KOAM reporter Jeffrey Smith did an admirable job checking with Missouri state officials about the driving record of Donald Creed, 76, Willard, who was driving the semi-truck that caused an accident that killed 10 people on the Will Rogers Turnpike Friday.
The officials noted that Creed had an impeccable record with no previous incidents. That was in Missouri.
I don't know if anyone has checked Oklahoma records, but Creed, who was driving far too fast, according to investigators, pleaded guilty Sept. 18, 1998, for driving 83 miles per hour in a 65 mile per hour zone in Beaver County.
Please tell a more complete story. Some of your less sophisticated readers might conclude that he did this while driving a truck. Was he driving a truck at the time of the incident or a personal vehicle? Let's hear the whole story, and let's not forget that 1998 was ELEVEN years ago.
ReplyDeleteI agree with anonymous....everyone is completely focused on the blaming the driver. He did cause the accident and take lives, but step back and ask yourself how many times you have "accidently" done something...yes it may not have cost lives but the definition of an accident is that it was an unintended outcome. Don't dwell on the shoulda coulda woulda. Embrace your life and strive to make smart decisions so you don't turn out to be the focus of a witch hunt such as this one.
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