Ah yes... the classic guy who doesn't "give a ****" yet opens the thread... evidently reads the thread and comments not once but twice.
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Ah yes... the classic guy who doesn't "give a ****" yet opens the thread... evidently reads the thread and comments not once but twice.
It's so terrible that someone assaulted you and forced you to click on this thread. Are you ok? Should we call 911?
The civil suit will be far worse for him than the criminal consequences, if it happens. He'll likely spend a little time behind bars, and have a significant probation/parole period, but he's going to get taken to the cleaners civilly. Assuming the deceased's family files a wrongful death suit (I wouldn't guarantee that).
Did this Soules dude hookup with HogueNation's sister or something? That's one angry individual.
If the family files a wrongful death suit, they had better be prepared for a battle.
My family was involved in a somewhat similar incident many years ago. Our hired hand was driving home a full grain truck with a full gravity box in tow on a country road late in the evening. Something went wrong with the truck and he pulled over to the side of the road, and was subsequently hit by a drunk driver in a pickup. Our hired hand was slightly injured, and the pickup driver was badly hurt, but recovered. Our gravity box and his pickup were totaled.
The pickup driver was cited for drunk driving. Even so, his insurance company came after us hard, I'm assuming because they didn't want to pay for medical expenses or a new gravity box. The went after our maintenance records, lighting and signage of our rig, character of our hired hand, etc. In the end, all they could find was that the Slow Moving Vehicle sign on the gravity box may have been obstructed by one or two tarp straps, and they couldn't make a case of it, but it dragged out for over a year.
This accident involved a smaller tractor. The defense would probably raise issues as to whether it was properly marked/lighted for road use, was the roll guard in place, was the driver using the seat belt (if the tractor had a factory seat belt), etc. IMO, it's not a slam dunk that a civil suit is going to garner a big settlement.
It's sad but true. You want the law to work this way for the innocent, but it often works just as well or better for the guilty who have good lawyers.
Was he the actual Bachelor, or just a contestant on the Bachelorette?
Was he the actual Bachelor, or just a contestant on the Bachelorette?
Both..Was he the actual Bachelor, or just a contestant on the Bachelorette?
Even if the tractor had no lights and reflectors, what about Soules? From pictures, it looks like a flat area. If it was dark enough that the lighting was bad, wouldn't he need headlights on?
Serious question. I kind of want to know if the guy was thrown and crushed or what happened. It is also not so unusual for older small tractors to have lights that don't work.It was actually the size of tractor that allows you to legally hit, kill the driver, and flee the scene of the accident.
If the family files a wrongful death suit, they had better be prepared for a battle.
My family was involved in a somewhat similar incident many years ago. Our hired hand was driving home a full grain truck with a full gravity box in tow on a country road late in the evening. Something went wrong with the truck and he pulled over to the side of the road, and was subsequently hit by a drunk driver in a pickup. Our hired hand was slightly injured, and the pickup driver was badly hurt, but recovered. Our gravity box and his pickup were totaled.
The pickup driver was cited for drunk driving. Even so, his insurance company came after us hard, I'm assuming because they didn't want to pay for medical expenses or a new gravity box. The went after our maintenance records, lighting and signage of our rig, character of our hired hand, etc. In the end, all they could find was that the Slow Moving Vehicle sign on the gravity box may have been obstructed by one or two tarp straps, and they couldn't make a case of it, but it dragged out for over a year.
This accident involved a smaller tractor. The defense would probably raise issues as to whether it was properly marked/lighted for road use, was the roll guard in place, was the driver using the seat belt (if the tractor had a factory seat belt), etc. IMO, it's not a slam dunk that a civil suit is going to garner a big settlement.
Soules and his attorney's initial statement and probably gag order.
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Former-Bachelor-stars-attorneys-release-statement-420654613.html
Alfredo Parish the famous Pierre Pierce Attorney strikes again.