Comments on: Highway Technician Hit By Car Passes Away

By: Kristen

Kristen — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 06:31:50 +0000

I miss you Brian I miss our sweet innocent late night talks on your front porch At night I remember how comfortable we were to talk about anything with each other you truly were a kind soul and my best friend.. I love you and can’t wait till the day I see u again! :’( xoxoxoxo

By: Caroline

Caroline — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:21:33 +0000

I knew Brian. He was an extremely funny and outgoing guy. What happened here is a complete travesty. Now his family is without their son, Danca is without her love, & his friends, we’re without the person who kept us laughing constantly. He was out doing his job, as he always does. Did you not read this article or weartv.com? The traffic was slowing down for him and his partner, this woman said she looked away & by the time she looked back, traffic was braking so she applied her brakes too quickly, lost control of her car, rotated counter clockwise and went into the median where he was working. He died because this stupid woman took her eyes of the road. Her careless decision making while operating a moving vehicle has taken him away from everyone who loves him! I’m sorry she’s upset, but I hope she gets what’s coming to her. Whatever happens won’t bring him back and she’s going to have to live with that for the rest of her life.

By: curious

curious — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:10:38 +0000

Someone in a previous comment, hinted that she was putting makeup on, that means she was distracted, whether putting makeup on, texting, etc. For her to have done all she done, she must have been moving on. Just because everybody else is flying doesn’t mean she should have been. People don’t care anymore driving in pensacola, they done gone stupid. Once you get past molino, its each his on. SALT LIFE is what I say. I am 40, and I know about the Move Over, & if I know ahead of time I’m gonna slow down, more than I should & move over. I can’t help but to think of him & his family. She knew better, it’s not like she was a careless teenager, but if it truely was an accident, I feel for her feelings to, of what she must be going thru & especially for her family, because they too are victims, they didn’t ask for what they’re going thru.

By: Not You

Not You — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:10:22 +0000

@puddin: “Most accidents of this kind can be prevented by proper and timely placement of warning devices.”

Most collisions of this type can be prevented by driving the posted speed limit and being aware of your surroundings at all times.

By: LegalEagle

LegalEagle — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:12:24 +0000

Prayers for the victim who was murdered…I think they need to make an example out of the driver…PERIOD.

By: Doug Masters

Doug Masters — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:31:39 +0000

It was not an accident. The word accident implies that no one is/was at fault. It was a traffic crash. About two years ago the state of Florida and Highway Patrol changed the wording/policy on crashes because of that fact. She is and was responsible for this crash and should be held accountable. Praying for all involved.

By: sonors

sonors — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:40:22 +0000

@ can,,, accident? a freak accident? read the article again why dont ya? dont think anybody but you is calling this a freak accident! My prayers to this sad family.

By: can

can — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 17:24:16 +0000

@ Mark – no one is denying that it was HER RESPONSIBILITY while she was operating a vehicle. Yes, responsibility lies in the hands of the driver. But accidents happen. She may have not seen a puddle in the road, hit the brakes and skidded right on over the pavement. Yes, it was her responsibility to ensure that she was watching for these things, but people make mistakes and unfortunately mistakes can be fatal at times. My goodness, this lady killed someone by a direct or indirect action (depending on the circumstances of the accident that we don’t know) in a completely freak accident. I don’t want to try and lift any blame from the driver because she is obviously responsible for the death of this young man, but crazy things happen. That is why it is called an accident. I also don’t want to downgrade the death of the young man because it is absolutely tragic that he was killed, so please don’t think I am being disrespectful towards the family. Don’t jump to conclusions.

By: BentStraight

BentStraight — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 16:32:04 +0000

There will ALWAYS be unexpected reasons to to stop quickly, being unprepared for any reason can have devastating consequences.
NEVER let your guard down, avoid distractions and hurrying,
DRIVE LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 15:52:32 +0000

Like it or not, when you get behind the wheel of a vehicle, it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to operate that vehicle in a safe manner. That means you change your driving style dependent on the weather.

Say what you will, but that driver was NOT DOING something right to lose control of a vehicle like that. You can’t blame wet roads, as it was HER RESPONSIBILITY to operate her vehicle at a safe speed for the weather conditions, and NOT try to keep up with the flow of traffic if it is too fast for her vehicle.

Weather it was distracted driving by texting or putting on makeup, following too close, or traveling at an unsafe speed for the weather conditions and her vehicle, it is still HER RESPONSIBILITY for the accident.