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Topic Started: Feb 1 2006, 09:42 AM (166 Views)
shortstop
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There was a horrible auto accident here on Sunday night. 8 cars involved total. 4 people killed, 2 still in critical condition at one of the local hospitals.

2 cars were racing. The driver that survived has been charged with a multitude of charges including vehicular homicide. No one has said yet why these 2 cars were racing .. the drivers did not know each other.

The driver of the other car that was racing was killed along with his passenger. This driver "reeked of alcohol". There was a call from a local resturant earlier to the Sheriff's department stating that this driver was highly intoxicated and could not be talked out of driving.

Toxicology tests are not performed here on dead drivers that were found at fault. However, the coroner is the one that statedd he "reeked of alcohol".

The Sheriff's office is now looking at charging the resturant where this man was saying they broke the law by continuing to serve someone that was highly intoxicated. The employees are looking at charges individually as well.

Do you agree with holding the resturant and servers responsible?

Do you think the coroner's office should have done the toxicology tests to determine if he was driving above the legal limit?

Did the resturant act responsibly by calling the Sheriff's department when the "drunk driver" was leaving the resturant?



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wicca912
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I think that the restaurant should be held responsible. If they knew he didn't have a designated driver, he should have had a two drink limit. They were negligent in letting him drive and should have had someone call a cab or the police before he left there. :nono: :mad:

I hope the families of the victims sue the pants off that restaurant! :mad:
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What is the restaurant suppose to do???? They called the cops, Cops should have made it a priority to get there and take care of the situation....

Sometimes people can hide they are highly intoxicated until it's too late!

And how is the restaurant suppose to know he doesn't have a DD????

I think that the Police Department should be held responsible if they go after the Restaurant. oh ya and yes they should do alcohol testing on the dead!!

Sorry I feel like the Restaurant did their job....they can't wrestle him to the ground...they'll get charges for that.....So here this restaurant sits...Damned cause they did what they could and now Damned cause they couldn't do anything else!!!
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Do you agree with holding the resturant and servers responsible? If they knew the person driving was drunk they should have never served him/her anymore

Do you think the coroner's office should have done the toxicology tests to determine if he was driving above the legal limit? Absolutely

Did the resturant act responsibly by calling the Sheriff's department when the "drunk driver" was leaving the resturant? Yes
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This is the latest article about it.

Deputies look at role of restaurant in fatal wreck
By Dena Levitz and Jeremy Craig | Staff Writers
Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Richmond County Sheriff Ronnie Strength said Tuesday that his agency is investigating possible criminal activity by Logan's Roadhouse related to Sunday's deadly car accident on Bobby Jones Expressway.

Authorities have said the man at fault in the wreck, 43-year-old Augustan Larry Skinner, had been drinking alcohol at Logan's in the Augusta Exchange on Sunday just before he got behind the wheel.

According to Sheriff's Deputy Mike Logue, restaurant employees called 911 after Mr. Skinner drove off, reporting that he was highly intoxicated and couldn't be talked out of leaving.

The state's alcoholic beverage code forbids the sale of alcohol to any person "who is in a state of noticeable intoxication."

By 5 p.m., Mr. Skinner's pickup truck had veered into incoming traffic on Bobby Jones, causing a horrific eight-car wreck, Deputy Logue said.

Killed were Mr. Skinner; his passenger and live-in girlfriend Janice Stout; and Gloria and Tyroneesha Lewis, both of Midville, Ga.

Joyce and Nancy Lewis, who were riding in the same Chevrolet Aveo as Gloria and Tyroneesha Lewis, also were severely injured. On Tuesday, Joyce Lewis remained in critical condition at Medical College of Georgia Hospital. Nancy Lewis' condition was upgraded to serious.

Sheriff Strength said deputies interviewed Logan's patrons on the night of the accident.

"Folks who are talking to us are telling us that they (Mr. Skinner, and those with him) were highly intoxicated," he said.

There is a possibility, the sheriff said, that employees at Logan's could be civilly liable.

"And we're definitely looking at it (from a criminal point of view) because the law says you will cut someone off and won't sell alcohol to someone who's intoxicated," he said.

Mr. Skinner's blood alcohol level was undetermined. Richmond County Coroner Grover Tuten said toxicology reports are not performed on at-fault drivers who die in automobile accidents in Georgia. But he said that when the 43-year-old Augustan was pulled from his truck he "reeked of alcohol."

According to witnesses, Deputy Logue said, Mr. Skinner was racing with Christopher Lee Bush Jr., 25, of Evans, along Bobby Jones Expressway when Mr. Skinner lost control.

Mr. Bush has been charged with four counts of first-degree vehicular homicide and one count of reckless driving. He remained at the Richmond County jail Tuesday.

Residents of Dunham Court off Peach Orchard Road, where Mr. Skinner and Ms. Stout lived, said Mr. Skinner had lived at a different house on the cul-de-sac with his former wife, Ann Skinner, until he moved in with Ms. Stout.

The Skinners' divorce was finalized in November.

Neighbor Winston Cawley said Mr. Skinner worked in the floor-finishing business. Ms. Stout, 45, was employed at a local pet store.

Mr. Cawley said Ms. Stout was always playing with her three dogs.

"She was just a sweet-talking girl, a really generous person," he said.

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Again I say if you go after the Restaurant in a law suit one must also be brought up against the county/city police department as they were notified and they are just as liable at not doing their jobs!!!!

I'm sorry for all the families losses in this horrible accident and hope that justice will be done. I hope they can still find a way to test his blood alcohol level! :hug:
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:sad: It's a tragedy-no matter who is to blame. I believe everyone involved will feel to blame, even if they aren't held legally responsible. I know I would. Nothing can bring the victims back to their loved ones. But maybe, if this case can't do anything else, it will show all of us: drinking and driving costs more than anyone should be will to gamble. :hugs:
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Feb 1 2006, 09:49 AM
I think that the restaurant should be held responsible. If they knew he didn't have a designated driver, he should have had a two drink limit. They were negligent in letting him drive and should have had someone call a cab or the police before he left there.  :nono:  :mad:

I hope the families of the victims sue the pants off that restaurant! :mad:

:friend: I'm pretty sure in Ontario the Restaurant can be held responsible simply because they continued to serve the person responsible for this awful Accident. :crap: Shoulda , Coulda , Woulda .
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The other guy that was involved (that was said to be racing) and was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter is now saying he was speeding trying to get away from the guy that was intoxicated. This man saw the entire wreck.

I think it's going to be a while before anything definitive comes from the investigation.
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Can you keep us updated, shortstop? I am really interested in how this turns out! :hugs:
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I will wicca :friend:

The only thing in today's paper (and I haven't heard the news today on the TV) was this "rant" from the "Rant and Raves" section of the paper.

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THIS IS A RANT for not taking toxicology test on people who die in wrecks in Georgia, especially if it is the at-fault party. Wouldn't it be better to file official reports citing just how intoxicated a person was rather than rely on the coroner saying, "They reeked of alcohol"?



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