A fatality accident on I-75 in Lamar County near the High Falls Rd. exit killed one and left traffic snarled for about nine hours Friday.
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Buck You will be missed by all of us! Rest in peace!
To Alan/Bucks coworkers, On behalf of our family, I would like to say thank you for your kind words and comments. Those of you that really knew Al will understand. "I'm either driving,diving or sleeping".
I don't know this man but I'm so saddened by this. No one expects to go out on a normal daily run and not come home. I pray that the family gets thru this unsettling time. My gut tells me that he was a professional driver to the end. The scene is still in my head. I know he did what he could to save the other driver involved.
You ignorant people amaze me.
Are you retarded?
I have no doubt in my mind that this trucker took evasive maneuvers to avoid killing the driver of the car. And he lost his.
My sympathies to the trucker's family and friends.
fault involving serious injury or death it is
covered by t.v. news stations and newspapers in
many surrounding areas.
As an experienced truck driver for many years,
I feel that instead of being the "bad guy" on
the road, we should be given consideration
and respect. In this situation a driver lost his life because of a drunk driver. There are
also sober drivers on the road that need to understand cutting trucks off and just lacking
or not using common sense put truck drivers @
risk every mile that they drive.
This driver should be recognized on national t.v. as a hero, not just a Truck driver.HE GAVE
HIS LIFE TO SAVE ANOTHER DRIVER.
HE IS A HERO!!
The 2nd line should of read:
fault involving serious injury or death it is
NOT COVERED
Anyone know the company he drove for?
Fact is, she will be dealt with within the statutes of the law, without your ridiculous interpretations taken into consideration. Give it a rest.
Statement of the year.
To the poster of #31.1.1... can you please show me where in any faith that it is stated, that God is selfish with his chances, or where it states that once you run out of them you are out of luck?
I personally know Mrs. Brown and have for a very long time. I am not going to say that getting in a car intoxicated was the right choice nor will I say it wasn't wrong of her. I will not say that the fatality couldn't have been avoided, or that I'm not sorry to the family for their loss. I will say that, yes this occurrence is out of character for Mrs. Brown, and yes she made a bad choice that she will have to live with for the rest of her life, but to say that she deserves death is just cruel. She knows what happened, and I know that she is remorseful for it. If she could go back in time, she most likely would have taken someone on the trip with her to avoid the accident all together. Just as a life was taken, hers is now ruined. To all those who say she deserves the death penalty, take that to heart.... her life is ruined. She will always have that record, have you ever tried to get a job with something like that on your record? That's just one of the small things that her future will hold. To give someone death is to end them which doesn't hurt the person, just their family and friends; in the long run they learn nothing from it.
Before anyone can bring up the fact of her being a recovering alcoholic as a slam on her character. Have you ever walked in those shoes? Do you know what that is like or the hardships that a person goes through? You may say a good person never would but that is not true, because everyone has something they use as a crutch whether it be something good or something bad everyone still has it. To be without a drink for over a year is a big feat to a recovering alcoholic, and we all slip up from time to time and do the things we know we shouldn't. Who hasn't cheated on a diet? Same principle, except not as extreme.
I am not condoning her actions, I am just simply stating that she made a bad decision which only shows that she has bad decision making skills, however everyone here is tearing her apart as if she is the worst person to walk on the earth.... She is no Charles Manson, she is not a pedophile who rapes small children for their own pleasure, nor is she the cold blooded murderer you are all trying to make her. She did not get into her car and say "who can I kill today", it was an accident, something she didn't mean to happen, but did because of her bad decision.
As I said, I do not condone her bad decision, I just simply am stating, "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." (John 8:7)
Ms Brown has several charges at the time of the accident that resulted in the death of Alan.
#1. Homicide by vechile 1st degree
#2. DUI
#3. Weaving over the roadway
#4. Reckless Driving
The co-workers have all said Ms Brown was a recovering alcoholic and went to rehab. Once an Alcoholic always an Alcoholic. You are always trying to fight the urge for the next drink. And before you go off on me. I am not a drinker. Why is it that only co-workers are coming to her defense?
She should pay the rest of her life in prision for the death of an innocent man. The fines should be a high amount. Her license should have been taken away. Hopefully there is a lot of jail time. Her car was totaled, at least she will not be able to get in it and kill another innocent person. She will always have to deal with what she has done in her mind. I hope she never forgets.
She was from Tenn. and was is Georgia at the time to go hear a band and party. Where was she going? Southbound on I75? Was she going to another state to do the same thing? Was she going home? Driving in the wrong direction? Only she knows. There always more drivers on the road than these 2 vechicles. I can only hope there are many witnesses that can testify against her. Or have already gave statements to the police.
She should have to face Alan's wife and family, the court system and everyone that was involved in this 9 hour delay of traffic. I hope she has to pay for the officers time to work this accident because of her stupidity. And other people that had to clean up this accident. And all the other people involved with there duties resulting from this accident. Other people in this world have more concideration for others than she does. Most of us were trying to get to work, others may need to get to our loved ones, and others were trying to get to our own state from a summer vacation. Some missed Doctors appointments. Some were trying to get to the hospital for our loved ones that were at the end of their life. And because of her, that moment was missed.
R.I.P. Alan Percosky. we will miss you
Unreal. I can't believe someone is this short sighted. You "Chrissy" are the epitome of trash. You're a selfish individual and a sorry excuse for a human being. My only hope is that this comment was made by some teenager trying to piss people off on the internet. Otherwise to think that it was a genuine comment is sickening.
If you are going to drive. DON'T Drink.
If you are going to drink. DON'T Drive.
I are drunk and need to drive, Then you are wrong. You don't NEED to drive while drunk. Call a friend, a tow truck, or taxi. In many cases a tow truck doubles as a taxi, Pick you and your car up and return you BOTH safely home. I would say call the cops, but they will likely punish you for doing the right thing by charging you with public intoxication.
When they could inform you of either using a tow truck or going to jail. Your choice on how to spend your money. My personal belief is that people should only drink when at home.