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Truck crash in Maine killed two people

Discussion in 'Trucking Accidents' started by Moving Forward, Mar 19, 2016.

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  1. Jul 26, 2016 #21
    Moving Forward

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  3. Jul 26, 2016 #22
    x1Heavy

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    Ugh toss the book at him.

    I prefer to think of the times we had early warning of a pending smash and used the equipment within limits to work around and prevent same.
     
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  4. Mar 23, 2018 #23
    lovesthedrive

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    The driver was sentenced today
    ‘Completely stunned’ judge sentences Tennessee truck driver to 25 years in fatal crash
     
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  5. Mar 23, 2018 #24
    kemosabi49

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    12 dui convictions and he still was able to get a Tn drivers license. Unreal!
     
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  7. Mar 23, 2018 #25
    mjgourl

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    The families should sue the state of TN. How this driver received his CDL boggles the mind.
     
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  8. Mar 24, 2018 #26
    Moving Forward

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    I'd like to see the company that hired him get nailed to the wall as well
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    R & E LOGISTICS INC w/ USDOT # 942198 --
    see https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SMS/Carrier/942198/CompleteProfile.aspx
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    because it seems like they deserve it. This case is certainly getting a fair amount of media attention up here in Maine, and that clown deserves at least 25-years in the big house.

    Truck driver sentenced to 25 years for crash that killed two in Washington
    Full details posted at https://knox.villagesoup.com/p/truck-driver-sentenced-to-25-years-for-crash-that-killed-two-in-washington/173455
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    Truck driver found guilty of manslaughter sentenced to 25 years
    "The judge said that it was mystifying to him how this man was able to get a license in the first place. I fully agree with that. It's a stunning breakdown in the system somewhere and I hope to find out exactly what happened and, I'd also like to know that there are people looking into that to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again," said District Attorney, Jonathan Liberman.
    Source: Truck driver found guilty of manslaughter sentenced to 25 years

    Plus more coverage at: ‘Completely stunned’ judge sentences Tennessee truck driver to 25 years in fatal crash
    and
    Trucker sentenced to 25 years in crash that killed 2 in Knox County

    + other related TTR threads:
    Trucker’s manslaughter trial begins with emotional testimony

    Truck crash in Maine killed two people

    ---> Don't you think it's time the outlaw companies and drivers are taken off-the-road before more innocent folks get killed by those idiots?
     
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  9. Mar 24, 2018 #27
    lovesthedrive

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    My bad, didnt realize it had already been posted. Will report my own thread. Thankyou MF
     
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  10. Mar 24, 2018 #28
    Hoofbeats

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    Another sad part is that there'll always be a truck driver defending him in some way.

    I remember a case about twenty years ago. A female TN trooper was killed by a truck drive in a construction zone. He had previously lost his TN license. I don't remember why. He went across the state line to KY and got one. It turned out that KY didn't check with other states,just their own state data bank. He was clean in KY so they have him a KY CDL.
     
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  11. Mar 24, 2018 #29
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    With good behavior, he'll be 80 when he gets out, if he lives that long. 25 to 30 years might as well be a life sentence for him, which doesn't hurt my feelings one bit. #### him! No one will have to worry about this piece of trash anymore. He'll be too old to do anything when he gets out. With 12 DUI convictions, TN and the trucking company should get in trouble for allowing him to drive anything, let alone a truck.
     
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  12. Mar 24, 2018 #30
    lovesthedrive

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    In Maine? Pfft good behaior he will be out in ten. Our laws here tend to be very forgiving with a lack of memory.
     
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