Albert Espinosa.....guilty

[Tommy_tutone]

And neither do you. And if you really did know, maybe you should have been in court as an expert witness. Any distraction he had as a driver is also his fault. When driving you should have no distractions to keep your attention from the task at hand, especially as a commercial driver.




You are just assuming for his side, no different from anyone else here. Everyone here is just stating the facts from the case. If it truely was different, something should have been said in the court room, where it matters.

I'm not assuming anything. I actually have spoken to Albert since the accident. It took five years to get this in front of a jury. And that is what the husband was trying to do. There is a much bigger picture here.

Most are talking shit about someone they have never met.

So, where do you stand on the Zimmerman case?

[SVT Lurch]

If you still talk to Albert tell him Greg (blue 91 GT) is going to be selling the car Albert built soon if he's interested. Strong little H/C/I 306. [/derail]

[Baron Von Crowder]

I'm not assuming anything. I actually have spoken to Albert since the accident. It took five years to get this in front of a jury. And that is what the husband was trying to do. There is a much bigger picture here.

Most are talking shit about someone they have never met.

So, where do you stand on the Zimmerman case?

I dont have a dog in this fight, but I've never been surprised when someone changes or leaves out an incriminating detail when telling me "the truth"

[BERNIE MOSFET]

One last thing before I go again...


The sentence Albert has recieved is the least of his worries. The Husband only wanted a guilty verdict so that he could sue Alberts fathers trucking company. The civil lawsuits to follow will make your head spin.....

Archie

You don't need a guilty verdict to prove civil liability.

Ask OJ.

[sig239]

All of you guys act like you were there. Do any of you know EXACTLY what happened? Or are you just going by the DA's five year old file that had been turned down by multiple prosecutors and judges?

MAYBE, Albert did a pre-check, MAYBE, Albert was driving down the road and this woman decided at the last second to slam her brakes and turn into sonic.



Archie

You said it he wasnt keeping a safe distance, If you cant stop from hitting the car in front of you thats a unsafe distance. You are to keep enough distance to safely stop. He didnt thats why he left his lane and flipped it over. Or didnt have working brakes its on him. Plain and simple.
It dont make any difference what the person in front of him did, he was driving the truck unsafe.
If you took some kind of driver training to get your license there was a question on there about how many seconds of distance was to be from the car in front of you. He has drove before and knew how hard it is to stop short in a truck.

[sig239]

One last thing before I go again...


The sentence Albert has recieved is the least of his worries. The Husband only wanted a guilty verdict so that he could sue Alberts fathers trucking company. The civil lawsuits to follow will make your head spin.....

Archie

They have to carry ant a min of one million. Hope he gets every cent they have.

[Snatch Napkin]

You said it he wasnt keeping a safe distance, If you cant stop from hitting the car in front of you thats a unsafe distance. You are to keep enough distance to safely stop. He didnt thats why he left his lane and flipped it over. Or didnt have working brakes its on him. Plain and simple.
It dont make any difference what the person in front of him did, he was driving the truck unsafe.
If you took some kind of driver training to get your license there was a question on there about how many seconds of distance was to be from the car in front of you. He has drove before and knew how hard it is to stop short in a truck.

Yep, negligence. Now his dad will wind up paying money to the family of the people his son killed.

It sucks out loud, but that's the cost of being an idiot.

[CJ]

That's crazy, I didn't know any of this, but I do remember Albert.

He was convicted based on his peers, clearly there was evidence that he did know the brakes had problems.

[SEB]

If you still talk to Albert tell him Greg (blue 91 GT) is going to be selling the car Albert built soon if he's interested. Strong little H/C/I 306. [/derail]

Is that his old Blue & Silver GT on Welds that he broke a axle on at Ennis

[Pooter]

I'm not assuming anything. I actually have spoken to Albert since the accident. It took five years to get this in front of a jury. And that is what the husband was trying to do. There is a much bigger picture here.

Yeah but whatever he says is just his account of what happened, may not line up with the facts. It may have taken some time for the case to go to court, but its not souly because so many prosecutors passed it up, the entire criminal court system is way backed up as it is, by several years.

So, where do you stand on the Zimmerman case?

The situation would not have happened had he not sought out the confrontation. Did he have the right to defend himself? Sure, if he didnt start the physical altercation, but I wasnt there. There is a whole lot of facts that some jury will have to go over and will spend some time deliberating. Totally different case, but only the two people that were there will know what really happened, like Albert's.

[bcoop]

5 years means nothing. It's a defense attorney's job, to delay trial for as long as possible. The more time that passes, the more lenient a judge/jury will be when sentencing. That's a fact.

What Drew said about not needing a guilty verdict to sue, also a fact. Companies have insurance for this type of stuff. You act like his father is going to foot the bill, and that's not the case. Not unless he is awarded more than the insurance covers. And honestly, chances are, even then, his father won't be out any money then, either.

I do believe TX is also an at fault state. If you rear end someone, it doesn't matter if she stopped suddenly to look at a butterfly. You rear end someone, it's 100% your fault. Period. End of story. Glare, sun, gravel, doesn't matter. He didn't stop, he was at fault, and he was at the very LEAST, negligent of the conditions around him. If this happened in ANY company car (not just a dump truck or semi), the death guarantees a law suit. You're right. Accidents happen. That's why he was not charged with murder.

[SVT Lurch]

Is that his old Blue & Silver GT on Welds that he broke a axle on at Ennis

No, this car has never seen the track. Started life as an auto, then did the T-5 swap and built the motor.

[Chili]

You don't need a guilty verdict to prove civil liability.

Ask OJ.

Of course you don't, but it sure makes it easier! And it makes the General Liability insurance carrier MUCH more willing to settle out of court.

[jluv]

I'm not assuming anything. I actually have spoken to Albert since the accident. It took five years to get this in front of a jury. And that is what the husband was trying to do. There is a much bigger picture here.

Most are talking shit about someone they have never met.

So, where do you stand on the Zimmerman case?

How can you blame the husband at all? What would youdo? What would any of us do? You gotta be a real piece of shit for finding any fault with him in this.

[Chili]

How can you blame the husband at all? What would youdo? What would any of us do? You gotta be a real piece of shit for finding any fault with him in this.

Myopic loyalty.. Admirable in many cases, questionable in this case.