Boggles the mind how this isn't textbook involuntary manslaughter. Just because you didn't mean to kill someone, doesn't mean you didn't and shouldn't have to answer for it. I run over someone in a crosswalk and say, "Oops, didn't see 'em. Sorry" and they're going to let me off with a $130 fine? Don't think so.

 

That's where the payback will come, as if you could ever reimburse a family for that. He stopped too close and couldn't see the bike over the hood, sounds like to me. Common law negligence?

Award should be huge.

$.02

 

Doesn't anyone think that pulling up close enough not to be able to see the vehicle in front of you isn't reckless endangerment!
Someone should Email that to his parents for the civil suit!

 

He should have been charged with invoulentary manslaughter. His negligant act (pulling up so close to a stopped motorcycle so he could no see him) caused a young man's death! yes he should have been put in jail. I'll bet if it was your friends or family you might have a differant tune.

 

So, it seems like the biker wasn't there when the truck driver pulled up to the stop huh?

So that means the biker just popped out of thin air. That's the ONLY way it could be an accident.

I hope they clean that B@$tard out of every penny in civil court and the DA is not re-elected.

Just my .02.

 

Sorry, this don't cut it. There are laws that cover deaths when caused by an accident, in this case is would be vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter being the determining factor that there was no malice, but because of negligence a death had occurred.

Many folks have gone to prison when a death was caused by an accident and in this case the negligence was caused by the trucker not being far enough back to see the guy.

In this case, the dude should definitely go to prison.

 

Had the same thing happen to me in Vegas. Luckily I was in my car. Said he didn't see me either. Pushed me into the car in front of me and I was at least 8 feet behind him. Guy in the car I hit jumped out ready to kick my a** until he saw what was up mine.

 

Aside from the fact that $130 is a woefully inadequate penalty, there’s something that just doesn’t make sense to me about this story. I read a post on another thread on this same subject from a guy familiar with the intersection that he suspects the motorcycle rider may have come up the turn lane and then pulled in front of the truck after it was already stopped at the light. I can see a 19 year old kid doing something like that just to get out in front. It’s just youth and inexperience unfortunately. I mean how could the truck not have seen the rider as the truck is approaching the light if the bike is already sitting there. If that were the case, it seems as if the truck would have hit him right then before the light even turned. I’m not defending the truck driver, just saying that this sounds more plausible.

 

They say he wasnt drunk or high so he has no excuse really to plow over a bike that he HAD to see sitting at a stop light. There had to be one point in time as he approached and stopped at the light that there was a cycle there. He should be hung twice for being sober and still being so ignorant to kill someone like that.

My $0.02

 

Ticketed accordingly? C'MON! He killed a kid! Man, talk about blaming someone else for our own stupid actions. He deserves jail. I was taught in drivers ed some 35 years ago you leave enough room between you and the vehicle in front to see thier rear bumper. Idiots..............