"Stand up" Guy (Wisconsin Hit & Run Boat Accident)
07-28-2022, 09:12 AM
#151
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Well luckily the local cops were on the case and filed the appropriate charges. Did you notice one of the bond conditions included a "no alcohol" provision? Wonder why? Do you think the probable cause affidavit outlines the reasoning?
Hey if the guy called it in within a few minutes of the crash, then ok he was taking care of his boat/passengers but radio silence (literally) for 2 days means he was "lawyering up" for the inevitable charges/lawsuits. The cops aren't dummies, the have the boat crash video and his drinking videos at the bars/restaurants before the boat ride in the dark. Johhny Cochrane is dead so he won't be able show up and derail the case with a one liner like: If the driver left the wreck, he won't have to write the check!
Hey if the guy called it in within a few minutes of the crash, then ok he was taking care of his boat/passengers but radio silence (literally) for 2 days means he was "lawyering up" for the inevitable charges/lawsuits. The cops aren't dummies, the have the boat crash video and his drinking videos at the bars/restaurants before the boat ride in the dark. Johhny Cochrane is dead so he won't be able show up and derail the case with a one liner like: If the driver left the wreck, he won't have to write the check!
I unfortunately have an embezzlement case currently with a former employee and there are strict no alcohol provisions. It’s a copy and paste line of provisions put in place by the state prosecutor. No alcohol was involved…just being a thief.
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07-28-2022, 09:26 AM
#152
Next week everyone will be complaining about the high cost of insurance on big powerful boats, this is why.
This ain't some kid who bounced his inflatable paddle board into your 40' power boat this was a grown ass man who from the looks of it was drinking, crashed into another boat at night and then took off. He's lucky nobody died, he's not some kid who's being railroaded he's a grown man who made a poor calculation and must pay . When you make mistakes you loose the right to decide who gets paid and how much.
I can't fathom that some think he's the victim, without his actions none of this would have happened. He's a criminal and should be treated as such but if you want someone to blame look no farther than the police chief who swore an oath to protect and serve and then let his "friend" get behind the wheel, he should have seen this materialize and stopped his "friend" from driving and now his inaction has consequences.
Neither men are heros or good guys they are a couple of drunks that got lucky only a boat was damaged and nobody died.
This ain't some kid who bounced his inflatable paddle board into your 40' power boat this was a grown ass man who from the looks of it was drinking, crashed into another boat at night and then took off. He's lucky nobody died, he's not some kid who's being railroaded he's a grown man who made a poor calculation and must pay . When you make mistakes you loose the right to decide who gets paid and how much.
I can't fathom that some think he's the victim, without his actions none of this would have happened. He's a criminal and should be treated as such but if you want someone to blame look no farther than the police chief who swore an oath to protect and serve and then let his "friend" get behind the wheel, he should have seen this materialize and stopped his "friend" from driving and now his inaction has consequences.
Neither men are heros or good guys they are a couple of drunks that got lucky only a boat was damaged and nobody died.
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07-29-2022, 07:17 AM
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What I can’t believe is people here are still debating and bickering about it. Some friends and myself loosely know the guy, have no dog in the fight, and we stopped talking about it weeks ago. Lol.
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07-29-2022, 08:11 AM
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As someone that technically died in a boat accident, all i heard from people and the "internet" was "he was probably drunk"... I never drink when testing and was drinking water all day as BobbyB can attest to. so I don't share the exuberance to have a trial by internet. we disagree, do I have sympathy for the owner of the nortech? nope, but he deserves the right to be innocent UNTIL proven guilty. also those that search the net will use threads like this as fodder to further stigmatize any boat capable of any speed..this will be my last comment on it...
I should clarify my thoughts as well. Anything that happens to him, should follow suit AFTER court proceedings. The facts are not public in this incident, nor were they in your accident. The facts were public in the SML incident.
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08-01-2022, 09:14 AM
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Well now that it's out there what the hell is the SML wreck??
08-01-2022, 10:38 AM
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Smith Mountain Lake, VA; 2005
A Donzi ZRC owned by a dealer on the lake launched over the back of a cruiser; killing two people and a dog on the cruiser.
Link to article: https://bit.ly/3PStqh8
A Donzi ZRC owned by a dealer on the lake launched over the back of a cruiser; killing two people and a dog on the cruiser.
Link to article: https://bit.ly/3PStqh8
Last edited by Sydwayz; 08-01-2022 at 10:41 AM.
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08-01-2022, 10:46 AM
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Smith Mountain Lake, VA; 2005
A Donzi ZRC owned by a dealer on the lake launched over the back of a cruiser; killing two people and a dog on the cruiser.
Link to article: https://bit.ly/3PStqh8
A Donzi ZRC owned by a dealer on the lake launched over the back of a cruiser; killing two people and a dog on the cruiser.
Link to article: https://bit.ly/3PStqh8
08-01-2022, 12:32 PM
#159
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Next week everyone will be complaining about the high cost of insurance on big powerful boats, this is why.
This ain't some kid who bounced his inflatable paddle board into your 40' power boat this was a grown ass man who from the looks of it was drinking, crashed into another boat at night and then took off. He's lucky nobody died, he's not some kid who's being railroaded he's a grown man who made a poor calculation and must pay. When you make mistakes you loose the right to decide who gets paid and how much.
I can't fathom that some think he's the victim, without his actions none of this would have happened. He's a criminal and should be treated as such but if you want someone to blame look no farther than the police chief who swore an oath to protect and serve and then let his "friend" get behind the wheel, he should have seen this materialize and stopped his "friend" from driving and now his inaction has consequences.
Neither men are heros or good guys they are a couple of drunks that got lucky only a boat was damaged and nobody died.
This ain't some kid who bounced his inflatable paddle board into your 40' power boat this was a grown ass man who from the looks of it was drinking, crashed into another boat at night and then took off. He's lucky nobody died, he's not some kid who's being railroaded he's a grown man who made a poor calculation and must pay. When you make mistakes you loose the right to decide who gets paid and how much.
I can't fathom that some think he's the victim, without his actions none of this would have happened. He's a criminal and should be treated as such but if you want someone to blame look no farther than the police chief who swore an oath to protect and serve and then let his "friend" get behind the wheel, he should have seen this materialize and stopped his "friend" from driving and now his inaction has consequences.
Neither men are heros or good guys they are a couple of drunks that got lucky only a boat was damaged and nobody died.
