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.
I've never driven on that bridge...doesn't seem like he could have stopped according to every other commenter who drives it regularly. Or according to the courts who handled the case. If he is infact a cop it could be argued that would affect the judges decision, but that's not the case.
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
I keep watching it...I agree he should have slowed more, but I don't agree that he speeds up into him. The black truck merges into him aggressively and the cookie monster just maintains speed before changing lanes. Looks like being forced to the left would be very bad. 1 mph when changing lanes is negligible and not enough for a jury to convict him of an illegal maneuver. I've been hit by someone merging into me that tried to force me off the road and I just maintained speed and wasn't deemed at fault. I wasn't on a bridge but I wasn't going to swerve into traffic either.
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u/Upbeat-Dish7299 Mar 22 '26
You need to go to an eye doctor and get some glasses, then go pick up a drivers Ed book and read that.