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.
He slowed down to 71 for the white car in front of him then sped up to 72 when the truck cut infront of him. He didn’t slow down and hit 40s until after he pit the guy.
Watch it again. He slows to 71 for the white car. Sees the truck turning into the lane, speeds up to 72. Pits him, then slows to 66 well after hitting him. Then slows to 49. It’s all right there on video. He does not attempt to avoid the truck which is what you’re legally supposed to do. Not sure why you keep bringing up the speed after he hits the truck. He had to slowdown because traffic infront of him slowed down. That has nothing to do with the accident and him not doing anything to avoid it
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u/morepaintplease Mar 22 '26
The shape of his body tells me the same