Helicopter Collision Blame???

[Saltheart]

The choppers had no need to be there. If you want the scoop , you are responsible if you die trying to get it. The guy in the car has nothing to do with helicopters. You might stretch to say the police chopper had to be there and somehow he might be liable if they crashed but the news choppers are needless parasites who live or die on their own accord.

[PaulS]

The driver did not put the copter folks at risk. They put themselves at risk by following the chase. I can see charging the driver if he passed someone and they pulled over to get out of the way and got into an accident.

[Slipknot]

ok so when there is a crash on one side of the highway and somebody is rubbernecking on the other side of the highway and causes an accident, I guess it's not his fault for rubbernecking and not paying attention so the ins. co. can blame the first accident for his is that how it works now in our society? gheeesh

[Swimmer]

Originally Posted by Slipknot

ok so when there is a crash on one side of the highway and somebody is rubbernecking on the other side of the highway and causes an accident, I guess it's not his fault for rubbernecking and not paying attention so the ins. co. can blame the first accident for his is that how it works now in our society? gheeesh

There ar no accidents only crashes that happen for a reason! If a felony had occurred during the chase or it was the reason for the chase then the felony-murder rule may apply.

I think it is a stretch though, regardless.

[BigFish]

There is not a lawyer in the land can make charges like this stick!

[Raven]

for posting this story


and
now my eyes are severely tired from reading
and i have eyeball exhaustion .....damages

my insurance companies attourney
will be calling... yours

[The Dad Fisherman]

Originally Posted by BigFish

There is not a lawyer in the land can make charges like this stick!

Don't be so sure on that one.

And Don't be surprised that if they can't convict on Criminal charges that the families won't sue in Civil Court either.

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by Swimmer

There ar no accidents only crashes that happen for a reason! If a felony had occurred during the chase or it was the reason for the chase then the felony-murder rule may apply.

I think it is a stretch though, regardless.

felony murder? how is a guy in a car being chased by police negligent for 2 copters colliding with each other? he didn't hit either one did he? I just don't see it. Those choppers are responsible to now what is flying around them. Wussification of America, if a judge aloows this bull, that is all it is. I feel for the families of the victims but if the news didn't sensationalize this stuff it wouldn't happen either, let them sue the news stations.

you are right, it's a stretch

[BigFish]

Civil suit??? Cripes.....like that will ever happen! Monkeys will fly out of my butt before any charges or civil suits result from this copter crash against the idiot who was in the chase!