Finally someone with actual sense!

How do you no he was switching lanes and driving reckless??? You don’t he was traveling and didn’t realize there was a car stalled that had no hazard and swerved, it’s a fucking traffic accidents, he wasn’t drunk and look there trying to ruin a man’s life over a traffic accident 😂😂 pathetic, your comment is not irrelevant bc you dunno how he was driving

Not only did he hit a disabled vehicle (with no functioning hazard lights) it looks like he had to cut around to other slow moving or non moving vehicles to do so. Really, though, we're missing 2 crucial seconds prior to his impact with that disabled vehicle. Was he simply to far right of center, or did he actively attempt to enter the right hand lane after the two stopped vehicles and hit the third? I can understand if he was just a bit too far right - those lanes look scary narrow and I'd tend to ease right, myself, when facing an oncoming semi with only two yellow lines separating us, though I'd be a great deal more alert as to why those other two cars were stopped.

I hate people who drive like idiots

Not to mention he looks like H3H3

No doubt. What a scumbag.

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Not defending him or anything but he hit a semi truck head on lol he probably can’t walk

Something tells me taking accountability for his actions has never been a thing he does.

Exactly

Not an accident. This was 100% preventable.

Driving on a suspended license needs to be made CRIMINAL, cars are deadly weapons in the wrong hands.

​@@hydrocarbon8272It already is, and so is a stick.

He's out on bond. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ but if he injured a celebrity...

@@hydrocarbon8272 a pencil is deadly is a deadly weapon in the wrong hands also js

The car was stalled on the bridge. That was not his fault. Driving without a license was.

although it is true it does happen everyday BUTT it can also be seirious

his lawyer has to do his job so I don't blame him for doing what he is supposed. Everyone is entitled to a lawyer and their day in court. However, he was reckless in his driving, was driving on a suspended license for this behavior, so it is clear he didn't learn anything and deserves to face harsher punishment than what the lawyer is trying to get for him.

That's just the words he says to get paid. He's a lawyer. His job is to get the perspective where his client is coming off as good as possible. If you leave out all the negative stuff about the driver and just focus on what doesn't make him look bad. It will be a traffic accident with no serious injuries.

​@@kekke2000Define serious injuries... I am sure the prosecution will have the truck driver on the stand talking about her therapy sessions and lost employment opportunities from the PTSD dangling over a bridge unsure if you are going to die.

Wat? He head-on'ed a semi out of his own negligence while driving illegally. It would be a miracle if he weren't seriously injured, nor would a reasonable person feel any sympathy for him in court.

@JonBrase He glanced off the rig....if he hit that truck head on, he would most likely not have been in the courtroom.

why make up nonsense ? like why ?

The defense for the Golden State Killer had him in a wheelchair for the same reason. There is nothing new about courtroom theatrics. Sad, but true.

@@JonBrase head on He'd be dead. and maybe she would have not gone all the way across the lanes. wow the over reaction from a little truck of the 18 wheeler is clear.

Tbf the lawyer has nothing to work with

​@@tetristime9691 Yeah, that's right. We have something in NSW Australia where the a lawyer can defend someone they know is guilty as long as they "do not lie or knowingly mislead the court".

You can tell by his demeanor even just sitting there basically rolling his eyes. POS

It's kind of their job to defend their client, no matter how bad their case is.

If you have ever seen the truly innocent taken to court you would understand defense lawyers are necessary and the profession should never, ever be looked down on.

They're still doing it anyways 🤦

​@yeety6415 pretty sure the guy in the pick up went to jail... if by "everyone" you mean the defense lawyer well that's their job.

There is this thing called crash scene investigations and the people who conduct them are very good at piecing together what happened...

But should it have been newsworthy? Not sure how the truck driver managed to veer hard left and send it over the fricken side did she even use the brakes? Why do I only get to see footage of her driving _before_ the crash - with her head propped up by an arm and a disinterested stare?

@@BigRamifications Last time I checked, news outlets decide what’s newsworthy or not.

even the rescuers said this was so random.

@@BigRamifications watch other videos.

Huh

Preach.

Ok. All that for a 2% decrease in that crime????? SMH 😂😂😂

Ok. All that for a 2% decrease in that particular crime????? Smh😂😂😂

We can't do that. God forbid we hurt their feelings! /sarc

@@Poundingsand Half of Congress would have to take Lyft to the capital! 🤣🤣🤣

Or maybe someone else would have caused it.. Fate is a hard mistress.

That is very simplistic and childish reasoning.

If we had literally any other options, a lot of us wouldn't be driving. We are all forced to drive everywhere. It's how this country is designed. Bike lanes are extremely dangerous or non-existent, sidewalks are inconsistent (or also non-existant), and public transportation is unreliable (or again, non-existant). Everything is spaced a six hour walk away anyways. We literally have no other options. That's why so many people drive on suspended licences.

@@MrTrevortxeartxe Most people with suspended licenses have them because they are bad people and broke the law. The real reason people even lose their license, generally, is because of lawbreaking. They need to face the consequences of their actions, take responsibility, and walk everywhere like people used to. Yes, you can walk 5 miles to work....people used to do that, I've done that, and it's possible to do it today. Is it fun? No. Is it responsible? Yes.

@@gregorygrimm5540 the pickup driver.

I agree

You clearly do not know what "attempted murder" is.

@EMCF_ oh I know what it is. Still doesn't change what I said

Nah... brother's just checked out. Not much going on in that melon.

Trying to arrest someone over their face ? 🧐

​@billted3323 its called body language and facial expression you DING DONG

​@billted3323 its called body language and facial expression DING DONG

@@billted3323 Guessing your face causes you problems and this is a sore subject.

It's a miracle trial!

@@dbclass4075 Lol

And probably back into a car

Sounds like the "Miracle Flights of Southwest Airlines"

And drive home

Well, that's the lawyer's job - rigorously defend the client.

Whether he was being a dumbass or not, it was in fact literally an accident. Unless you're claiming that he intentionally swerved his truck into the path of an 18-wheeler. Which would make him suicidal. To help you out, here's the relevant definition of the word "accident".... "2 a : an unfortunate event resulting especially from carelessness or ignorance. was involved in a traffic accident" That sounds an awful lot like what he did. So yes, accident is in fact the correct word.... Words ain't hard, and the internet gives you easy access to literally every definition humans have for everything.

Of course it is an accident. There is still culpability, but are you trying to suggest that the pick up driver's actions were voluntary?

Hey come on you heard his lawyer, it was an accident. He accidentally forgot his licence was suspended and accidentally forgot to stop for obstructions and accidentally forgot to stay in his lane. Total accident.

Exactly. If he had a long, perfect driving history, it would have been a different story.

@@Roddy556making excuses as usual 🤡 🚮

​@@Roddy556I love the sarcasm 😂

Close! But not quite! What held the truck up actually WAS the ANGLE, and not an ANGEL at all. If the truck had been dangling at a steeper ANGLE it would have fallen. No ANGELS involved! How neat is that?

The kingpin held the truck in place.

Perhaps actual enforcement of the current rules and regulations?

Let’s make everyone else’s insurance more costly.😂

Don't bring insurance into this; that's a whole separate issue.

@@lelandgaunt9985 Let's just let criminals go free 🤣 what a stupid comment. And you actually think you're being clever. Jesus Christ. Embarrassingly dumb

tough on crime means tough on you. It will change nothing about how they treat people you don't like.

Crazy. The guy may have been driving fast weaving in and out of traffic. But, if it were not for the ELECTRIC VEHICLE that ran OUT of Power and stalled in the lane with NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS on in the middle of busy traffic there would not have been an accident.

​@@joelrudzinski6829 You sound fckn stupid. Shut the hell up.

@@joelrudzinski6829I like how you put electric vehicle in caps, as if it’s relevant at all, gas vehicles can run out of gas and get stuck or have other failures as well, happens all the time, the job of a driver is to pay attention to what’s ahead of them, drive safely to be able to deal with it safely, I’ve been a driver for almost 10 years and cars being stuck in a lane or accidents etc is something I see daily, he dealt with this minor situation in the worst way possible, a little bit of patience would’ve gone a long way for him.

How long do you want them in prison for?

I agree. Look at the expression on his face and especially his eyes. To me he still thinks 'poor little me. Life treats me so bad.'

Flee what? We only see video *AFTER* the first impact. We don't see sh*t that happens in the seconds leading up to it. So what was he attempting to flee on what was effectively a single-lane road with medium/heavy traffic? No arguments that he done fu*ked up BAD, but we're being spoon fed a very small segment of the event. As the detective was saying 'speeding, weaving in and out of traffic'... uhhh, when? Prior to the accident, or at some other scene?

Huh? Don't get me wrong... He's a POS but he wasn't fleeing. He was careening out of control after striking a stalled car. The point of impact with the truck happens only seconds after striking stalled car

@@SnowPiercer1975 I doubt the car was stalled. More like ran out of gas

@@billted3323 Does it really matter why the car was stopped? I said stalled because that's what the news reports said

​@@SnowPiercer1975 Does it matter? Well, I would have to know why they lied. I'd be guessing All I know for sure is that every car built after 1970's is designed to never stall, Stall is a specific term, I assume this news story went through an editor and was not a mix up in wording

He's out on bond because if the court system had kept in jail blm would have FALSELY ACCUSED the court of being racist towards him because he us a minority .

Thank you!!! They never learn. Smdh

Lack of regulations u get a clown show

@@Bowlingguy2007 Soros funded corruption.

You think that dude can afford another car? 😂

...because he should be released on bond; even in a more serious case....innocent until proven guilty. Further; he drove with a suspended license; as far as crimes go; that's not prison worthy unless people get injured; and even then, very light sentence barring impairment.

WTF one photo and You're able to tell everything he is thinking and feeling, over dramatic much?...smh...

@@heatherking8689 you his wife?

@@xXxpowerbagxXx Well if I was you would already know that answer, since you're his man .. I have 18yrs with a real man who doesn't break the law , or make stupid ass decisions. But one thing I am is a person who doesn't make bs up and put in out in the world to make others believe bs that's not true or not been proven bc I'm one that rmtreats others how I want treated and I wouldn't want ppl making up bs and make others believe it to make me look bad bc someone who actually drives under the influence is a POS who pisses me off seeing these babies being killed bc of POS that want to drink and drive ... So that's something I would never want accused of , so I wouldn't lie making someone else look like a POS ...he made a shitty choice to drive wo a license and impeding and making ignorant traffic moves but it wasn't his fault some fool leaves a dead car on a traffic packed bridge that you must keep up the speed of traffic or get the hell ran all over you and then a stalled car wasn't his fault

Correction: AFF.

​@@heatherking8689 You need help.

Interesting... interesting how you clowns pull a narrative out your ass. His only fault is a suspended license, as such that is all he was cited for.

XD

I used to walk across that bridge all the time and its really high up. There was a lady a few years ago who almost drove off the side of it and where she went through the railing they just zip-tied a farm gate to cover up the gap and then just left it like that for years. There's rusty plates covering the expansion joints you can look straight down to the river through. Its a real piece of crap. I will say those curbs are like 10" tall so I don't know how these people are getting over them but they do.

It's scary to think that this waste of oxygen was in the same state as me at some point

maybe she should have been a less casual about driving her semi. She looked like she was chilling at home watching TV.

You are the problem with this world. Even implying that she could have done something to prevent this reveals how brain dead and lacking you are.

​@@MrRidleyDog you can't seriously be blaming the one who got hit because a guy was driving in her lane....

@@nostoneunturned7641 not blaming her, but her casual attitude towards driving a big rig probably lead to her overreacting when she finally realized she was in trouble.

@@MrRidleyDogShe didn’t overreact you idiot. You can even see her actions in the video for Christ sake. Would you rather have her slam into the stalled car and potentially injure and kill them, or maybe she should have paid it no mind and kept going and slammed into the cars in front of her. Did you and your feeble little brain not see how tight that bridge was? Even in the video, the are no sudden jerks to the front of the semi, indicating that she didn’t over correct. You sound fucking dumb

What would disabled people do? Kick him?

Did u notice that she was resting her head on her left hand while she was driving? At least I thought she was.

@@fredswartz1969Yes I’ve scrolled and have not seen anyone comment on that yet. Also, how does an in control semi careen off the opposite side of 4-lane road when struck from that same direction? Picture right hand at two o-clock, body thrown into window when struck, which way is steering wheel going with right hand at two o’clock?

@@antelopic had the same questions. Guess she was on autopilot while resting her head on her arm.

Well having said that. What do you think about her being in that lane? That bridge is narrow and not an area for passing. So why was she in that lane? Her in cab camera shows she’s not paying attention. 1 hand on her chin. I’ve never done that as a truck driver. Left lane is for passing. That bridge was so narrow not for trucks to be passing. Plus she really wasn’t gaining on the truck in front. Can’t wait another minute to be off the bridge? So in my mind this seems avoidable by the truck driver. Only pass when necessary and when safe. So improper lane use contributed to this.

@@bobboy5508 the left lane is for passing for all I know she was passing and you don't know any different. If it's safe enough for two big rigs it's safe enough for passing really don't care what you did or did not do. If it was prohibited the bridge would have said so. In actuality it would have said no Lane changes😚

The"stalked car" is an ev. The woman driving the ev knew it was having battery issues but chose to try and drive it to a specific shop instead of having it towed. She should be partially responsible

@@Seri-KatilThat may work in your “unique” way of thinking. But thankfully it won’t work in a court of law in this country. ✌️

Yes, I'm sure this guy has 1.7 million dollars. First thing on everyone's mind is money, all the time, every second of every day. Fair warning, these desperate outcries with "pay up reee!" Just let's everyone know you are poor.

He needs to be in jail too. It should not be just financial penalties.

And the costs of rescuing the driver, and for the heavy towing company that removed the truck from the bridge. The illegal driver probably does not have that kind of money!

He might just be a lawyer assigned to him. You have a right to a defense attorney.

I hope the semi truck driver is there to give a statement and ask the court for the maximum sentence cause this guy will never learn

No accident he illegal try to past the flat bed truck carring wood

People need to learn the slow tf down part it's not a race and it's not a sports car pickup trucks are a different animal

Nissans driving like Lamborghini’s in my city

@@TJ-100 Around where I live it's all models... and they apparently have no concern that it's netting them 9 miles per gallon, tops. And they pitch a fit about gas prices...

​@@TJ-100Altima Drivers 💀💀💀

Okay so what if it was a porsche?

Yeah. He made it sound like the police were out to get him because "it was in the media". When the police charged him, it hadn't hit the media yet. Dumb attorney is dumb.

I don't think you can conclude that he was fleeing the scene. He bounced off of the car he hit and hadn't yet had time to come to a stop. Maybe he didn't intend to stop, but you can't prove that based on the available evidence.

I would assume that he lost control of the vehicle to go into the other lane like that. It’s the driving without a license part that’s the issue.

Great point!

Are you saying the defense attorney shouldn’t be representing their client?

@@NemeanLion- Correct. We have video evidence of a truck crossing the double yellow. This entire court preciding is a waste of time. No excuse for everything that truck did when it is daytime. I drive more than anyone in this comment section. Daytime is ZERO excuse to ever cause an accident. You have to have non functioning eyeballs/brain.

There wouldn’t be news coverage lol. Shit like that happens everyday.

His argument was ridiculous. I’ve been in 3 accidents and I have never been thrown off a bridge and dangled over a body of water for 40 minutes. I can confidently say most people who have been in a traffic accident haven’t experienced anything close to that. He tried to make it seem like what he did and the damage caused was equivalent to someone getting t boned. The nerve of him to say stop complaining this was an everyday accident.

Everyone deserves a defense attorney in court to secure the balance of the justice ⚖️ system.

lol, classic comment of a person that does not understand how the justice system works. Im glad a brainless dolt typed it out for the thousandth time on one of these videos

@@SeashelleBytheseashoreit’s not about deserving defense or not. The lawyer was as callous & as careless as his client. He (much like his client) showed zero remorse for his client’s actions (not even to appeal emotionally to the court🤦🏽‍♀️), speaking about the accident as if it was a fender bender that hadn’t nearly cost another human their life (not to mention the rescuers who risked their lives to save hers, plus the time & cost of equipment & effort to get her from over the bridge in a damaged & dangling truck cab). How heartless can people be?? The logic is just not there for many these day, even “professionals” like lawyers. His better defense would’ve been to focus on the stalled vehicle, to be apologetic about it, & to sell the driver’s story as to why he was driving on suspended licenses (was he heading to work, going to help someone else, Etc.) It was a jerk move in the lawyer’s end, honestly.

@@memp9786 It may have been a jerk move. But think about the statistics of people who drive without a license, revoked license, have had DUIs or if they haven't someone in their families do. And not to single out a general area, but Louisville, Northern KY and southern IN. I think the lawyer was pointing out, it's a traffic accident. On any other day, this could be you, your family member, your friend. On any other day what do the cops charge in this situation? Except for it being an 18 wheeler hanging from a bridge on the news, what would make his charges be any different? I think the lawyers approach won him some points especially when they start digging in the previous cases of the departments and the cops involved. Just playing devil's advocate.

That's not a suspension bridge....

@@125AXer I didn't want to confuse the jury, but we'll try your way and see how it goes -- cantilevered truss bridge. Heck, if Trump's counsel allowed himself to be overruled re calling Costello to the stand, I can be adventurous, too.

The lawyers are just doing their job

@@TJ-100 Never said that weren't. Just that they don't have souls.

@@TJ-100 What's the difference between a deceased dog in the road and a deceased lawyer? Skid marks BEFORE the dog and AFTER the lawyer.

@@xoxokrissi that went over your heard I see

@@amzarnacht6710 corny

yes he definitely has one

I was going to say this is as much on the DOT for not having a structure with a breakdown lane and maybe even on the car that broke down for entering the bridge with a faulty vehicle. However the low speed limit accommodates those issues. So its all on him. Now if it is 35 and she was doing that how was she not able to stop? I understand her steering was disabled but she could have even yanked the trailer brake. She gets cleared too from the literally 3 seconds to react which she rightfully spent trying to regain her lane steering.

​@@jasonwagner6523She was not able to stop because the force of the collision took out her steering wheel and disabled her brakes by severing her brake lines. Without air pressure, her brakes failed.

​@@jasonwagner6523...I agree with you on this. Speed limit of 35, that semi driver wasn't looking far enough ahead ... Did she see the stalled vehicle? If so, why didnt she anticipate cars would try to get around it? She didn't see the possibilities. I drove OTR for 18 years. I'm not assigning blame on her, BUT, I believe she contributed to the severity. That being said, the dude in the pickup is in some SERIOUS TROUBLE.

@@johnpendley5263 that is not how air brakes work. When the lines are disconnected the brakes apply. That is how when they disconnect a trailer from the tractor the trailer doesn’t roll away. Air pressure is needed to release the brakes and allow the wheels to roll. No hate here, just information 😊

​@@jasonwagner6523 I want to say a SEMI TRUCK has a lot of inertia, even at 35 mph. A truck driver can slam the brakes but they'll keep going forward and probably end up causing their trailer to tip or something. It should be common sense that you just don't mess with trucks on the road .

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😂😂😂😂😂

why dont truck's have RUN FLAT TIRES on their steering tires??? seems any blowout or flat in front, BANG!!! CANT STEER AND CRASH.

It was a vehicle accident. Her plummeting to the water is the result of the bridge having zero protection. There’s not even a concrete barrier between opposing traffic lanes. This incident was bound to happen sooner or later on this bridge.

It's not an accident, it's a collision. Propaganda got everyone thinking backwards.

That's ridiculous.

You should not lose your freedom forever for something as small as driving while suspended. Calm down and get off the internet for a bit, you need some rest.

Life sentences can be given for drunk driving cases that causes death.

@@unknown-xf4ko Ok? Was he drunk? No one died or was seriously injured.

I think locked up for life is a bit heavy, but he should not have a driver's license for the rest of his life, and every violation should come with increasing periods of jail time. He could certainly get to life in jail that way, if he continues in his stupid ways, but that would be his own doing.

That’s his job to defend even if the person is guilty he is trying to lower the sentence of the guy

@saitama9529 yes but is disgusting what they say. You can defend without sounding like a 💩.

@ginijasso The lawyer is doing their job, doesn't matter if you're a good, bad, evil, or a nice person, you got to protect yourself. Imagine if the amendment didn't exists, then there's gonna be a lot of people locked in the system with little help.

He got it from goodwill bro

It's only because he's a man, and the semi driver a woman. Had they both been men, the majority would be blaming the pickup. But because the semi driver was a woman, she's automatically at fault while they defend him. It's scary how people think.

​@@sallyj632 No, hes at fault. However she should never have been in that lane in a semi on that bridge. She made it dangerous for herself leaving no margin of error. Coming from a truck driver.

@@lloydchristmas1086 I'm trying to find what the rule says in regards to bridges and semis being in the left lane. Can't seem to find a solid answer. I understand semis are told to keep right on the highway(not a bridge), unless they are passing a slower vehicle. This is mainly due to their massive blind spots on their right, so I get that. However, this bridge has a limit of 35mph, which is what she was doing. She was doing the max speed already on that bridge. Perhaps she was intending to pass once she finished crossing, and the speed limit bumped back up?? I've done that before on bridges (not in a semi, just a regular vehicle) - keep at 35/40mph until I finish crossing. Then I pick it back up once we're beyond the bridge. Oh, and one more thing to note, on the Indiana side of this bridge those 2 lanes are originally separated (meaning they're not side by side until you're on the bridge). Who's to say she didn't enter the bridge from the left hand lane to begin with? If she entered via the right hand lane, I'd agree. But if she entered via the left hand lane, wouldn't it make sense for her to keep the left lane until she passes whoever entered on the right?

Really? He shouldn't have been driving in the first place considering his suspended license...what is there to justify lol damn some people are brainless.

​@@lloydchristmas1086You're lost. That is the bridge to use to get to the KFC yum center, the baseball stadium, all of central downtown Louisville. Clearly you driving a truck doesn't allow you the expertise to keep your mouth shut when you don't know what you're talking about. I'm glad you don't drive that route.

While hanging there for dear life I'm pretty sure prayers were said.

the guy? yeah, he will be fine

@@user-dw8mj8tb2l the gal that was hanging off the bridge by a thread.

If the offenders car hit the left front, it could have forced the steering to the left, possibly rupturing the steering ram, and the poor woman had no chance of getting any control before the truck left the Bridge!

Just out of curiosity what is the drop?

Plus the moron was driving with a suspended license. Being in a wheelchair, slouching with a vacant look in his eyes shows what a sociopath he is.

She likely steered right in an attempt to avoid the collision and then over-corrected to the left.

She was driving with one had. Likely the impact knocked the wheel out of her hand and she panicked

Driver was bored and inattentive with one hand on the wheel and the other leaned behind her head and on the door. Simple braking needed but her foot probably slipped and hit the accelerator because of her side goggling posture.

if you see the full dashcam on the other video, you can see that she tried to turn right but the semi kept going left. im suspecting that the steering was damaged the moment it was hit by the oncoming truck.

The driver's side steer wheel was struck and broke from the semi. No amount of steering right will keep you going straight. It will naturally veer left with a broken left side steer wheel.

It’s a bridge going over a large river. It’s probably less than .01% of road infrastructure within 1000s of miles. The chance of it happening on there was super slim. It’s a bridge ma’am, not a ten lane freeway. The stupidity of some people on here.

Stalled car

I guess it was stalled, but yeah and as someone who’s driven that bridge while traveling a few times now, I hate that bridge. It’s so narrow. It’s definitely one of the more sketchier parts of my journeys. I rank it a “6” and for reference, I rank driving through mountains along side brainless interstate drivers who don’t understand proper braking with slopes a solid “10”.

It was an EV that ran out of power and couldn't even flash hazard lights because of it. Don't forget, they want these vehicles to be the only vehicles on the road in less than 10 years.

@@Epic_C You're right! The woman was bringing the car home after picking it up from the dealership, she was heading to the nearest charger which was within the car's projected "mileage remaining" range when it just turned off on her. I'm pretty sure she bought the car that day, which is why she was on her way home from the dealership, but don't quote me on that, it might have been in for service.

@@Epic_Cthat car should be investigated if it was an appropriate stop and charged too, a lot of people would run out of power if we all had them

Isn’t Ukraine for freedom and democracy! Aren’t you supposed to be supporting this? Not the single mom who sucked at driving and almost killed herself. Fetching at straws in the black community

Fetching at straws 😂

STRAW FETCHER!!! Scarecrow!!!

Ugo Lord