Posted on 01/20/2018 8:27:42 AM PST by navysealdad
A salmon fisherman who abandoned ship by leaping into the frigid waters of the Columbia River last summer, an instant before another motorboat crashed into his -- has filed a $372,500 lawsuit against the other driver. Clatsop County sheriff’s deputies accused boat driver Marlin Lee Larsen of several crimes after the 75-year-old told investigators he couldn’t see where he was driving because he was sitting down and the dash of his boat was blocking his view
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That would seem to be a good reason to STOP driving.
video at the link very worth the watch. Quick, clean link. Not a bunch of junk popping up. GoPro mounted on the boat catches everything.
I saw this last week. Stunt men could not have timed it better.
That Weldcraft is one tough little boat.
Amtrak engineer goes boating when off duty?
According to the Comey standard, the driver didn’t intend to hit them, so he shouldn’t be held liable.
Very, very lucky no one was killed.
I clicked the link, and it took control of my iPhone. Said I won some kind of prize, and took me to another website.
Oh boy!! What did you win???!!!!!
Wow, sorry about that. I'm on a desktop.
Wow, sorry about that. I'm on a desktop.
Here is a direct YouTube link to the video. https://youtu.be/q4wMq8u4-Ts
Here is a direct YouTube link to the video. Report the link from the post is causing problems for phone users.
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navysealdad: “he couldn’t see where he was driving because he was sitting down and the dash of his boat was blocking his view”
Most boats of that size have a means of raising the skipper high enough to see over the bow. Of course, it’s not as comfortable as using the normal seat and one has to know to use it.
I have a somewhat smaller boat, a SeaRay 240. It has a 2 position skipper's seat that I can adjust so I'm semi-standing when running the boat. Equally important, a skipper is legally obligated to have full visibility any time his boat is under way.
navysealdad: “he couldn’t see where he was driving because he was sitting down and the dash of his boat was blocking his view””””
Same situation with the short little old ladies in Florida at the wheel of a classic Cadillac.
Yeah, whatever happened to that amtrak story? It’s amazing how quickly the cover up media buries government malfeasance when it’s liberals involved.
Still in the news here in the North West. Amtrak ridership down 25% because of accident. Oregon tax payers have been subsidizing $118 towards each ticket which will now go up to make up difference in ridership.
As a side note, Oregon wants a tax on healthcare,,, to help keep costs down.
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