Truck Driver Found Guilty of Negligent Homicide & 5 Counts of 2nd Degree Assault
November 14th, 2013 by
At 1:30 the state’s closing began, as they focused on these points.
Childs said maintaining the truck was not his responsibility.
He did not do inspection on a truck that wasn’t road legal.
He gave no warning (horn).
The truck left 610 feet of skid marks
Childs recklessly caused the death of Ann Davis.
When the defense did their closing, they emphasized…
The last thing Bryant Childs wanted to do that day was to be a part of something that caused the death of someone.”
He attempted to do all that he could, by stopping his vehicle
He didn’t jump out of his vehicle to hurt someone; he was scared he was going to die.
The owner is responsible
He only drives the truck
No one else had been charged
Why do they want him to be the fall guy?
At 3:15, the jury returned with Guilty verdicts of negligent homicide and 5 counts of 2nd degree assault
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