Trucker Who Ran Over and Killed a Policeman Was Looking Using Mobile Phone While Driving, Tried To H
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[quote]The semi-truck that crashed into several police and fire vehicles, killing an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer in early May, was “tossing cars around like they were toys,” according to one witness statement.
Officer Tim Huffman, 47, was killed on May 6 while investigating an earlier crash on Interstate 8, about 40 miles east of Yuma. An 18-wheeler driven by Jorge Espinoza, 33, had plowed into Huffman’s patrol car and several other vehicles at about 5 p.m.
Espinoza, who faces 20 felony charges including second-degree murder, was on his cell phone at the time of the collision, according to 600 pages of case files obtained by The Arizona Republic on Friday.
The documents and a video from an in-dash camera revealed that Espinoza was on Facebook looking at pictures of provocatively dressed women at the time of the wreck.
Espinoza, who pleaded not guilty in June, told police he was looking over his shoulder at a passing truck when suddenly he felt the violent jolt from the crash. Espinoza was not injured.
He told police he never saw the multiple DPS and fire department vehicles on the roadway, or an officer frantically waving his arms trying to get his attention before he jumped out of the way.
Police said the satellite-linked camera on his dashboard suggests differently. It showed what appears to be Espinoza’s white, Samsung smart phone flying from his hand when he struck the first vehicle. Espinoza, seen in the vehicle being knocked about like a rag doll, had told police the use of cellphones was strictly forbidden by his employer and that he followed policy.
The video shows a wallet that, according to investigators, seemed to be “intentionally and neatly” placed in front of the camera to conceal Espinoza’s face and body, a police search warrant affidavit said. That, according to company policy, was also prohibited.
“It also appeared Espinoza was looking or manipulating his cell phone prior to the collision,” the documents said.
A detective executing a search of Espinoza’s cell phone records found that he “was viewing photographs of women with very little clothing, along with other photographs” when he struck the other vehicles.
That wasn’t the only time he had used his phone while driving, according to his commercial driving logs and cell phone records.
Witness statements portray a surreal and catastrophic scene as Espinoza’s tractor-trailer rammed into the vehicle of first responders, who were on-scene for an injury accident involving an elderly person.
Huffman was sitting in his vehicle using his patrol car computer at the time of the crash.[/quote]
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And he still tried to lie his way out.
Wow.
Such a shame stupidity kills.
Hmmm, driving a multi-ton vehicle... TIME TO FAP!
What a fucking goofbag. My mother and sister think they're too hard on people that get caught with text while driving, little do they know something like this could happen.
scumbag of the week award goes to...
Take away his drivers licence forever. He clearly can't be a responsible driver.
Good luck even trying to be a cabbie when you get out.
Fuck. Was about to post this story.
He even lied to investigators
Looking at scantily clad women while operating a several thousand pound truck.
What the fuck.
[QUOTE=MIPS;42756973]Good luck even trying to be a cabbie when you get out.[/QUOTE]
Good luck even trying [I]any[/I] job involving [I]anything[/I] with wheels and a motor.
I'm assuming that his other hand was in his pants and he was driving with his elbow.
I fucking hate people who text and drive so much. I hope he gets the full sentence with added years for lying
[QUOTE]That wasn’t the only time he had used his phone while driving, according to his commercial driving logs and cell phone records.[/QUOTE]
There needs to be some stricter regulation on this kind of behavior.
thats a real bummer. i understand checking y our phone while driving out in the middle of nowhere cuz theres nothign around, but its irresponsible to be doing it with other vehicles around. =9
[QUOTE=S31-Syntax;42757585]Good luck even trying [I]any[/I] job involving [I]anything[/I] with wheels and a motor.[/QUOTE]
he might be able to get a job as a forklift driver one day
[QUOTE=yawmwen;42759982]he might be able to get a job as a forklift driver one day[/QUOTE]
until he ruins that by looking at his phone while maneuvering it and impaling a schoolbus full of children and puppies.
[QUOTE=Beelzebub;42759806]i understand checking y our phone while driving out in the middle of nowhere cuz theres nothign around[/QUOTE]
Shit happens. Even in the most rural parts of the world you never know when a farmer or hitchhiker might be at the side of the road, or an accident out in the open, and bad things happen when you aren't paying attention. You really shouldn't be checking your phone while operating a multi-ton vehicle at high speed, regardless of where you are. Not to mention even if there aren't any people, all sorts of animals (or fallen trees) could seriously ruin your day if you hit them.
This guy is an a grand asshole. I'll just leave it at that.
This happened on a road I drive through every day. I actually knew officer Huffman, he was a really nice guy.
This was just a really shitty avoidable situation.
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Fuck that was the first time I'd seen the video... Knowing he died in that, I feel sick...
You should visit India someday. Most of the people on the roads here are only interested in finding the smallest gaps to squeeze through traffic no matter the vehicle they use, several of them drive drunk and cops don't give a damn about that, and people who drive heavy vehicles like buses and trucks..... let's just say that they think it's a good idea to let fellows with no driving experience take over if they become tired because 'otherwise the deliveries become late and we lose money.' This is to say nothing of idiots who take wild joyrides on the street with their own or (increasingly) stolen vehicles.
This just goes to show that if people want to be self-absorbed and careless when doing something, by golly they will be self-absorbed and careless.
[QUOTE=Mateo!;42761177]This happened on a road I drive through every day. I actually knew officer Huffman, he was a really nice guy.
This was just a really shitty avoidable situation.
[editline]4th November 2013[/editline]
Fuck that was the first time I'd seen the video... Knowing he died in that, I feel sick...[/QUOTE]
If I was in your shoes, I'd go out and kill the fucking truck driver knowing what he did.
And people wonder why I get so angry at others using their phone while driving. All it takes is a glace down at your phone while something happens in front of you and something like this could happen.
So is there any particular reason the car was seemingly just parked in the middle rather than the shoulders?
[QUOTE=yawmwen;42759982]he might be able to get a job as a forklift driver one day[/QUOTE]
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I doubt it.
[QUOTE=Zephyrs;42762886][img]http://www.free-animated-pictures.com/omg-wow-video-forklift-accident.gif[/img]
I doubt it.[/QUOTE]
You had the chance to post a funny forklift accident, and you neglected this?
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