a DC in Delaware. Could be his lack of sleep was due to coming off home time, when you should be well rested, and had to travel to Delaware to start work. I'd certainly like to know the facts of the case.

 

That's most likely the case, but a guy worried about the safety of others and freaking out about his own future, both due to an accident he caused, isn't always going to jump to company policy (especially in a society where the working class believes in their core that corporations are evil ########).

I could easily see the driver giving a statement out of panic or in an effort to help by providing the police as much info as possible.

 

Walmart starts drivers in different areas from their home base. I know drivers in Georgia that were sent to PA to run local. That's right. Also, walmart isn't the premier driving job is used to be. Micromanagement rules there. Serious micromanagement. Every minute needs to be accounted for. Apparently when the new CEO figured out that the drivers made a good living (a no no for the scum there) the culture of the transportation wing of Walmart changed. They are worse than a mega, only difference is that the pay is there. Walmart used to be a job that drivers did not quit. That's changed over the last 5 years. I would love to know when this accident happened, if the driver was just coming off hometime, because that meant he drove his car from home and jumped in the truck.

 

Also, as much as I know that the majority of drivers are against it, this accident will probably help fuel the fire to have more on-board cameras pointed at the driver. The forward pointed camera will just become a given.

 

By definition he is a criminal. He has (if the facts as we the general public know them) committed an act of criminal negligence by driving a CMV in an unsafe manner. That negligence caused a man to die and several more to be seriously injured. I'm not sure how you're confused here...

The bottom line is the Walmart driver made a serious mistake and while he surely didn't get behind the wheel and think to himself "maybe I'll go kill someone today" he is still responsible and is being held accountable for his actions. I'd expect the same if it were me or any other professional driver.

 

Dozed off, distracted with smartphone, trying to get a snack out of the cooler, dazed on cold medicine ... what's the difference? The results are all the same.

 

I talked to someone from the Huffington Post today to give a real perspective. It's time to have a real discussion on the HOS from real drivers. And they read TTR per the conversation today. Let's make it worth their while.