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A few more details about yesterday's fatal car crash on the Brooklyn Bridge, which closed inbound lanes for hours. The Daily News has a photograph of the crumpled car and reports, "Investigators believe Andre Donald was traveling from his home in East New York, Brooklyn, just after 4 a.m. when he lost control of his 2008 gray Honda Accord and crashed. The [stationary, yellow] DOT truck, which was unoccupied, sported a flashing electronic arrow meant to alert motorists to its presence... Investigators are not certain what caused Donald to hit the well-marked yellow truck but were checking if he had been drinking in the hours before the accident, police sources said." And WPIX's Linda Church was at the bridge during the accident and said, "This car was literally trashed, the whole first half of it. It was a horrible accident... He somehow hit the back of this big bridge truck with all the yellow arrows. Hard to say how he missed it but clearly he missed it and clearly he was going very fast."
Driver Lost Control In Yesterday's Brooklyn Bridge Crash
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Losing Control of the Vehicle caused it to crash?
This is unheard of. Car's are supposed to drive themselves
Amazing headline; it blew my mind. What's next? "Shot Brooklyn Man Dies From Gunshot Wound?"
You don't need to be drunk to crash like that. All it takes is a few seconds of distraction. Cellphones, GPS, radios, eating, putting makeup on, whatever.
And driving way too fast.
Or texting while driving...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8I54mlK0kVw
Yikes - intense video.
As someone in a bad accident as a kid (pre-texting days), I can confirm that smashing a window with your head is no fun, especially when you're 9, and it results in a concussion.
I'm, of course, not implying this guy was texting or anything, but the fact that our politicians have yet to illegalize the use of such handheld distractions is crazy. I know enforcement is difficult, but if somebody causes an accident and subpoenaed records show they were texting/talking on the phone, there should be a minimum federal sentencing of 10 years per life destroyed.
With regards to this incident, it really is quite tragic - I feel for his family and friends.