Woman charged in fatal 370z crash caught on dash cam

sx moneypit · 07-17-2015, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT

Why is it that people who can afford to buy cars are too cheap to get a hands free kit for their phones? People caught using cell phone's should be charged and receive the same fines/penalties as impaired drivers.

Hands free or not in my opinion you shouldn't be yakking on the phone while driving.

Exhaust · 07-17-2015, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DEpointfive0

Anyone in to make a fund for the woman's children? Show some support from the car community(?)

I'd be totally down if its setup.

Side note.

I'm fine with a little spirited driving on the tollway, maybe even an open highway. But a city street in the middle of the day? 30 miles over? Thats just asking for trouble. If you are going to speed atleast do it responsibly with other lives in consideration. I don't know if I could live with myself knowing my little lack of control took the life of another human being.

JARblue · 07-17-2015, 08:48 AM

This idiot was driving reckless AND on her phone. Recipe for disaster

Prayers for the family of the victim.

Talking on your phone is just as distracting regardless of whether it is hands-free. Put down the phone or the food or the ipod and FOCUS ON DRIVING while you drive.

Leingod · 07-17-2015, 10:47 AM

Just another call to arms for more people to get manuals. Let's see some jackhole talk on the phone while trying to shift a tricky clutch as is on these cars.

Just because you have money to get a performance car like this, doesn't give you precedence over others to disregard safety and common ****ing sense!!!

Duc_Z09 · 07-17-2015, 10:47 AM

What a stupid bitch.

FairladyZ10PG · 07-17-2015, 12:15 PM

Wow... scares me to know there are many more drivers like this everywhere

& just this morning a car ran a red light making a left turn and cut me off entirely...

Prayers to both parties and family... I hope she gets what she deserves!

DWS44 · 07-17-2015, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasZ34

get off the motherfucking phone and drive your car.

Amen...just last night coming home on I-77 during rush hour. All the sudden, the cars in front of me were swerving and changing lanes all over the place. Four lane interstate, with average traffic speed in the 70s. Turns out the commotion is everyone trying to go around this woman in a Honda Civic playing rolling chicane in the third lane (second to the left). She MIGHT have been going 40 MPH. Seriously.

Sure enough...as I go by I look over and she's just yapping away at her cell phone, looking straight ahead, totally oblivious to her surroundings.

binary0x01 · 07-17-2015, 05:09 PM

what a dumb khunt... yeah i said it

binary0x01 · 07-17-2015, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DWS44

Amen...just last night coming home on I-77 during rush hour. All the sudden, the cars in front of me were swerving and changing lanes all over the place. Four lane interstate, with average traffic speed in the 70s. Turns out the commotion is everyone trying to go around this woman in a Honda Civic playing rolling chicane in the third lane (second to the left). She MIGHT have been going 40 MPH. Seriously.

Sure enough...as I go by I look over and she's just yapping away at her cell phone, looking straight ahead, totally oblivious to her surroundings.

Dood in cali... this is like normal everyday road user experience. insane.

JC-Nismo · 07-17-2015, 05:52 PM

Hate to say it, but this case is gonna flop!!! Any good lawyer will eat this case up cause the manslaughter charge won't stick with Gorilla Glue. Reckless driving or not, the victim pulled into on coming traffic unless there a stop sign that's not visible in the video. I don't know what the laws are in that state, but back home in Jersey where I've seen this about a dozen times, if you pull into oncoming traffic it's your fault regardless of the speed. One time a car hit an ambulance that blew through the intersection with it's lights flashing, but never slowed down and looked for oncoming traffic, needless to say it got T- Boned and flipped over. They charged the driver saying the ambulance always has the right of way. Went to trial and got thrown out based on witness testimony that ambulance never looked or slow for oncoming traffic. The driver in return sued the city and won a 6 figure payout. This is horrific either way and prayers to both family's, but am I wrong and if so please correct me.

37zeroZ · 07-17-2015, 06:18 PM

The 370Z driver had the right of way regardless if she was going over the speed limit and using her cell phone. Suppose the 370Z driver died instead of the other woman, would that woman be charged with manslaughter for driving into oncoming traffic.

cooltoy · 07-17-2015, 06:39 PM

As terrible as the outcome and as guilty as the 370Z driver is for speeding and distracted driving, but I also had the same thought (from the video evidence, which is shot from too far to tell for sure)- the deceased attempted to cross a major road without taking all necessary precautions.

My thought may be unpopular and in no way am I shifting blame here, but that it what it appears like to me.

The story might not have presented all the evidence.

1st · 07-17-2015, 06:53 PM

Meh...Easy come easy go.

cooltoy · 07-17-2015, 06:55 PM

kenchan · 07-17-2015, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by JC-Nismo

Ok let me be clear, THE VIDEO IS BLURRY AS HELL!!! All I see is a car that seems to hit another vehicle that seems to pull out into traffic!!! Is that what I'm seeing???

yah, im kinda wondering too how they came up with 30mph..?

sorry to both families.

07-17-2015, 08:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
JARblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Austin, TX Age: 43 Posts: 36,450 Drives: 11 Z34, 98 E36 M3 Rep Power: 2684440	This idiot was driving reckless AND on her phone. Recipe for disaster Prayers for the family of the victim. Talking on your phone is just as distracting regardless of whether it is hands-free. Put down the phone or the food or the ipod and FOCUS ON DRIVING while you drive. Streetlife, gr8-wrx, TexasZ34 and 3 others like this. __________________ 2011 370Z 6MT Sport Gun Metallic \| ARC \| CJM \| Ecutek \| FI \| Fujimura \| R2C \| SPL \| Stillen \| TWM \| Z1 \| ZSpeed \|

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Leingod A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Some Place Cold Posts: 16,060 Drives: In Circles Rep Power: 2684396	Just another call to arms for more people to get manuals. Let's see some jackhole talk on the phone while trying to shift a tricky clutch as is on these cars. Just because you have money to get a performance car like this, doesn't give you precedence over others to disregard safety and common **ing sense!!! TexasZ34 likes this. __________________ I AM FLOOF! SOMEBODY FLOOF MY HORN!! ALL HAIL THE FLOOF!!I JUST FLOOFED ON THE FLOOR**

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Duc_Z09 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Frederick MD Posts: 876 Drives: With the blinker on. Rep Power: 23	What a stupid bitch. Montez, madwi and Zbrah like this. __________________ 2009 370z #206 (all mods are Home Depot) 2009 Ducati 848 (full Ohlins, Termignoni, etc) 2003 Grand Cherokee (long arms, big tires, 4.56, lockers)

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FairladyZ10PG A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: SoCal-IE Posts: 1,890 Drives: PGraphite m6 Rep Power: 255	Wow... scares me to know there are many more drivers like this everywhere & just this morning a car ran a red light making a left turn and cut me off entirely... Prayers to both parties and family... I hope she gets what she deserves! Montez likes this. __________________ ///MPPSK///M Performance FRONT SPLITTER///M Performance KIDNEY GRILLS///MPerformance CF MIRRORS///MPerformance CF SPOILER///AC SCHNITZER

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binary0x01 Track Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Idaho Posts: 892 Drives: 2012 6-SPEED 3.7L Z Rep Power: 14	what a dumb khunt... yeah i said it __________________ Tune (by Seb@SpecialtyZ) -- Upgraded Parts List : When in doubt, use brute force; if it doesn't work, you aren't using enough.

07-17-2015, 05:52 PM	#25 (permalink)
JC-Nismo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Posts: 1,244 Drives: 2011 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 13	Hate to say it, but this case is gonna flop!!! Any good lawyer will eat this case up cause the manslaughter charge won't stick with Gorilla Glue. Reckless driving or not, the victim pulled into on coming traffic unless there a stop sign that's not visible in the video. I don't know what the laws are in that state, but back home in Jersey where I've seen this about a dozen times, if you pull into oncoming traffic it's your fault regardless of the speed. One time a car hit an ambulance that blew through the intersection with it's lights flashing, but never slowed down and looked for oncoming traffic, needless to say it got T- Boned and flipped over. They charged the driver saying the ambulance always has the right of way. Went to trial and got thrown out based on witness testimony that ambulance never looked or slow for oncoming traffic. The driver in return sued the city and won a 6 figure payout. This is horrific either way and prayers to both family's, but am I wrong and if so please correct me.

07-17-2015, 06:18 PM	#26 (permalink)
37zeroZ Enthusiast Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 346 Drives: Truck Rep Power: 14168	The 370Z driver had the right of way regardless if she was going over the speed limit and using her cell phone. Suppose the 370Z driver died instead of the other woman, would that woman be charged with manslaughter for driving into oncoming traffic. JC-Nismo likes this. Last edited by 37zeroZ; 07-17-2015 at 06:25 PM.

07-17-2015, 06:39 PM	#27 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,973 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	As terrible as the outcome and as guilty as the 370Z driver is for speeding and distracted driving, but I also had the same thought (from the video evidence, which is shot from too far to tell for sure)- the deceased attempted to cross a major road without taking all necessary precautions. My thought may be unpopular and in no way am I shifting blame here, but that it what it appears like to me. The story might not have presented all the evidence. BRM3D1NA likes this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang. Last edited by cooltoy; 07-17-2015 at 06:42 PM.

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1st A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: I 80 Biz U.S. 50 Posts: 1,710 Drives: Platinum Z Rep Power: 1616	Meh...Easy come easy go.

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