Sad and senseless

[Aggie_Ama]

This is completely tragic and senseless. No paying attention isn't an accident, it is not being committed to driving because of other poor ability or some distraction. When my husband rear-ended someone because he was driving to close, we were punished by having raised insurance. Texas is a no-fault state so by not breaking a law he wasn't ticketed. I am assuming this man's insurance will at least have to pay out for the funeral expenses right? There is no amount of payment that can heal that little girl though.

I do believe the driver has a long healing process no matter the reason he left the roadway. Several years ago my father broadsided a car that made an illegal turn in front of him. One passenger, the same age as my brother (both adults at the time) was killed. My father had no fault but he was devastated, it was an incredibly painful experience. Same note a relative hit a man that was high walking in the middle of a very dark interstate frontage road at 11:00 at night after my relative left work. The driver (my relative) swerved but clipped the man and killed him. He had a lot of trouble dealing with the blame he placed on himself even though there was very little more he could have done.

Texas laws are terrible at protecting vunerable road users. In this area the same story could be written with a farmer driving his tractor on the shoulder and it would be the same thing "a horrible accident".

[AnnieBikes]

The child's picture is haunting...and such a young age to have no more parents.