Toni
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At his age, he could not have been a very experienced rig driver. And who knows how one will behave in an emergency. He may not have seen the runoff in time or may not have thought he could effect the maneuver. Or he may have simply panicked.Well, that's on him. His poor judgment and lack of composure cost four innocent people their lives and injured several others.It's almost certain that he did not register that he had a chance to use the runoff ramp. He surely was panicked. I would have been.
But some serious punishment is in order. "Time served" is not an appropriate sentence here!That said, I think the mandatory sentencing resulted in excessive length of sentence.
Maybe you’ve never made a driving error. I have and I’m grateful no one was hurt.