May be tough to prove that, though. There's a gap of time between when he hit the tractor and when he got picked up. Any blood test would effectively be worthless, as he could say that he was so upset, he started slamming beers at home.
Looks like they might have open container in the truck based on the police report, but that's it.
bail set at 10,000.
Apparently he had a 2006 OWI.
That's the point. These events need to be called crashes, not accidents. Over 90% of crashes are caused by driver error.that doesn't make sense to me, aren't all accidents preventable?
Meh - if you could discern level of consumption from that picture, you're more perceptive than I am. I'm not saying there's no way he was drunk/buzzed/hungover in that picture, but to state it definitively is jumping the gun a bit.That clearly wasn't my point. Looking at his mug shot it's pretty easy to tell he's smashed or at least had been drinking. But any proof whatsoever that he was texting also and he's double f'd. Cydtracked is right though, someone lost their life last night and in this area it's safe to say it will affect the entire community. Sad on all counts.
Here is a snapshot of his Iowa Courts Online
That's the point. These events need to be called crashes, not accidents. Over 90% of crashes are caused by driver error.
If he was drunk as it appears I wouldn't really classify it as an accident, but the mindset that anything preventable isn't an accident is BS.That's the point. These events need to be called crashes, not accidents. Over 90% of crashes are caused by driver error.
If he was drunk as it appears I wouldn't really classify it as an accident, but the mindset that anything preventable isn't an accident is BS.
bail set at 10,000.
Apparently he had a 2006 OWI.
That seems really low
I guess I get that, but that's not what bail's for. Bail is there to make sure you show up in court, don't intimidate witnesses, and aren't a threat to the community. It's not supposed to be any type of punishment because he hasn't been convicted yetSo for a Grand he's out on bail. Sad that you can cause a life to end and in less than 6 hours he'll be out.
Yeah, he needs to go to jail for fleeing the scene (possibly while drunk), but I wonder if there were other contributing factors like the trailer not being properly lit.
That seems really low
I guess I get that, but that's not what bail's for. Bail is there to make sure you show up in court, don't intimidate witnesses, and aren't a threat to the community. It's not supposed to be any type of punishment because he hasn't been convicted yet
Not really. It would be damn near impossible for him to hide and avoid trial. Dude is probably pretty wealthy and chose to stay in BFE Iowa, so the judge wasn't to concerned with him fleeing.
Playing devil's advocate here prior to trial & conviction (I'm not interested in defending a person who is proven to have killed someone while DUI).
If he was in a head-on crash (or at least his vehicle had a front impact), then regardless of the circumstances is it possible that he suffered a concussion in the crash or something similar that might explain his poorly thought out response (and the way he looked in the mug shot)?
That would make sense. At least in Wisconsin when you post bail they'll attach conditions. Iowa probably does something similar and this is probably one of thoseAt least according to the Waterloo paper, he will be electronically monitored if he posts bail.