Just curious why “NJ Trooper” is in the headlines? I don’t see where parental employment, ethnic background or politics should enter into it when someone’s children are killed. That’s the way I look at it.
How heartbreaking. Prayers for all, esp the trooper and his family.
Can’t imagine their pain. Prayers.
Prayer indeed.
Almost reminded me of the Sullivans from WWII. I sometimes think it would be best for family members NOT to travel together.
In all my years of driving I have personally noticed that dump truck drivers tend to speed and run stop signs more than any other class of driver.Dump truck drivers also “bend” the load weight rules.All these thing are part of their making money because the more gravel,dirt,coal or whatever they move in a day then the more they get paid.Their employers typically don’t care if the dump truck drivers are breaking road rules as long as the stuff get hauled.(I’ve scaled a lot of trucks and dump trucks are way more likely to be overweight and over axle limts.)
And that with the change from school buses being driven by owner-operators on route contracts in my school days to today’s school corporation or school bus service companies which happen to use a much,much higher proportion of women drivers ,that those drivers act as though they OWN the road and they push the right-of-way at all times. Plus discipline is said to be worse on buses than in my school days.
Anyway, two groups of arrogant drivers is a recipe for disaster.
"A boy being taken from the scene by his mother told The Associated Press "this big truck just came and slammed right into us." The mother did not want the boy's name used."