MVA closes Route 5 in Calaway area

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by BadGirl

If his family is covering up for him, then they are a bunch of jacka**es, too. Who in their right mind would try to make excuses for this kind of horrific - AND PREVENTABLE - accident?

Diabetics drive all the time without smashing into other cars and killing people. In fact, most diabetics take care of their illness and lead normal lives. So the fambly using this as an excuse is pure bull####.

[PrepH4U]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

If his body had locked up, it's unlikely he'd have stayed on the road for a mile and a half.

Grrrr.....


(And yes, I realize Seabreeze is quoting one of the comments, not stating her opinion.)

If the first incident/complaint happened at the Indian Bridge rd intersection he would have to had to stay on the road erratically for over 2.89 miles.
If he passed on the yellow double line at the light @ Callaway he would have had to been aware of cars in his way and was able to leave his driving lane then to pass them.
According to the discussion in the headline news, he was alert enough to flip people off for slowing him down.
Is that something someone in the diabetic shock does?

I don't care what his family says, in my opinion it sure sounds like he is trying to use the diabetic coma thing as an excuse vs being negligent.

[lovinmaryland]

Originally Posted by PrepH4U

I don't care what his family says, in my opinion it sure sounds like he is trying to use the diabetic coma thing as an excuse vs being negligent.

Where is his family saying it was a diabetic coma?


That just doesnt seem logical? I mean you can go into a diabetic coma and drive completely straight for nearly 2 miles?

[ICit]

Originally Posted by PrepH4U

If the first incident/complaint happened at the Indian Bridge rd intersection he would have to had to stay on the road erratically for over 2.89 miles.
If he passed on the yellow double line at the light @ Callaway he would have had to been aware of cars in his way and was able to leave his driving lane then to pass them.
According to the discussion in the headline news, he was alert enough to flip people off for slowing him down.
Is that something someone in the diabetic shock does?

I don't care what his family says, in my opinion it sure sounds like he is trying to use the diabetic coma thing as an excuse vs being negligent.

AND... Im sure they would have done blood work.. and tests at the hospital since there was a death.....

... how was he able to neg. the turn at Little Flower? And it makes you wonder... if the light in Callaway was red or green...

[ICit]

Originally Posted by lovinmaryland

Where is his family saying it was a diabetic coma?


That just doesnt seem logical? I mean you can go into a diabetic coma and drive completely straight for nearly 2 miles?

but that part of the road is not even straight! ... If he drove straight he would have left the roadway at the top of the hill at the church.

[SoMDGirl42]

It sucks that people will use any tragedy to their benefit. I was approched last night in the Sheetz from a group claiming to be family of Ms. Proctor. Saw me inside with my money in my hand waiting in line and wanted money from me. Then she wanted a ride. NOT. I couldn't believe the people working there inside were letting her come up to customers in line asking them for money and they did nothing. Paid no attention to what was going on. I'm sure they had to overheard her telling me she needed my money, but they ignored it. I felt threatened, so I gave her money. Didn't want it to escalate, and obviously the employees were of no assistance to me. Then she followed me to the parking lot. I jumped in my vehicle and locked the doors. She then started going from car to car beating on windows asking for money. I had to call the cops.

[ICit]

Originally Posted by SoMDGirl42

It sucks that people will use any tragedy to their benefit. I was approched last night in the Sheetz from a group claiming to be family of Ms. Proctor. Saw me inside with my money in my hand waiting in line and wanted money from me. Then she wanted a ride. NOT. I couldn't believe the people working there inside were letting her come up to customers in line asking them for money and they did nothing. Paid no attention to what was going on. I'm sure they had to overheard her telling me she needed my money, but they ignored it. I felt threatened, so I gave her money. Didn't want it to escalate, and obviously the employees were of no assistance to me. Then she followed me to the parking lot. I jumped in my vehicle and locked the doors. She then started going from car to car beating on windows asking for money. I had to call the cops.

im shocked you gave her money..... I would have just called then.


HEY.. I NEED MONEY ALSO!

[glhs837]

Lets take a moment and talk about possible course of action were you to find yourself in a car you cannot slow down, be it stuck gas pedal, act of god, whatever.

Waiting til your at 90mph to do something, that's a bad idea. Once you cross 30mph or so, its a good time to "pick the best crash your gonna get". Its most likely not gonna get any better the faster you go. Empty building, ditch, parked empty car/s, heck, even open fields where you can put the damn thing into a continual drifting donut.

Point is, DO SOMETHING. Waiting for divine intervention to save you is NOT a plan, thats a prayer.

[SoMDGirl42]

Originally Posted by ICit

im shocked you gave her money..... I would have just called then.


HEY.. I NEED MONEY ALSO!

You don't have me out numbered 5 to 1. Sorry, get in line.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by ICit

im shocked you gave her money..... I would have just called then.

No wonder they do it... it obviously works.