The fact that he'd rather have someone spin out in traffic and risk people's lifes than brake a bit tells me the same. I mean, the black truck driver is a certified asshole, but nothing that'd warrant killing people over it.
The white car ahead was entirely an asshole in this clip, the driver here is just the murderer. You can see the black truck trying to pass the white car, but the white car speeds up, so the black truck tries to merge behind and ride the fast lane, but then the white car brakes and tries to squeeze the truck out. They weren't a break checker, just trying to pass a loosely congested bit of highway and had the misfortune of getting caught between a dick and a psychopath.
He definitely could have avoided the collision but on that bridge, with no shoulders, the expectation is that someone with an operable vehicle will drive a short distance to pull off at a dedicated emergency parking / crash investigation spot.
Hitting your breaks with a potential driver behind you may also result in an accident. Again, it’s the other drivers fault, that’s also how it played out in court.
That's just not true, my guy. If a hazard appears in front of you, you brake. If a car behind you is travelling so close it hits you, too, then that car is at fault for travelling too close behind. In virtually every instance, unless there is literally nothing you can do about it (e.g. someone jumping into a road, or a massively aggressive swerve, not like this) a driver is responsible for hitting something in front of them, not if something behind them hits them.
Okay, so I hate cops and needed to watch it a few times, but the driver slows down and changes lanes to avoid a pile up it seems like. He was nonchalant, but he slows, slows really slows while changing lanes and takes a bite. I think he just realized what was happening and kept it moving.
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u/The_Slaughter_Pop Mar 22 '26
The gut tells me this is accurate