2TONE_93GT

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I think if anything he would be charged with following to closely.
Speeding is purely speculative on everyone’s part, the internet is full of bs stories.. maybe hes trying to be coo
He may have went to pass by pulling out and wham, doesn’t take much to mash up a car that bad…I don’t believe that’s 60 km. Infact I would guess at 30 km you could do that.

I agree with Seacrest on this one as well. I don’t know of any areas where it says no car parking but trucks with 4 ways on allowed…. Maybe there’s a bylaw?
Maybe the bus was turning left, maybe there was a stalled car ahead. I do believe there is some fault on his part…. Bad judgment and unfortunately for the trucking company their driver parked in a no parking zone. Bad judgment on both parts now created this accident. In the eye of the law, who’s at fault ??? He drives a type r, im sure they will blame him.

As for the legal side, first off alex will need to sue his own insurance for accident benefits. Then he will need to sue the trucking companies insurance. Everyone is assuming this is some giant trucking company, this could very likely be a ma and pa 2 trailer company with 1 truck.
Now the catch is, if the driver of the truck goes on WSB, alex cant sue… that’s my understanding. He will also be bound to WSB for accident benefits.
As for punitive damages im unsure what he can do…. I dropped out of law school before I was accepted 

happens, we all make mistakes.. Could be worse.
He could of rear-ended a festiva and the type r could have exploded.

Oh well, maybe it is karma

qber

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Man there are a lot of grey areas in this story, but bottom line is he is still alive and despite his injuries he WILL recover, unfortunately that can't be said for his car but eh it's just a piece of metal, can't put a price on a human life. I don't mean to kick a guy when he's down but this kid is partially at fault regardless of how/where/when the truck was parked; in bad weather you should always keep your distance from the vehicle ahead. The truck being parked there was just an accident waiting to happen - and so it did.

typeR_racer

it's time to do a VIN change

Daley

Well put

NOTORIOUS VR

First off... if this is the same guy I think it is.. he's an idiot...

Now, from the pictures and his story I'm willing to bet he will loose in court. Not only that, this isn't the USA he not going to make ton's of money for something that IMO was his fault (and according to the law was as well).

Was this even a real two lane street? By the looks of the pictures, it's not... A wide one land street doesn't mean u'r allowed to pass another vehicle.

Then the fact that he didn't "SEE" the truck... Well no , if you're riding up the a$$ of a BUS you're not going to see whats around it. Again this is against him. Following too close behind another vehicle is a big no-no, and which is what really caused him not be "SEE" the truck. Not the rain.

Dropping it into 3rd to make a manuver to pass a moving vehicle means that he probably gunned it before (or at the latest) as he was switching lanes from behind the bus. I'm pretty sure he was doing ~80km/h at that point until he noticed there was a truck there, tried to stop and couldn't because he was already going to fast and hit the truck around ~60km/h.

Plus who knows... by the looks of the mismatched rims on the car, he probably had shitty tires on the car.

Either way he's at fault... the truck being parked or not... there's only himself to blame. If he would have gone slower around the bus, he would have been able to avoid the accident. It's not like the truck jumped out infront of him. You'd really have to be stupid not to see a big truck like that.

It's too bad the car got mashed... and that he sustained some injuries... but this was compleatly his fault.

The truck being STOPPED there with his engine running and 4-ways on isn't actually parking... I believe you have to actually turn the vehicle off for it to be considered parked. Otherwise it's just stopped. That's why they have no stopping signs and no parking signs.

1337trix

no stopping no parking anytime is posted up all over in brampton/mississauga... just look at queen between the 410 and dixie... there has to be a no stopping/no parking sign every 20 feet... huge brand new signs... glow like a mother at night

i've seen a lady drive into the back of a pickup at like 20/h and do as much damage as that car has to it... also, i'm sick of seeing this truck driver idiots park wherever they want as well... like this is gonna happen

Orthow

Way too many assumptions going on and no evidence to support the claims.

Tomek6

Ah. Thought it was since it has 5 bolt suspension n looks like an R. Either way. Whoever is guilty. This is why you don't ride ppls asses. Even if it was the truck drivers fault. His car is totalled cuz he's an idiot and tried to overtake without looking. Im sure he didn't pay attention to the no parking signs as he was driving and assumed nobody would park cuz the sign says not to. So the same thing would happen if lets say the truck broke down. Doesn't matter what signs say. Ur supposed to pay attention to the road. Im not going to plow into the back of a parked semi just cuz its not supposed to be parked there.

2TONE_93GT

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if he pulled out quick to over take and was traveling anything other than slow KM... he was toast. no way his car would stop in that weather on a dime. And it doesn’t take much to do that kinda damage.
I believe he made a mistake, he’s paying for it...the car is destroyed. I wonder if they will write it off? Its that significant damage for a teg?

Again, much of this is speculative..... im unsure of the bylaws...but everyone is being a bit harsh on him when almost all of us have done something that seemed insignificant that may or may not have cost us.

drifter420

Thats true.. but we dont' go sueing and puttin all the blame on the other people.. its just as bad as saying I pulled out a gun and it went off by accident, but that moron jumped out in front of the bullet and caught it.. now he's sueing me for gettin in the bullets way.. everyone knows not to stand in front of a barrel of a gun.. it's not that it's all his fault.. its the fact he's going to sue to blame that it's all the truck drivers fault..

So that says he has probably got in front of the bus on the other lane and thought he can switch back in time..then realizes he couldn't.. slammed on the brake.. but going too slow to cut back into the other lane whether it be infront or behind the bus..

Don't get me wrong.. I sympathize for his lost of his ride and the pain he has to endure.. but to go out and sue someone for something that is partially your fault isn't morale to me

2TONE_93GT

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i think hes suing for damages caused by the truck being illegally parked in a no parking zone.

I think we all know that what we believe is right and what is legal are two different things..’sure the rapist should be killed by the victim’ doesn’t make it legal..
Sure Alex may be partially at fault, but how is a court going to rule..

‘Just because shes a prostitute doesn’t mean its ok to rape her.’
Just because he pulled out to pass at a higher rate of speed than the bus doesnt mean its ok for the truck to be illegally parked.... Alex is obviously NOT going to say he was speeding in court, and that may be the case. Maybe he was embellishing ? ?

I guess i just see this type of accident happening to anyone. It really could be a simple mistake. Or it could be what it is here….

As for the analogy of the gun and bullet, there is a substantial difference. In your analogy the person being shot doesnt have the choice. If they did im sure they would opt to NOT be in the way of a bullet where as the trucker did have a choice, and from what im seeing it was a poor one, a mistake.

How can alex recoup the loss of his car? He has to somehow. As I said I don’t know if that’s a right off or not. Now if he hasn’t been charged and the police feel hes in the right hes going to claim against the truck. If he’s been charged he should start saving for a new one, or just order one from someone for like $1000 and swap vins. 

Its always nice to see some intellectual convo's on here

SuprAdam

Alex embellish? Oh, never.....

The way I see it, if he couldn't see the truck before switching lanes, he was following to closely behind the bus to begin with. I have been in the same car as Alex, he drives ing crazy.

2TONE_93GT

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What were you doing in his car?











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NOTORIOUS VR

ANd exactly this is the point... if he would have kept a distance he would have either A) seen the truck parked in the other lane before switching lanes OR B) he would have pulled back in BEHIND the bus.

Obviously there's a lot of the story missing here, and he's trying to play it off as it was all the STOPPED trucks fault. When really it was his.

Look @ the accident pictures, and tell me that @ 50-60 km/h how much distance do you cover, and look @ the was his car is JAMMED right in the middle, under the trailor. So that tells me he was fully in the other lane, passed the BUS doing @ least 60-80 km/h, because the bus driving slow (according to him) was probably really doing 40-60 km/h. So @ the speeds he HAD to be going to pass the bus, he must have either fell asleep @ the wheel, wasn't paying attention, or he was going way too fast and wanted to gain a few more spots.

I'm sorry, but trucks don't just pop out of no where...

Of course not, but with good tires and if you're paying attention you can avoid this.

I disagree again... by the looks of it, he was either going really fast or didn't try to stop at all.

You're damn right he made a mistake... and he IMO is making an even biger mistake taking the trucker/company to court.

He should hope that his insurance decides to cover him, and move on.

drifter420

I"m interested in seeing wat the police report says.. it would make a better speculative guess at best better then he said she said, I think they think..

Sure everyone should recoup for when there car is damage.. I wish IF my car gets written off I get wat I paid for and spent on her.. but again.. I guess it comes down to whose fully, partial, or not @ fault, and do I want to take everyone to court. I also wonder whose insurance company is currently payin for rental and such? His or the truck drivers? ( I know it's probably his, butwill that insurance company get there money back from the truck drivers insurance company.. or would they believe its his fault or partial fault and ding him for his insurance when he renews )

Since none of us are certified police officer or lawyer.. I will wait and see wat happens..please keep us updated as to the outcome in court. ( where's gldwinger when you need him for this legal crap.. lmao )