Trucker gets 7 years in Florida crash

http://tinyurl.com/3wxwvz

The short of it, he fell asleep at the wheel after being on duty for
34 hours straight, killing seven after crashing into a car and school
bus.

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necromancer > wrote in
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> http://tinyurl.com/3wxwvz
>
> The short of it, he fell asleep at the wheel after being on duty for
> 34 hours straight, killing seven after crashing into a car and school
> bus.


Seems about right.


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On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:42:33 -0700, Scott in SoCal
> wrote:

>In message >, necromancer
> wrote:
>
>>http://tinyurl.com/3wxwvz
>>
>>The short of it, he fell asleep at the wheel after being on duty for
>>34 hours straight, killing seven after crashing into a car and school
>>bus.
>
>The Trucking Industry should be indicted, as well, as they share some
>of the responsibility for these incidents. The entire system of truck
>transport is geared to wring every last drop of blood out of these
>drivers, legal or not. Semis are basically rolling sweatshops, and
>innocent civilians are paying the price when these overworked bozos
>lose control of their 60,000 pound rigs.


From what I read in the article, I gather that the State Attorney is
considering going after the employer in this instance - hence he
accepted the plea deal from the driver.

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Scott in SoCal > wrote in
:

> In message >, necromancer
> > wrote:
>
>>http://tinyurl.com/3wxwvz
>>
>>The short of it, he fell asleep at the wheel after being on duty for
>>34 hours straight, killing seven after crashing into a car and school
>>bus.

> The Trucking Industry should be indicted, as well, as they share some
> of the responsibility for these incidents. The entire system of truck
> transport is geared to wring every last drop of blood out of these
> drivers, legal or not. Semis are basically rolling sweatshops, and
> innocent civilians are paying the price when these overworked bozos
> lose control of their 60,000 pound rigs.

I'm not defending the driver in any way on this, because he had choices
to make, and clearly he made a set of horrible ones.

There is no question that he fell asleep at the wheel, but he was NOT
working for those previous 34 hours. He simply left the house tired as
hell after being awake for most of those 34 hours, rather than resting
before he had to drive again.

He offered the above statement to the Sheriff's deputy who first arrived
on the scene. It was twisted by several reporters, along with a whole
bunch of other crap to further sensationalize the already sensational.

Crete Carriers, Inc. had an excellent safety record prior to that day,
and I personally was leased to them for three years. There is NO WAY
under heaven that anyone would have not known if the driver was working
in excess of the hours-of-service rules. The've never allowed drivers to
get away with very much in that regard. No one would EVER get away with
working around the clock and another half day.

We'll never know the truth to what Alvin Wilkerson actually did prior to
leaving the house that day, because he took a plea deal. But we will
know, when the civil trial(s) come to court, whether or not he had any
reason to be tired due to carrier involvement, and knowing Crete like I
do, they will likely not look as bad as some might think they will.

It will come to light that the man had been home during those 34 hours.
When it does, it's going to be real hard to pin it on the company.

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