The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, apologized after the crash and acknowledged he had been texting while driving, a witness said Friday.
Jody Kuchler told The Associated Press he was driving behind the truck and had seen it moving erratically prior to the Wednesday collision on a two-lane road about 75 miles west (120 km) of San Antonio, near the town of Concan. Kuchler said the truck had crossed the center line several times while he followed it.
Kuchler, 55, a self-employed welder, said he and his girlfriend were driving back to their home in the nearby town of Leakey when he came across a truck that was driving erratically across the road.
"He kept going off the road and into oncoming traffic and he just kept doing that," said Kuchler, who followed the truck for at least 15 minutes.
Kuchler said he called the sheriff's offices for both Uvalde and Real counties and told them "they needed to get him off the road before he hit somebody."
Kuchler said he witnessed the crash and afterward, he checked on both the bus and the truck and was able to speak with the driver of the truck, who has been identified by the Texas Department of Public Safety as 20-year-old Jack Dillon Young, of Leakey.
"He said, 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was texting.' I said, 'Son, do you know what you just did?' He said, 'I'm sorry. I'm sorry,'" Kuchler recalled.
It might be killing your self respect if you feel hung up about it.It doesnt matter if Texas has no ban on texting, he'll still be charged with reckless endangerment or something similar.
But yeah, I would not be surprised if he ends up with a minor sentence.
I kinda feel a bit sorry for people addicted to their phones.
Then I remember I'm addicted to porn and the pity turns to sympathy.
Of course, my porn addiction hasnt killed 13 senior citizens on a bus ride.
Thats it. I am done texting whilst driving. I almost never did but now for sure am done.
You probably just need to alter your technique. I'm up to 35 senior citizens this year already.It doesnt matter if Texas has no ban on texting, he'll still be charged with reckless endangerment or something similar.
But yeah, I would not be surprised if he ends up with a minor sentence.
I kinda feel a bit sorry for people addicted to their phones.
Then I remember I'm addicted to porn and the pity turns to sympathy.
Of course, my porn addiction hasnt killed 13 senior citizens on a bus ride.
Texas Republican Congressional delegation will give him a medal for cutting Social Security rolls.
Common sense would dictate you pull over if you have that much texting to do. But I guess the texting of this high school dropout were more important than the safety and lives of others.
It doesnt matter if Texas has no ban on texting, he'll still be charged with reckless endangerment or something similar.
But yeah, I would not be surprised if he ends up with a minor sentence.
I kinda feel a bit sorry for people addicted to their phones.
Then I remember I'm addicted to porn and the pity turns to sympathy.
Of course, my porn addiction hasnt killed 13 senior citizens on a bus ride.
Since we don't consider killing people while texting to be a big deal
Since we don't consider killing people while texting to be a big deal, I would say the over-under for this guy's sentence is 6 months per person = 6.5 years in jail. Out in 4 years with good behavior.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/callers-reported-swerving-pickup-deadly-bus-crash-050524425.html
Who is this "we" you think doesn't consider killing people while texting a big deal?
I have trouble standing and texting. I have no idea how people can text and drive. Eating a fast food meal including dipping the fries in ketchup at 85 mph, sure, but texting, nope, I can't do it.Thats it. I am done texting whilst driving. I almost never did but now for sure am done.
Who is this "we" you think doesn't consider killing people while texting a big deal?
Carlee R. Bollig, 17, allegedly told her three friends to "f--- off" when they gave her a hard time about texting and driving. She reportedly said that she "didn't care if she crashed" moments before the collision occurred.
In a more perfect world that fuckwad would be strung up in the center of town next to a table stocked with scalpels and each passerby would be invited to grab a knife and hack off a little piece until there was nothing left.