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Fair enough, I say and apparently so thinks the family, at least some of whom (evidently and most importantly, the widow) didn't want charges pressed. Always seemed to me like prosecutors were being excessive. I wish I knew that for sure and why exactly the crash happened (right now, the public has learned nothing more about driving safety). Anyway, I hope everyone moves on as well as possible.
Fair enough, I say and apparently so thinks the family, at least some of whom (evidently and most importantly, the widow) didn't want charges pressed. Always seemed to me like prosecutors were being excessive. I wish I knew that for sure and why exactly the crash happened (right now, the public has learned nothing more about driving safety). Anyway, I hope everyone moves on as well as possible.
I was thinking about the accident last week as last Friday's new episode of Blue Bloods was 'dedicated' to Treat Williams, finalizing with a picture of Treat Williams and Tom Selleck together.
Part of the story line for that episode was about Treat Williams/Lenny's daughter on the show.
I heard a bit, a report, about the episode on TV, but the case resolution only online, go figure. Coverage of the case has always been unusually shallow, maybe because it's an inconvenient location for the media and Treat Williams was not a big star.
Oh, also, nothing about a civil case filed. Let's assume that the insurance company (or companies) found the SUV driver somewhat to blame and his insurer has agreed to pay the Williams family, which also means sky-high insurance premiums for that driver for the foreseeable future. He's not getting off with a slap on the wrist.
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People's website says, "Investigators believe Koss didn't see the actor on the motorbike." Okay, I never thought he hurried to beat the motorcycle, but that leaves many unanswered questions. We might never know why unless the driver Mr. Koss someday elaborates in a news story (maybe local media would care more than the national media does) or a transcript of what he said to others earlier is released (and he might have bit his tongue to cover his behind). Er, very unlikely the latter, for criminal investigation records are listed as exempt from the Freedom of Information Act in Vermont.
Ah, I found an article where the actor's son told the driver in court "“You just weren’t looking." At all? Well, if he knows for a fact that's what happened, that certainly was "incompetent" and unusual and I'd want to know why - I think demonstrable distracted driving can be ruled out by lack of such a citation - but anyway....
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Bennington County State’s Attorney Erica Marthage said Williams’ family supported the plea deal, but she emphasized that she oversaw the major decisions in the case.
Marthage said she recommended this case resolution because of several major factors. She said Koss does not have a criminal record, the state couldn’t find proof that he was driving while distracted, such as while using a phone, and that he immediately called Williams’ wife to tell her about the crash.
It's interesting that he doesn't seem to know why he badly erred, and it's sad to learn that he and Williams weren't just work friends but actually hung out on their free time.
To answer an old question from a thread last year, the New York Post at the time ran an article with a slideshow I only clicked on now, and the motorcycle in the fatal crash was black, red, and silver, not especially hard to see in normal daylight conditions. If visibility was an issue at all in why the accident happened, something that might run through Mr. Koss's mind for years to come, it wasn't that.
Fair enough, I say and apparently so thinks the family, at least some of whom (evidently and most importantly, the widow) didn't want charges pressed. Always seemed to me like prosecutors were being excessive. I wish I knew that for sure and why exactly the crash happened (right now, the public has learned nothing more about driving safety). Anyway, I hope everyone moves on as well as possible.
Thanks for posting it. I hadn't seen it yet.
It stinks that we're all left wondering exactly what happened that he hit Treat's bike.
Motorcycles will start coming out in the coming weeks now that the weather is getting warmer. I hope everyone pays attention to them if they do see bikes while driving.
Between Mr. Koss not sure entirely how he went wrong and the police apparently never bothering to recreate the accident - he's dead, so why spend the time and money - that's how it goes. Never mind that fixable road conditions might be lurking to contribute to another accident.
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- that's how it goes. Never mind that fixable road conditions might be lurking to contribute to another accident.
