Trucker with 63 Violations & 23 License Suspensions Kills a Second Time

Kennebec County, Maine.
A tractor trailer driver with a record 63 driving convictions, 23 license suspensions and involvement in a previous fatal crash, crashed into a car on I-95 in July, trapping the driver in her car for more than an hour. She died several days later.
Under Maine law the trucker could not be charged with manslaughter or vehicular homicide. However, he was charged with operating after suspension, possession of a suspended license, operating without authority, operating after being placed out of service, false record of duty status, operating without a medical certificate, operating while in possession of a radar detector, operating while in possession of a controlled substance, operating an unregistered motor vehicle and operating without insurance. See MaineToday.com.
This incident underscores the inadequacy of protections against rogue truck drivers.

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