Posted on 06/11/2012 11:31:54 AM PDT by sunmars
Actually, I was thinking of his physician. He is supposedly taking medication for his problem. His physician should have known the implications. That’s where I’d be going to get more information.
If as I suspect, his doctor didn’t follow proper guidelines, his license may be in jeopardy. This guy’s license should certainly be forfeit after this. I think it’s highly suspect that he still has one.
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I agree that we have seen that sort of thing. In this instance, I don’t think we’ve heard the last of it yet. I suspect Obama will dump him before more is known. In the end, I think this guy may be revealed to be driving when he clearly knew he shouldn’t have been. We’ll see how it plays out.
...he smashes into the Buick, gets out, talks to the people in that car, then jumps back into his car, takes off - side-swiping the Buick. Then he smashes into another car and leads police on a goose-chase before stopping and passing out? Wouldn't a normal person's brain - knowing they have health/seizure problems - decide to stay out of the car, lie down, ask for medical assistance? None of this adds up.
I am thinking that this former Chairman of BrightSource doesn’t want to face the music and was trying to do himself in.
I honestly think you could view this pretty much as you would someone sleep-walking. He may have been functioning on a lower level, completely unaware consciously of what he was doing.
When I had my tonsils out as a kid, I was causing all sorts of trouble for the staff in the recovery room, as if I was awake. I seemed quite lucid. I remembered none of it afterwards.
Hitting the primary car again, is a pretty good indicator this guy was not operating on all cylinders. When they found him after the next impact, he was unconscious.
I’m sure this will be investigated, and I think the guy will have to answer for his medical condition and if he was taking enough precautions to make sure this type of thing didn’t happen.
It would be interesting to see how this plays out. I think he’s going to pay for it in a number of ways.
That is not entirely true. From the California DMV:
No action
Medical probation Type II
Medical probation Type III
Suspension
Revocation
Seizure typeMedical probation Type III is for drivers who have achieved six or more months of control, but due to contributing factors there is a slight possibility of another seizure. Medical probation Type III requires the driver to report, in writing, on a regular basis to the department on the status of his/her disorder.
Seizure manifestations
Seizure, medical and lifestyle history
The seizure-free period prior to the last episode
Thanks. Nice post. Sort of causes me some concern about folks who may be out there who may blank out at any moment. Probation only, after three months? Wow.
Three months and two days and you’re toast...
You're welcome, D1 and thanks. I agree it's a bit worrisome.
Also I wonder how forthcoming drivers are from other States and countries who also drive in California.
Yes, that’s a point of interest to be sure. Are the pass-through new residents honest? In this day and age, I doubt it.
Brightsource DOE Funding Exposes Obama Cronyism
Solar company BrightSource Energy received an even bigger loan guarantee from DOE than Solyndra did. In April 2011, the company received $1.6 billion for its Ivanpah project in California—more than triple the size of Solyndra’s loan guarantee of $535 million! BrightSource’s CEO, John Woolard, claims that at its peak, the project would create 1,400 jobs. That would amount to $1.43 million for every job created.
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http://blog.heritage.org/2012/05/17/brightsource-doe-funding-exposes-obama-cronyism/
Thanks for the mention. I appreciate you and others mentioning how things work on these matters. I didn’t know some of the finer details.
Okay. It is just so easy to be cynical with them. It is usually right but we’ll
see I guess.
Well, it’s sure easy for me to be cynical. I hear ya. Hey, take care...
What, was the car on cruise control, with a perfectly aligned suspension, identically inflated tires, on a perfectly level and straight road? Plus, with an impact from the first crash that somehow did not transfer momentum to his car and cause him to veer? Too much of a stretch for me to give the benefit of the doubt.
Sleepwalking and seizures are completely different phenomena. With sleepwalking, you are unconscious but your lower brain functions can still perform basic tasks, and even complex tasks that you do habitually, such as going to the bathroom, going up/down stairs, even preparing and eating food, or having a simple conversation.
With a seizure, it is like an electrical storm happening in your brain’s neural pathways. There is no portion of the brain that is not affected, so there is no possibility of continuing on with any kind of voluntary, non-random behavior.
I agree with your comments. They are different, but then I never said they were similar events. The only commonality is that you don’t remember what you did when you wake up.
Even that may be somewhat off base. You may remember bits and pieces of what takes place when you have the seizure. None the less, it will be very hard to convict this guy for something he did when he was diminished like this.
The real fertile ground IMO is if he was not entitled to drive at the time of the event. Another angle might be if he was given preferential treatment, and allowed to drive when he shouldn’t have been driving.
Did he have a valid license that didn’t have stipulations?
Did his physician skirt the law?
Did they collude to skirt the law?
“None the less, it will be very hard to convict this guy for something he did when he was diminished like this.”
Ok, that covers the initial crash maybe, but that’s it. If he was out of his car, talking, walking around, then he wasn’t having a seizure, anymore at least. He certainly wasn’t having a seizure when he fled the scene.
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