Cause of Death in the Truck Driver’s Lap

Can it really be so good that you hit a person riding a bicycle and keep going? Apparently, it was SUPER!

According to the Orlando Sentinel, 54-year-old Randy Joe Allen of Polk City, FL was driving down U.S. 92 in Auburndale when he hit a man who was bicycling on the shoulder of the highway. Allen is said to have been distracted by what was in his lap. The female passenger providing said distraction said she heard a bump, and Allen told her he'd hit a stop sign. Apparently, he didn't want her to stop.

And he didn't stop either! A witness to the crash got Allen's tag number and called 911 before returning to the scene to help the victim, 49-year-old Terry Lamunt Ross. Ross had been thrown from his bicycle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Allen's truck was located in the parking lot of a bar with blood stains on the passenger door and significant damage to the truck, including the dome of the headlight (pun intended).

In addition to receiving "lip service," Allen is said to have been driving under the influence. What a recipe for disaster! Driving inebriated is never a good idea. Though significantly its function is impaired while drinking, when considering getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, just use your brain (pun intended again).

I crack myself up sometimes.