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Post by Chattanooga Police on Aug 23, 2008 11:42:10 GMT -5
08/23/08
This morning around 1:30 am Chattanooga Police Traffic Investigators were called to 5600 Brainerd Rd on a traffic accident involving a motorcycle.
The initial investigation shows a 1998 Nissan Frontier Pick up was in the turning lane and turned left into the pathway of a 1985 Harley Davidson Motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle Danny Tuner 46 of Whitwell TN was pronounced DOA at the scene, the passenger of the motorcycle Lisa Angle 45 also of Whitwell was rushed to Erlanger Hospital where she later succumb to her injuries.
The driver of the Nissan pickup had been drinking alcohol. A blood sample was taken and will be sent to TBI for analysis. Charges against the driver of the Nissan are pending.
The name of the driver of the Nissan truck has not been released.
These are Chattanooga ’s 17th traffic fatality for the year.
Lt. Kim Noorbergen
CPD PIO
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Post by Warkitty on Aug 23, 2008 15:16:56 GMT -5
Always remember when riding a motorcycle. Anyone with 4 or more wheels is actively trying to kill you.
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Post by frayne on Aug 23, 2008 15:23:00 GMT -5
Always remember when riding a motorcycle. Anyone with 4 or more wheels is actively trying to kill you. Absolutely true, throw in being out at 1:30 am on a Friday or Saturday night and you probably increase your odds of an accident threefold. |
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Post by doughlady on Aug 23, 2008 17:42:44 GMT -5
Of if the cyclist is going at least 90 to 100 miles per hour as one was last evening on highway 27 as we were heading to the Lookouts game. He had a passenger (which we barely saw because of the speed), and when I first saw the headlines on this post, I fully expected it to be that cyclist.
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Post by Warkitty on Aug 24, 2008 12:51:41 GMT -5
You mean biker. Cyclists are on human powered vehicles.
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Post by Kordax on Aug 24, 2008 17:28:59 GMT -5
In thinking about this particular wreck where it was reported that a youthful driver had been drinking & in thinking about another recent motorcycle fatality where the female at-fault driver was barely given a slap on the wrist by a grandstanding, effete judge, I wish that at-fault killer drivers were forced (if it takes them a lifetime) to pay for the life they took. And I mean pay the future value of a lost life plus damages to others -- PAY, PAY, PAY you slimy b@stard killers regardless of how little insurance your sorry @ss carries -- pay the estate of the deceased or his/her relatives THE DAMN FULL AMOUNT OF ANY & ALL JUDGMENTS without fail or the system should toss the killer into a debtors' prison for the rest of their gd life if they choose to become deadbeats.
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Post by RuneDeer on Aug 24, 2008 19:23:06 GMT -5
You mean biker. Cyclists are on human powered vehicles. I always found that amusing - kind of like the "drive on a parkway but park in a driveway" paradox. |
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Post by frayne on Aug 24, 2008 19:29:55 GMT -5
In thinking about this particular wreck where it was reported that a youthful driver had been drinking & in thinking about another recent motorcycle fatality where the female at-fault driver was barely given a slap on the wrist by a grandstanding, effete judge, I wish that at-fault killer drivers were forced (if it takes them a lifetime) to pay for the life they took. And I mean pay the future value of a lost life plus damages to others -- PAY, PAY, PAY you slimy b@stard killers regardless of how little insurance your sorry @ss carries -- pay the estate of the deceased or his/her relatives THE DAMN FULL AMOUNT OF ANY & ALL JUDGMENTS without fail or the system should toss the killer into a debtors' prison for the rest of their gd life if they choose to become deadbeats. I agree 100% and I think I know of the other MC accident you speak of. |
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Post by tcrashfx on Aug 25, 2008 3:06:00 GMT -5
That is the civil end of things, Kordax. On the Criminal ends of things, the Tennessee Vehicular Homicide Statute is too weak and the penalties no more than a slap on the wrist for it to have an effectiveness.
39-13-213. Vehicular homicide
(a) Vehicular homicide is the reckless killing of another by the operation of an automobile, airplane, motorboat or other motor vehicle, as the proximate result of: (1) Conduct creating a substantial risk of death or serious bodily injury to a person; (2) The driver's intoxication, as set forth in § 55-10-401. For the purposes of this section, “intoxication” includes alcohol intoxication as defined by § 55-10-408, drug intoxication, or both; or (3) As the proximate result of conduct constituting the offense of drag racing as prohibited by title 55, chapter 10, part 5. (b) (1) Vehicular homicide under subsection (a)(1) or (a)(3) is a Class C felony. (2) Vehicular homicide under subsection (a)(2) is a Class B felony. (c) The court shall prohibit a defendant convicted of vehicular homicide from driving a vehicle in this state for a period of time not less than three (3) years nor more than ten (10) years. [Acts 1989, ch. 591, § 1; T.C.A., § 39-13-209; Acts 1990, ch. 1038, § 4; 1995, ch. 415, § 1; 2006, ch. 971, §§ 2, 3.] As reported, very few of these MC vs. car crashes meet the elements for Vehicular Homicide, leaving the Civil Courts to pick up the pieces which they do ineffectively. |
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Post by dvc on Aug 25, 2008 3:35:06 GMT -5
When I first heard this I thought it was someone I knew.Same name and a motorcycle rider but this guy was older and a Harley rider.Still tragic nonetheless.
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