Walmart driver at 20 mph over speed limit, investigation ongoing about before on duty

Some of the conclusions being jumped to in this thread is as bad as the media.

NJ.com posted a big headline stating he had been on duty for over 13 hours. Not one time in the article did it mention that was legal.

Yes it looks bad and I won't be surprised if he was at fault but as one who runs that road quite often I promise you nobody was going less than 60, which in itself is a problem. Somebody was going to screw up bad one of these days on that road and this driver hit the mother load.

 

Although I agree, the ironic part of all of this is that IF HE WAS running 45 mph, there is a good chance some 4 wheeler texting would have run right thru the DOT bar up to the tandems, and then the truck driver would have gotten blamed for impeding the flow of traffic.

 

Absolutley agree. I'm just stating the article I read headlined he was on duty that long without mentioning it was legal. Then stated they were still trying to prove he had been up for 24 hours.

And of course a big deal will be made about the speed limit although as stated he was almost definitely going along with traffic flow. The speed limit is not really enforced on the turnpike but nobody is going to mention that.

all this does not excuse the rear end collision but throwing this guy in jail for the above reasons is blatant hypocrisy.

 

Yea but its 754 miles from Jonesboro to Smyrna. One poster above said he lives in Smyrna. Im just trying to figure out how they figured he was up for 24 hours when the wreck happened? If you notice in the article, theres a criminal complaint about that? Is it still standing or have they figured out it was a mistake? Thats mostly what Im wondering? Seems like they are trying to Bar-B-Que this driver? Which I understand it is his fault but just seems like they are piling stuff on him to insure he gets sent to prison?

 

Actually nj.com updated their article and stated he was legal. But then added that he "probably wouldn't have made it to a safe haven".

 

Some of this sounds odd.

Whenever I drive through a construction zone (never more than 4mph over), I am the slowest thing on the road.

Additionally, signs identifying construction zones and lowering the limit are not always reliable.

Signs turned over, around.

Is the lane closed or open ? Did the construction workers change the signs B4 going home ??

How many times have signs directed a lane change/closure, and several miles later you find the lane is not closed at all.

Have you ever found yourself driving 45 several miles after the construction is passed. Because no sigh indicates the construction zone is over.

And exactly what is this amorphous sign "when workers are present".

I can go on like this for a while.

I can imagine Walmarts attorneys making a compelling argument in defense.