[NCjim]

It was quite a mess that killed and injured innocent people.

Having the one who caused it pay for the repairs is an interesting concept.

[bill1952]

I always like the concept of personal responsibility being actualized into the real world.

[SmoothTalker]

Note that the driver who caused all this havoc didn’t have a license.

[P.O.E.]

Make the judge who let him walk out of the courtroom chip in, too.

[Atlas Sneezed]

People should be liable for all the consequences of their errors, and they might buy insurance to cover it.

The remarkable thing here is that government is doing the right thing on behalf of the people it represents.

[BenLurkin]

bump

[vetvetdoug]

The man was driving without a legitimate license and no insurance...this happened while he was breaking the law. He killed people while in commission of a crime. Now, there are gun laws that state that if one kills someone in the commission of a crime they are to get the death penalty. Why is this any different?

[cowboyway]

It’s taxpayers’ money, and there were damages out there, and we’re trying to recoup.”

So, if the state 'recoups' the cost of the damage from an individual, will the state send out reimbursement checks to Joe Taxpayer?

Hell no! This is simply a have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too scam.

Having the one who caused it pay for the repairs is an interesting concept

Having the one that caused it pay for it is insane. The already clogged courts will become completely unmanageable.

Additional layers of government will be required, and boy that's what we really need.

And some poor old grandma is going to lose the home that she raised her kids in because she caused a wreck that damaged public property.

Tax dollars build public facilities and tax dollars should fix them when they're broke.

And that's all I have to say about that.......

[kcvl]

22 year old Robert Klimczak had his license pulled following a crash in 2006. He failed to appear in court to answer to charges in that Wilson County accident.
And troopers say Klimzcak has also been involved in two other crashes, and has been cited for other moving violations including speeding.

http://tinyurl.com/224ab9

[mad_as_he$$]

In many state the person at fault has to pay. In Kalifornia they will even come after you in civil court if your insurance doesn’t pay.

[spunkets]

In the midwest, the one that caused the accident always pays the repair bill. Surprised NC don’t do that. I can’t see tax money going to cover wreckage done by any individual. Know out a lamp post, or utility pole and ya get a bill.

[PAR35]

“One of the scenarios may have been a blown tire. One of the scenarios might be a lane-change violation,”

A bad tire is more likely to give them a deep pocket than is an unlicensed driver with a string of violations.

[Thermalseeker]

Having the one who caused it pay for the repairs is an interesting concept.

'Bout 15 years ago a friend of mine hit a patch of ice on I-75 just before the GA/TN line and hit a light pole. His car was totalled. Several months later he got a bill from the State of Tennessee for the light pole.....

[ken in texas]

His family said there was some type of mix-up concerning his driver’s license.

What on earth is a mix-up? I thought I read that his license was suspended. Sounds like his family's mind is mixed-up... after all, anyone in their family can do no wrong. /sarc

[TheBattman]

bump for later.