[SF Republican]

I still have on my tinfoil hat re this accident. An accident that disrupts the commute of 220,000 people a day for months at the second busiest interchange in the country? Occurs at 4am when there are NO witnesses to what happened. Driver spent time as a ward of the state on heroin charges. This don’t smell right.

[Jeff Chandler]

Driver spent time as a ward of the state on heroin charges.

Hazmat endorsements now require FBI background checks, although this guy could be one of the drivers not yet contacted for renewal.

Many fuel haulers pay by the load, which is why tankers are often driven very fast.

[SFC Chromey]

OMG! You are soooo right! I didn’t even think about it that way./sarc

Get real, these trucks are mostly traveling at those times (4am) to avoid those same 220,000 commuters.

I don’t know how often you are awake at that time, but I can tell you from my experience, that you might see 10 cars an hour at 4 in the morning.

As far as the charges go, ok he had a rap sheet. 10 years ago. He had obviously made some changes otherwise that rap sheet would list more current events. If his criminal activity was more current it would effectively cut him off from driving a big rig. An applicant has to have a clean record for 5 years.