Trucker on Facebook at time of deadly Arizona crash, records show

There are many dead troopers that thought they were infallible. A person doesn't necessarily have to have first-hand experience at any particular occupation or activity to be able to make objective observations about the same. Although, in my opinion, I have seen too little information to do so in this particular case.

 

12 years, wow? Really?
Maybe you'll learn more, had you had even more years in LE, like I did.
Nice writeup on distractions, but avoided addressing my lane change for emergency veh's on shoulder. 2nd trys are invalid.

 

The trooper was doing his job, blocking the lane to keep the scene safe. How dare you???

 

My statement about being 100% aware of my surroundings with no distractions should have been a clear indication that I ALWAYS move to the left when there is ANYTHING on the right shoulder, whenever it is safe to do so.

 

Sometimes blocking the lane is NOT the best option. This video proves that.

 

Yeah well talk to the hundreds of idiot truck drivers who think its their job to play traffic cop. The fact remains is that trooper was doing his job to keep the scene safe, and if the driver was doing his job then we wouldn't be talking about this. How many times have all of us past a scene like this without incident??? Don't even go there with "he shouldn't have been there". The driver should have not been playing with his phone.

 

How about closing ones eyes to what's in front of the windshield.... is NOT the best option.
But you go on windsmith, I dispise seeing the deceased trooper disrespected to the level that you stoo.... well, go.

 

(... where is that "Double Face Palm" emoticon?...)

 

How about both of you looking beyond your emotional response and actually reading and comprehending what I wrote? I have maintained that the truck driver was WRONG and was the CAUSE of the incident. The trooper, nor the first responders had any control over the truck driver. Their mistake was trusting that the truck driver was going to do the right thing, and they didn't plan on him NOT doing the right thing. The troopers' and first responders' job is to help the general public and keep them safe. While the truck driver caused the incident, the troopers and first responders dropped the ball by not anticipating that the idiot truck driver would be texting or browsing the web while driving. With all the focus on distracted driving these days, they should have known better, and been locked and loaded, ready to get the heck out of the way for an idiot such as they ended up encountering. They weren't, and at least one of them paid the ultimate price for their collective mistake.

There was no obstruction or hazard in the travel lane that warranted the blockage of the lane by the trooper. The video clearly shows that.

 

How about taking my experience and my over million safe miles of driving. The fact remains that if this driver had been looking at the road instead if the phone then this would not have happened. According to your profile you're a new driver. I am not. I've seen all of this before over the years and the fact remains is distracted driving kills. Here is a prime example of this. He hit that police car at 65 mph. This is his fault and his alone.