by Jtgshu
Here's some food for thought.........hopefully it will be overturned............
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/18/drunk. ... index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/18/drunk. ... index.html
According to Dibble's lawyer, Andrew Smiley, NYC Transit rather than Dibble bore primary responsibility for the accident because the subway driver had time to stop the train but did not...........
""They (the motorman) don't get a free pass as to why the person was on the tracks. They are trained to be able to look out for people on the tracks ... and people are known to be intoxicated by night," the lawyer said."The article also states that his blood alcohol level was .18 (more than 2x the legal limit) - it also said that the amputee was 35% responsible for the accident - so they reduced his award compensation from 3.6 million to about 2.3 million dollars.
On the RR, "believe nothing you hear and only half of what you see"
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.
John, aka "JTGSHU" passed away on August 26, 2013. We honor his memory and his devotion to railroading at railroad.net.