It is nothing that wasn't already discussed here. If it was you or me instead of Tracey Morgan it would be another story. Don't you agree?'I'm f****d because I ran into the wrong car': Truck driver takes to Twitter after Tracy Morgan death crash to claim he's been made a scapegoat and was NOT drunk or high
Truck driver in Tracy Morgan crash claims he's been made a scapegoat | Mail Online
It is nothing that wasn't already discussed here. If it was you or me instead of Tracey Morgan it would be another story. Don't you agree?
That's not his twitter either. Do these "news" organizations even vet their sources? I doubt it. That's a different twitter account than the last one.
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Sure do. I was there when it happened. Used to do meets with Cleveland guys at Milesburg, PA. I tried to get a Gateway tractor as often as I could since they had A/C where ours didn't.
Being the skeptic that I am I was skeptical about that being his twitter account. I don't have any trucking buddies who have twitter accounts. WTH would we need one of those for?
Being the skeptic that I am I was skeptical about that being his twitter account. I don't have any trucking buddies who have twitter accounts. WTH would we need one of those for?
This Maislin issue is way off topic,however I remember after the Gateway merger.
I believe Maislin started picking freight they would haul,& rejecting some national accounts for various reasons.
Seems like they didn't last long after that dissection.
I'm sure their demise had a lot more to do with them not only rejecting some accounts.
As I worked for 15 different union LTL's from the mid 60's to '86 when I froze my pension & gave up my union card.
To hire on as a full time P&D driver at Overnite,everyone of those 15 have closed,mostly due to the cost of doing business.
A lot of them where operating over a dollar to make a dollar,& that was their downfall.
Now back on topic,I just saw on the national news that authorities are looking into the off duty activities of this Wal-mart driver.
As it seems as it has been established he hadn't had any sleep in 24 hours.
He has had his first court appearance & has pleaded,not guilty to all charges.
The statute, known as Maggie’s Law, made it illegal for a driver who had been awake longer than 24 hours to operate a vehicle.The law was named for 20-year-old Maggie McDonnell, who was killed in 1997 when a driver awake longer than 24 hours crossed three lanes of traffic and hit her car head-on
To be charged with the charge that NJ is trying to charge the driver with, they have to prove he has been awake for 24 hours or more. There is an article floating around that discusses this law and the charge. If I find it, I'll post a link. Basicly, the state now has to prove that he was awake for 24 hours to make the charge stick.
Found it:
The rest of the article is just media hype and BS.
Tracy Morgan crash fuels federal debate over tired truckers | NJ.com[/FONT][/COLOR]
They are looking into his commute to work since they claim he lives in Georgia but works out of a Delaware location according to a news article.
My money is on texing. ... the guy is going to do 5yrs minimum.
Who would commute from Georgia to Delaware to drive a walmart truck?