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Drunk driver for Quebec trucking company dead after 123-vehiclepileup in Michigan



 
 
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Old January 10th 15, 07:51 AM posted to rec.arts.tv,can.politics,sac.politics,rec.autos.driving,mi.news
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Default Drunk driver for Quebec trucking company dead after 123-vehiclepileup in Michigan

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

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Old January 11th 15, 07:45 PM posted to rec.arts.tv,can.politics,sac.politics,rec.autos.driving,mi.news
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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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Default Drunk driver for Quebec trucking company dead after 123-vehiclepileup in Michigan

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