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Old January 11th 15, 06:45 PM posted to rec.arts.tv,can.politics,sac.politics,rec.autos.driving,mi.news
Rhino
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Default Drunk driver for Quebec trucking company dead after 123-vehiclepileup in Michigan

On 2015-01-10 1:51 AM, Kal wrote:
> GALESBURG, Mich. - Police say a driver for a Quebec trucking
> company has died in a 123-vehicle pileup along a snowy Michigan
> interstate that caused fires on trucks carrying fireworks and
> acid.
>
> Michigan State Police Lt. Rick Pazder says the Friday morning
> accident killed a trucker and injured at least 23 people who
> were taken to hospitals.
>
> He says investigators believe most vehicles were in westbound
> lanes.
>
> Investigators say all hazardous materials from the crash have
> burned off. By Friday afternoon, authorities had lifted
> advisories for nearby residents to stay inside.
>
> Authorities are blaming snow, wind and poor visibility for the
> accidents.
>
> The crashes occurred in eastern Kalamazoo County, near Galesburg.
>
> http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/driver-f...cking-company-
> dead-after-123-vehicle-pileup-in-michigan-1.2181123
>


Where do you see the word "drunk" in the story you've cut and pasted? I
don't see anything that precludes the possibility that the driver was
stone cold sober and simply hit a patch of ice that caused him to lose
control and participate in the collision.

It's insulting to the memory of the driver to declare him drunk without
a scintilla of evidence. The report you cite says that snow, wind and
poor visibility were to blame, not drunkeness.

How would you like someone to add the word "drunk" to a story about your
death when there was no justification for it?

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Rhino
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