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thresher
12-23-2005, 12:56 PM
Yep - the city, Dodge and the guys with the dirt mound. I want to kneecap the attorney. http://www.dailynews.com/antelopevalley/ci_3335378
Daedalus
12-23-2005, 01:19 PM
I'm OK with him winning, as long as the judgement requires him to either walk or ride a tricycle everywhere he goes from now on. What a bonehead.
Grimm
12-23-2005, 01:34 PM
I hope he loses so bad they take his birthday away. :|
Houdini
12-23-2005, 02:02 PM
Sounds like he let off the gas at the wrong time - something you can't do with that type of car (dependent on rear wheels for traction and therefore weight shift to the rear under throttle) without your rear end fishtailing. Still, he wasn't legally drunk.

It sounds like he just screwed up while driving. I don't see any merit for a lawsuit. :shrug:

Didn't Kelsey Grammer do the same thing in his Viper a few years ago?
Grimm
12-23-2005, 05:16 PM
Sounds like he let off the gas at the wrong time - something you can't do with that type of car (dependent on rear wheels for traction and therefore weight shift to the rear under throttle) without your rear end fishtailing. Still, he wasn't legally drunk.

It sounds like he just screwed up while driving. I don't see any merit for a lawsuit. :shrug:

Didn't Kelsey Grammer do the same thing in his Viper a few years ago?
He wasn't leagaly drunk when they tested him an hour after the accident. Assuming a normal weight and metabolisim he was probably about 0.09 to0.10% BAH when the accidnet occured.
AlpineJay
12-23-2005, 06:30 PM
yeah this lawsuit sounds completely bogus. drunk or not drunk, this is absolutely ridiculous that a person incorrectly operating a high-risk vehicle is entitled to sue.
bachviet
12-23-2005, 10:07 PM
So he couldn't drive if his life depends on it and now he sues? Those justices are idiots too for allowing this to happen. :2far:
Houdini
12-23-2005, 10:31 PM
He wasn't leagaly drunk when they tested him an hour after the accident. Assuming a normal weight and metabolisim he was probably about 0.09 to0.10% BAH when the accidnet occured.

Inferring his BAC based on a delayed test isn't necessarily valid and won't stand up in court as a testament to his possible excessive BAC at the time of the accident. At any rate, don't drink and drive. :)
guiseppewv
12-28-2005, 06:54 PM
This idiot needs shot.