Ya'll realize no charges have been filed right? No law was broken? The police are "recommending" such charges, so lets keep that straight.
Pulling 450lbs the hitch rating is not the cause of this accident. So don't play the overweight game here. It's not valid unless someone can prove the trailer broke free because of this extra 450lbs, and even then....you're pressing your luck!
Where this person did go wrong, was safety chains and brakes. Had safety chains been properly fastened, the trailer would not have recklessly been lost. And if the emergency brakes we activated, that could have given people that extra second of response time needed to avoid the trailer.
All 3 of these criteria combined show a complete disrespect for safety, and safety of others on the road. This person does deserve to be charged, no doubt about it.
So who will follow this story? Who will post the follow up so we know what the real world result is? Will there even be a follow up article to post!?!? I bet none of the above, because its not "news" at that point.
