Re: Tough Weekend
The accident looks totally avoidable to me. Almost a case for the Darwin Award. Am I a hardass? Not really. No one would feel sorry for me if I played Russian roulette with four chambers loaded. She was traveling at high speed at night. One loaded chamber. Some may say she wasn't, but that amount of damage does not happen at ten miles an hour. She was traveling with limited visability due to weather according to the video. Two loaded chambers. It was suggested that she was impared, due to the mention of other things I think this would be likely. A BAC would tell us for sure. Three loaded chambers. The attitude of those who oppose speed limits equals four loaded chambers.
I'm sure that I have offended many here. I am not a heartless guy. I do think that a strong, non PC analysis might help some others. Failure to cut off the gangreene when it is only a finger instead of waiting until it is past the shoulder is not saving someone from pain, but condeming them to death. I also enjoy boat races. When and where you cut the throttle open is important to others on the lake.
The sad part is the passenger paid the price. The captian is still responsible.
At least she did not run down others on the lake. I know of several times locally that that has happened in the last two years.
