Fatal On I-29 Near Watson,MO-TWO Wrong Way Drivers

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  1. Arctic_fox

    Arctic_fox Experienced mx13 execrator

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    Jesus. I dont even know how to feel about this one. Its hard to say the cops were wrong seeing as they were chaseing a suicidal man who was traveling the wrong way in traffic after kidnapping a #### baby. And even if they called it off the fact he was suicidal means this this type of end was basically a forgone conclusion and all that would have happened is the where would have changed and both the idiot and baby would be dead plus some victim of a headon. They cant shoot at him because baby. They cant pit him because baby. They cant spike strip him because they didnt have time and with him going the wrong way thats a major wreck waiting to happen. Also baby

    Just...yikes. This moron basically ensured there wasnt going to be a good end to this situation no matter what anyone did while taking most of the good options away from the police.
     
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  3. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    And worse, you may have a “copycat” out there that will look at this and probably try the same stunt or something similar.
     
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  4. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    I hate it, what you said is right
     
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  5. zodiacflyer

    zodiacflyer Heavy Load Member

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    Who EXACTLY are they going to sue? The dude that caused it is dead...
     
  6. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    Trucking company. Its cheaper to pay settlemen than fight it. That is why you see billboards for accident lawyers, trucking is low hanging fruit to them
     
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  7. zodiacflyer

    zodiacflyer Heavy Load Member

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    EXACTLY why we need tort reform in this country.... in a just world, Darryl Isaacs and others of that ilk would just be one more poor slob.
     
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  8. Long FLD

    Long FLD Road Train Member

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    Sue the trucking company for what? The vehicle it got tangled up with was a cop in pursuit. Nobody had anything to do with all the dead bodies other than the piece of woman beating garbage that was running from the cops.
     
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  9. mjd4277

    mjd4277 Road Train Member

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    They can go after the ESTATE of the deceased!;)
    And yes it has happened in a few cases.
     
  10. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    There's surely more to the story - a reported kidnapping, but the deceased guy in the Kia dropped the woman off at the hospital, and left with the baby.

    News story didn't get much further into detail as to how that all panned out. Why didn't he leave the woman and the baby? Who does the baby belong to?

    If there's any lawsuit, my guess it would be the family of the deceased kids going to a concert, suing the Sherriff Dept or State for their pursuit tactics. The sheriff was on the wrong side of the interstate when the Volvo hit him.

    All round a messed up situation.
     
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