Lance T. Lee, 49, DeKalb, Illinois, pleaded guilty on February 8, 2015 and paid a $130.50 fine, according to court records.
He was originally stopped by the Highway Patrol, the records indicate.
The Highway Patrol report on this morning's fatality accident said Destiny P. Chambers, 8, was crossing Newman Road, just outside the Joplin city limits when she was struck and killed by the 2017 Freightliner tractor-trailer Lee was driving.
I pitched a fit when my child was crossing a busy street after getting off a bus but, it is the norm I was told.
ReplyDeleteYes, I feel for the family and the loss of a precious life, but Why does this statement matter. He was driving a 2017 vehicle today and you are stating he got cited and fined for failure to maintain proper brakes in 2015. So obviously he wasn't still driving the same vehicle, so Why would this be a headline to the story. Are you trying to say that he had brake issues so his brakes must have been bad so therefore that is why the accident happened?
ReplyDeleteWhen is the last time you had your brakes checked, serviced, etc. Is Vehicle maintenance the cause of this accident, if so you just gave a perfect defense for him to use...
No child should have to cross a busy road to get to the school bus. The bus should come to them. The bus wasn't even on the highway to put out a stop sign. I hold the school district at fault for this too. I live on highway 96 and at no time are any school district students allowed to cross the road for the bus, the bus turns around and picks them up. No bus stop sign, no crossing guard...
ReplyDeletePrayers for the family. I agree, there is not a safe way for an 8 year old to cross a street to catch a bus. This was an accident waiting to happen. Things need to change with the policy at the Joplin Schools. NOT SAFE!
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