I happen to applaud the upper courts ruling. The kids should have used their own minds about the situation and called for help. It not doing so, they might has well been driving. They did not create the situation of the accident, but did create the situation for the death.
I find it hard to believe the jury could find a way to really put any negligence on Uribe. Given the facts and how fast a car can travel, you won’t have time to stop or swerve once your headlights hit the body and actually recognize what your coming up on. Uribe should be lucky. In my state, your hit with 1%, your on the hook for it all and it is up to you to collect from the other party.
That is unvelievable that the girl Uribe was stills ued, that is someone just wanting $$$, she stayed with the man and called the police, it is in no way her fault that the drunk idiot through him off his bike and fled the scene. Great to see we are jsut as lawsuit happy as ever.
Sure glad you all believe in the TORT law of NJ. Also hope you guys never have anything like this happen to you & your family.. we’ll see how quick you’ll all be reaching for hte phone # of an attorney. It’s not about the dollar as much as it is JUSTICE…
” speak no ills of any man/s woman’s life choices , until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”
But maybe the girl had been drinking too. You would think if you are driving that you would see a body in the road in front of you if you were paying attention. I mean, she did run over the guy and that killed him, so she has some fault here.
Why doesn’t the idiot who was driving a motorcycle on the GSP at 2am have any culpability in his own death? Only a fool would drive a motrcycle on that highway at any hour, let alone at 2am. I say counter sue the widow for her million plus to send a message to all motorcylce driving idiots the world over!
Compman, you must remember that it was night when this happened. Now I don’t know how well lit the Garden State Parkway is or what the speed limit is or what the weather conditions were, but it could be very easy to miss seeing a body on or partway on the road.
I was driving down the interstate at night, in an area that wasn’t lit. It was a clear night with no moon. I didn’t have my brights on because there was a vehicle in front of me.
I saw that vehicle swerve to the left. A few seconds later I saw why. A pickup truck without lights was stopped straddling the 2 lanes of traffic. I barely had time to swerve to miss hitting it.
If it had been a body lying there, I’m not sure I would have seen it in time to swerve.
WOW! Since when is it negligence just to drive on a certain road, at a certain time of day, on a certain type of vehicle? Even if you apportioned 1-10% negligence on the cycle driver for taking an unsafe road that a reasonable, prudent cycle driver would not have taken, his estate would not be barred from recovery for his death. Like I said, Get A Grip!
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I happen to applaud the upper courts ruling. The kids should have used their own minds about the situation and called for help. It not doing so, they might has well been driving. They did not create the situation of the accident, but did create the situation for the death.
I find it hard to believe the jury could find a way to really put any negligence on Uribe. Given the facts and how fast a car can travel, you won’t have time to stop or swerve once your headlights hit the body and actually recognize what your coming up on. Uribe should be lucky. In my state, your hit with 1%, your on the hook for it all and it is up to you to collect from the other party.
With friends like that, one needs no enemies.
Sorry……………
That is unvelievable that the girl Uribe was stills ued, that is someone just wanting $$$, she stayed with the man and called the police, it is in no way her fault that the drunk idiot through him off his bike and fled the scene. Great to see we are jsut as lawsuit happy as ever.
It is rather sick that the widow sued Uribe. Serious money grubber.
Sure glad you all believe in the TORT law of NJ. Also hope you guys never have anything like this happen to you & your family.. we’ll see how quick you’ll all be reaching for hte phone # of an attorney. It’s not about the dollar as much as it is JUSTICE…
” speak no ills of any man/s woman’s life choices , until you’ve walked a mile in their shoes”
But maybe the girl had been drinking too. You would think if you are driving that you would see a body in the road in front of you if you were paying attention. I mean, she did run over the guy and that killed him, so she has some fault here.
Why doesn’t the idiot who was driving a motorcycle on the GSP at 2am have any culpability in his own death? Only a fool would drive a motrcycle on that highway at any hour, let alone at 2am. I say counter sue the widow for her million plus to send a message to all motorcylce driving idiots the world over!
Compman, you must remember that it was night when this happened. Now I don’t know how well lit the Garden State Parkway is or what the speed limit is or what the weather conditions were, but it could be very easy to miss seeing a body on or partway on the road.
I was driving down the interstate at night, in an area that wasn’t lit. It was a clear night with no moon. I didn’t have my brights on because there was a vehicle in front of me.
I saw that vehicle swerve to the left. A few seconds later I saw why. A pickup truck without lights was stopped straddling the 2 lanes of traffic. I barely had time to swerve to miss hitting it.
If it had been a body lying there, I’m not sure I would have seen it in time to swerve.
WOW! Since when is it negligence just to drive on a certain road, at a certain time of day, on a certain type of vehicle? Even if you apportioned 1-10% negligence on the cycle driver for taking an unsafe road that a reasonable, prudent cycle driver would not have taken, his estate would not be barred from recovery for his death. Like I said, Get A Grip!
Didn’t these guys see the final episode of Seinfeld? They should have known that jail was a possibility if they didn’t help!