Motorhome driver sentenced in fatal accident

dodge guy wrote:
Well that's how it should've turned out. It was an accident not intentional!

Sorry for the loss of the officer and his families suffering!

I have gone back to your very fist response to this terrible crash.

I quote from the content of the story.
"There was a lot of congestion in the area at the time of the crash because the northbound entrance to I-65 was blocked after a pickup truck hauling a large trailer overturned.

Petrina had responded to the scene and parked his squad car behind a TDOT truck. Both vehicles had their lights flashing and there were orange cones behind the cruiser and the truck.

According to police, Diver tried to go between the police car and the TDOT truck in his large motor home. He reportedly sideswiped the TDOT truck and a trailer attached to his motor home hit Petrina, who was thrown underneath."


The words "There was a lot of congestion in the area"

Really stand out to me, when I see congestion I don't decide to charge through with either a empty TV or with the 5er in tow!

The other words that stand out are;

"Both vehicles had their lights flashing and there were orange cones behind the cruiser and the truck."

Sounds like the TDOT driver and Officer had done the necessary, steps to mark the crash area a head.

At the very least the guy should have spent one night in jail, and the real minimum of no less than 30 days.
Yes, he needs to live with the fact his actions caused a needless death, but it seems that some are really not affected by that. He may or may not be one to carry the guilt with him for life.