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This video has an interview with a witness and there is a speed limit sign which looks like 35 mph so he probably was over the limit but many people do 45 in a 35 zone. The reporter in the video mentions how carefully the limo driver pulls out from the side street but doesn’t mention he then drove into the path of the Mercedes. I don’t see how the supposedly drunk driver could be charged with their deaths unless he was speeding way over the speed limit. They can probably check the data recorder in the Mercedes for its speed.
This video has an interview with a witness and there is a speed limit sign which looks like 35 mph so he probably was over the limit but many people do 45 in a 35 zone. The reporter in the video mentions how carefully the limo driver pulls out from the side street but doesn’t mention he then drove into the path of the Mercedes. I don’t see how the supposedly drunk driver could be charged with their deaths unless he was speeding way over the speed limit. They can probably check the data recorder in the Mercedes for its speed.
If you really study the video it agrees with what you write regarding the limo - the driver pulls out directly into the path of the already-oncoming car.
Newsday reported yesterday that the police would have a press conference today which didn’t seem to happen. Maybe they are investigating further before blaming it all on the allegedly impaired driver who had the right of way. His speed should be key as to how much he is at fault.
Definitely the limo driver fault. Driver of the Mercedes should obviously get charged with dd, but nothing else. Driver of limo, should get involuntary manslaughter, for being an idiot.
Newsday reported yesterday that the police would have a press conference today which didn’t seem to happen. Maybe they are investigating further before blaming it all on the allegedly impaired driver who had the right of way. His speed should be key as to how much he is at fault.
His breathalyzer test showed .088% just barely over the .08% limit. Cops said he had “glassy bloodshot eyes” and he acknowledged having drunk alcoholic beverages.
Police are trying to determine his speed when the crash took place.
They didn’t mention anything about the limo driver pulling into the street without the right of way.
The Mercedes driver is in the hospital and being held without bail.
If he's going even 1 an hour over the speed limit then his speed could be admitted at trial, but the DWI is his first problem.
This could have happened (and does, all the time) just from someone being distracted by something in the car - phone, food or drink, etc.
That could explain why the limo driver pulled out into the path of the car. Although I tend to think he’s looking right when he should be looking left. Until it is too late. (This is separate from issues regarding the incoming car and it’s driver.)
The limo driver had a stop sign, the Mercedes driver didn’t. I think the charges against the Mercedes driver should end up being reduced unless he was way over the speed limit. He was only .008 blood alcohol over the legal limit which might be disputed. But they might want to make an example of and demonize the Mercedes driver to make a point against drunk driving. The young man seems to come from a respected family which seems to have some connection with the African American Museum of Nassau County. I am not 100% certain but he seems to be related to the people who the museum was recently named after, Joysetta and Julius Pearse. He’s possibly their grandson, the son of their daughter. I saw that connection in a comment to the story and a google search shows the driver as part of that family.
That could explain why the limo driver pulled out into the path of the car. Although I tend to think he’s looking right when he should be looking left. Until it is too late. (This is separate from issues regarding the incoming car and it’s driver.)
Agree. The speed limit is 35 there for sure and no doubt he was exceeding that but he doesn't seem to have been going so fast he couldn't have been picked up by the limo driver.
The problem with people doing what the limo driver did is they expect people to slow down or stop for them....never a good idea with the way people are driving nowadays.
We were in SC last month....this is literally how people drive there, they just pull right out....I swear we saw many cars with damages to the side of their car it was almost comical after seeing this for 24 hours.
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