Truck Driver Was Going 72 MPH Before Crashing into Slow-Moving Traffic

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    Numb Crusty Curmudgeon

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    we don't need more tech crap to prevent this, just need to get your head out your ##* and pay attention!!
     
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    The odds of that happening?
    The odds that auto brake technology becomes law?
     
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    Makes the Crete drivers sentence look harsh..

    “sentenced to 18 months in prison and credited for time served. According to Licking County, Ohio, inmate jail information, McDonald’s expected release date is Jan. 17, 2026.”

    The U-Turn Florida idiot will probably get time served..
     
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    They are very methodical when it comes to these kinds of accidents. They haven’t concluded with the Naples jet crash yet either..

    When it comes to aviation it’s a given that rules will change in regards to the reports.

    I’ll be surprised if this doesn’t change the trucking industry. The one in charge has already said that anything safety related will be signed.
     
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    Kills 6 and gets 18 months and credit for time served ? How POLITE of the judge to do that..... hopefully when he gets out he can upgrade to a larger screen cell phone
     
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    It’s almost as if someone’s life has no value..kind of sad in a way.

    The Crete driver got 7 years for 7 lives not including a grandfather who also died as a result of getting the news..he had a heart attack. Many more people injured too.

    Then look at the one in Colorado who was given an insane amount of time initially.

    Then the ones doing life sentences for minor BS.
     
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