Josh Hancock was drunk, speeding, talking to GF while driving

[Exodor]

As a Royals fan I have a duty to hate the freaking Cardinals.


This makes me hate them that much more.

As the Administrator of Josh's estate, I have a duty to represent Josh's family regarding all of the issues related to his death and the overall administration of his estate, including any legal actions necessary against those who contributed to the untimely and unnecessary death of my son at the age of 29.

The person who "contributed to the untimely death of your son" was the moron who decided to get behind the wheel while drunk and high.

 

[skace]

Surprised he didn't sue the people who paved the road and the company who rented him the car.

 

[Phokus]

The father should sue himself for not raising his son well enough. What an ass.

 

[LS20]

"TUPELO - Attorneys for the father of the late St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock will file a lawsuit today against businesses and individuals the suit claims contributed to his death last month.

Named as defendants in the wrongful death suit are Mike Shannon's, a popular St. Louis restaurant, and its manager; a tow truck company and its driver; and the driver of a disabled vehicle. "


That is why people hate lawyers

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: LS20
"TUPELO - Attorneys for the father of the late St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock will file a lawsuit today against businesses and individuals the suit claims contributed to his death last month.

Named as defendants in the wrongful death suit are Mike Shannon's, a popular St. Louis restaurant, and its manager; a tow truck company and its driver; and the driver of a disabled vehicle. "


That is why people hate lawyers

The lawyers are just a means for people to pursue idiotic suits. The attorneys didn't initiate the lawsuit.

 

[mjrpes3]

Anyone notice the little nugget in the article that stated La Russa was charged with drunken driving back in March. Choose your words carefully, Tony!

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: RKS


The lawyers are just a means for people to pursue idiotic suits. The attorneys didn't initiate the lawsuit.

but theyre enablers. scumbags lawyers take ridiculous cases like this.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
What a Joke

TUPELO - Attorneys for the father of the late St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock will file a lawsuit today against businesses and individuals the suit claims contributed to his death last month.

Named as defendants in the wrongful death suit are Mike Shannon's, a popular St. Louis restaurant, and its manager; a tow truck company and its driver; and the driver of a disabled vehicle.................................

What a disgusting move for his family. Contributing to his death? -- He was double the legal limit drunk and evidence of drug use was in his rented vehicle, so you know it was used recently.

Why not just sue the Cardinals as well? Come on, suing the guy whose car broke down? :disgust:

This stuff amuses me. People sue over businesses selling to people until the customers are very drunk, but I bet you that these same people would be among the loudest to whine, "Nanny state!" if the government tried to put a limit on how much alcohol a company could serve to a person.

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: LS20

Originally posted by: RKS


The lawyers are just a means for people to pursue idiotic suits. The attorneys didn't initiate the lawsuit.

but theyre enablers. scumbags lawyers take ridiculous cases like this.

There are major sanctions that a lawyer can face for taking suits that have no merit. They don't take everything any moron walks in with but if there is even a slight legit claim then a lawyer would be doing a public disservice by not facilitating a clients request.

 

[Murpheeee]

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What a joke....he is blind drunk, but still the tow truck driver and the guy who broke down are to blame.....:roll:

 

[buzzsaw13]

How in any shape or form is the truck driver he crashed into liable for his death?

 

[waggy]

Other defendants include Eddie's Towing, the company whose flatbed tow truck was struck by Hancock's sport utility vehicle in the early hours of April 29; tow truck driver Jacob Edward Hargrove; and Justin Tolar, the driver whose stalled car on Interstate 64 was being assisted

wow. yeah he lost it.

 

[Matt2]

It's sad what happened to Hancock, but Hancock was the idiot at fault.

IMO, his father is only tarnishing the memory of his son.

EDIT:

Authorities said the 29-year pitcher had a blood content of nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol in his system when he crashed into the back of the tow truck. He was also speeding, using a cell phone and wasn't wearing a seat belt, Police Chief Joe Mokwa said after the accident. Marijuana also was found in the SUV.

 

[BigJ]

This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
How in any shape or form is the truck driver he crashed into liable for his death?

the truck driver should have known a drunk (and probably high) guy on a cell phone was comeing!

i can slightly understand seuing the driver and company. but to sue the guy who broke down?

WTF?



heh i was going to post this in a difrent thread. but it got locked. then seen it moved here.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: BigJ
This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

Did the tow truck driver have yellow flashing lights on?

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: BigJ
This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

Did the tow truck driver have yellow flashing lights on?

Doesn't say from the article. I'm betting more than likely yes. The prism driver and tow truck driver are probably going to get off, but they may try to make an example out of the bar for serving drunk patrons.

EDIT: Looks like they were from the article.

 

[mrjminer]

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: BigJ
This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

Did the tow truck driver have yellow flashing lights on?

Doesn't say from the article. I'm betting more than likely yes. The prism driver and tow truck driver are probably going to get off, but they may try to make an example out of the bar for serving drunk patrons.

From article:

Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, the tow truck came upon a disabled Geo Prism and stopped behind it with its yellow lights flashing to protect the car.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: mrjminer

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: BigJ
This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

Did the tow truck driver have yellow flashing lights on?

Doesn't say from the article. I'm betting more than likely yes. The prism driver and tow truck driver are probably going to get off, but they may try to make an example out of the bar for serving drunk patrons.

From article:

Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, the tow truck came upon a disabled Geo Prism and stopped behind it with its yellow lights flashing to protect the car.

OK, that seems sufficient to me, and I don't think road flares would have helped.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: mrjminer

Originally posted by: BigJ

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: BigJ
This case is going to be all messed up. In some states I believe it is the law to cut off patrons if they become visibly intoxicated and that they may be partially responsible for the events that occur as a result of this. The fact that a tow truck couldn't get the car out of an open lane doesn't help either. Neither does the fact that road flares weren't placed on the ground (which I'm sure the tow truck driver had).

And let me state this: I DO NOT THINK IT WAS ANYBODY'S FAULT EXCEPT THE PERSON WHO CHOSE TO DRINK AND DRIVE THAT NIGHT. I'm just commenting that things could get interesting.

Did the tow truck driver have yellow flashing lights on?

Doesn't say from the article. I'm betting more than likely yes. The prism driver and tow truck driver are probably going to get off, but they may try to make an example out of the bar for serving drunk patrons.

From article:

Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, the tow truck came upon a disabled Geo Prism and stopped behind it with its yellow lights flashing to protect the car.

OK, that seems sufficient to me, and I don't think road flares would have helped.

I doubt very much they would have. the guy was drunk, talking ona cell phone and most likely high.

 

[UsandThem]

I wonder why the aren't blaming the cell phone company and the girl he was talking to when the crash occured.

I mean, it looks like they are blaming everyone else.

Lawyers:|

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: UsandThem
I wonder why the aren't blaming the cell phone company and the girl he was talking to when the crash occured.

I mean, it looks like they are blaming everyone else.

Lawyers:|

hahahha good point.

 

[cubby1223]

I could just imagine the courtroom defense for the vehicle's driver & the tow truck driver. Fact 1: hundreds of sober drivers were able to safely avoid the incident. Fact 2: one very intoxicated person, likely also high on marijuana, talking on a cell phone, crashes. Case close, defendants win. No trial by jury would *ever* find the defendants guilty.

 

[jjones]

He missed a few to sue. The company that built the car, the company that rented it to him, the oil company that refined the gasoline, the gas station that sold it to him, the entire state for not providing someone to tuck him into his car and make sure he had his seat belt fastened securely, the cell phone maker, the cell service provider, the girl on the phone, her parents for conceiving her.

Oh, and he should sue the god of whatever religion he subscribes to for making his son an idiot.

 

[zanejohnson]

sounds like he was having a dandy time.