Was it an accident caused by a wasp sting or was it an intentional act? Decide for yourself by watching the video (click here) which was filmed by a helmet-cam worn by Brian Fisher, another motorcyclist who happened to have been following Eric Sanders and his girlfriend Debra Simpson as they tooled along in tandem on a two lane double yellow-lined Texas roadway on Saturday, October 17th, 2015.
The video shows Sanders driving along and moving left to pass (not withstanding the double yellow line) a couple of cars, the last of which suddenly swerves left also, clipping the would-be passing motorcycle and causing a full-speed wipeout.
The impact sends the motorcycle flying and Sanders and Simpson tumbling onto the roadway, and then into a field next to the road. Sanders is seen in the video quickly jumping up and taking off his helmet following the crash as Simpson lies still in the field.
After repeating his position (that “I don’t care”) the driver then states that the couple had tried to pass him on double-yellow lines and that he had been “stung by a wasp”.
Memo to the Folks: I know (as do many of you) just how douche baggerous many motorcycle drivers can be – zipping around and in between cars at speed, at red lights, in emergency lanes – and I have often fantasized about such things as opening my car door… but thinking and acting are very, very different things.
Memo to Mr. “I don’t care”: While it is true that Sanders was speeding, unlawfully passing and, as it turns out, did not even have a valid driver license (he was cited accordingly), I am calling BS on your “wasp sting” defense…
Memo to Mr. “I don’t care” continued: If you had been stung by a wasp, as you claim, then the video would have shown you itching, scratching or behaving as someone who had been stung by a wasp. Instead, you presented as being confrontational and you showed no regard for the people who you – allegedly accidentally – may well have permanently injured or killed. Tack on your own words (“I don’t care”) and I will be shocked if Texas authorities do not hold you criminally responsible (I’m guessing that you will be indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon). Like me, you can think anything you want, but you can’t act on your sociopathic thoughts…
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