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norma
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well, he's paying "some" restitution, but not much!
"Colann must also pay $8,400 in restitution".
see link:
http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/29/loc_kyboatcrash29.html
Thankfully, the man whose right hand that was hurt so bad, is left handed!
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That's just the amount that the criminal court imposed. The civil lawsuit will be for a lot more I'm sure.
http://www.cincinnati.com/text/local/2004/09/26/loc_kyboatcrash.html
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| posted on 9-29-2004 at 08:29 AM |
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Restitution
I think Lake4fun is correct. This was the criminal trial. I'm sure he still has a civil trial (and I hope a guilty verdict) ahead of him.
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| posted on 9-29-2004 at 09:26 AM |
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This story was in our paper this morning.
Here is a link
http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2004/09/29/20040929-C1-...
He should never be allowed to operate a boat again, or a car.
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| posted on 9-30-2004 at 12:02 AM |
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Unfortunatly he will be eligible for "shock probation" in 30 days, and will probably get it.....
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Not to flare anyones feathers too much here because I agree for the most part. He was operating in an unsafe manner and he HAD to have known he hit
something so ultimately he is responsible. BUT the person in the other boat should also shoulder some of the responsibilty. He had absolutely no
business running that fast that late at night lights or no lights. But they also had absolutely no reason to have that many people on that small a
boat in the Ohio River that late at night. Going to run a boat like that with that many people on board get towards shore.
It's just like driving a car. The safest driver/operator is the defensive driver/operator. I drive everything always thinking ahead that the
person(unless I know you of course  )) in front of me is a total moron and
stupid and try to stay clear or at least try to think like a moron as to which stupid move he may be getting ready to do and drive accordingly. I
would venture to say that the vast majority of people in the country don't have any business operating anything.
True story. While still living in New Richmond I passed a pretty wealthy local EVERYDAY going towards Cincinnati on Rt 52. Every morning that I
passed this guy in his pretty new cadillac and he always had his seat way back with the daily newspaper in his face and driving with his kness. I
always wanted to eaze up next to him and blast a big fire engine type of horn. But better sense prevailed because he probably would have hit me and
someone his money and lawyers would have found me guilty. Not that gets another God Bless America.
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| posted on 9-30-2004 at 01:58 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by rockinrod7
Not to flare anyones feathers too much here because I agree for the most part. He was operating in an unsafe manner and he HAD to have known he hit
something so ultimately he is responsible. BUT the person in the other boat should also shoulder some of the responsibilty. He had absolutely no
business running that fast that late at night lights or no lights. But they also had absolutely no reason to have that many people on that small a
boat in the Ohio River that late at night. Going to run a boat like that with that many people on board get towards shore.
It's just like driving a car. The safest driver/operator is the defensive driver/operator. I drive everything always thinking ahead that the
person(unless I know you of course )) in front of me is a total moron and
stupid and try to stay clear or at least try to think like a moron as to which stupid move he may be getting ready to do and drive accordingly. I
would venture to say that the vast majority of people in the country don't have any business operating anything.
True story. While still living in New Richmond I passed a pretty wealthy local EVERYDAY going towards Cincinnati on Rt 52. Every morning that I
passed this guy in his pretty new cadillac and he always had his seat way back with the daily newspaper in his face and driving with his kness. I
always wanted to eaze up next to him and blast a big fire engine type of horn. But better sense prevailed because he probably would have hit me and
someone his money and lawyers would have found me guilty. Not that gets another God Bless America. |
No way... I cannot understand how a boater being overtaken and run over by a drunk, regardless of how fast he were going or the time of day is
responsible for this. I addition, he was in a 20' boat with a total of 7 people. My 20' malibu is rated at 8 persons. If you decide to
cross a busy street at night with a walk light and you get run over by a drunk, would you be partly to blame because it was at night and you should
know that the drunks are out at night?
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| posted on 9-30-2004 at 06:26 PM |
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QUOTE: "He had absolutely no business running that fast that late at night lights or no lights. But they also had absolutely no reason to have that
many people on that small a boat in the Ohio River that late at nigh."
If I'm not mistaken, of which sometimes I am, I thought witnesses said the smaller boat was only running about 10 miles an hour. Six adults and
one child in a 21 foot boat isn't overloading to me.
I have been on the river several times at night and it is no place to be running any boat at the speed witnesses said the baja was allegedly running.
I can't see how the smaller boat could be held accountable if his lights were working properly and he was not running at an excessive speed.
From the eyewitness reports I have read, this seem like a case of your typical redneck with a lot of money, a fast boat, and an arrogant attitude.
It's all about me and screw everyone around me who gets in my way.
I say "throw the book at him" and ban him from ever again owning or operating another power boat .
That's my two cents worth..
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| posted on 10-1-2004 at 09:17 AM |
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Running away
If he would not of run from the accident and taken responsibilty He may not be in so much trouble.. What do you think????
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| posted on 10-1-2004 at 09:34 AM |
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More pics available on above listed sites.
EZ Street has attached this image:
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| posted on 10-1-2004 at 09:56 AM |
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rockinrod ?
Are you serious? a family of 7 in a 21'deck boat cruising at 10 mph is partially responsable for a guy in a 40' water rocket running
completely over them in the water and not stopping...are you following the same story we are....the guys only fault was he wanted to take some people
out boating on the same river the other guy thought he owned....
I hope he rots in jail....if you read the stories even after the accident he was a self serving arrogent jerk...he didnt even admit he was
guilty...he just agreed they had enough evidence to convict him......remember 1 thing...he ran the small boat over, and then left them all for
dead...thought he hit a log my a$$....
Rudeness is the weak mans imitation of strength- Eric Hoffer
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I think maybe you all are misunderstanding me a little. I BY NO MEANS am saying this guy doesn't deserve MORE THAN what he has got coming since
he left the scene. My point was from a "responsibility"(can't think of a better word) standpoint. He had no business running that fast that
late at night and especially not stopping. No more or no less than I think they should have been out in the middle of the river that late at night
with a boatload of people. Listen I grew up on that river and have been on it my whole life. Anyone who thinks there isn't a different set of
unspoken rules for the river compared to Lake Cumberland you have lost your mind. I like going out on the lake myself at night and just float along.
But I dang sure ain't going to do it in the main channel after it's dark and you dang well can bet your house I would NEVER do it on the
river. I hardly ever miss the WEBN fireworks. Every year they have gotten worse and worse as far as boating safety. It surprises me with the
idiots that have overtaken the river and Lake Cumberland to a point they have not caused more accidents like this. If any of you have taken a boat to
the fireworks you know exactly what I am talking about. Any body of water is only as safe as you make it ESPECIALLY the river. In my opinion NEITHER
one of them were practicing safety.
Small comparison. You are an elderly lady and are driving late at night and are only going 10 mph because you can't see or like to drive at
night. But along comes 2nd driver driving just below the speedlimit rams you in the rear causing you to go off the road and hit a tree. Who's
at fault? The law and most people would say driver B. But since the law also says the speed limit is such and driver B was not speeding but rather
driving faster than maybe the situation is allowed is he really breaking the law? OR is driver A just as guilty of practicing unsafe driving as
driver B. Maybe I am way off base here but to me its basically the same circumstances.
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I agree to disagree....the water such as a river, and a road with marked lanes are not even close to beig simuler...either way driver B is
responsable for hitting whatever is in front of them. in this case the convict said he didnt even see them. If your driving so fast that you cannot
avoid a slower vehicle or boat at night., then your just plain going too fast. in his cas wasnt even looking.
"and still your placing some blame on the victims here". for being on the water in front of the guy? .....i find it hard to understand the fault of
the guy who got ran over for just being there....ANYBODY please correct me if im wrong here.. Common sense here tells you to keep your eyes on the
road (water)
the go faster just didnt care...... to ask a final question here...
So what your saying is... people shouldnt be on the river at night cruising at 10 mph?. because its unsafe?.what speed should you go on the river at
night.. I just dont understand your point on the victims being unsafe boaters ...im not being a smart a$$ here...i really dont get your point..
Rudeness is the weak mans imitation of strength- Eric Hoffer
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I live less than 1/2 mile from the Ohio River and have spent time on the river for longer than I've been boating at Cumberland (over 30 years).
The boat that was run over by the drunk had every right to be where he was and not expect to have had this happen. The world is a dangerous place.
You can get killed or injured crossing the street. I suppose everyone should just stay indoors and never go out, else you may bear some
responsibility for a drunk running over you.
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Listen before I offend anyone else or upset anyone else lets just leave it at this. He was wrong for driving that fast that late at night.
PERIOD!!! On the same hand (and we are talking about the River here not Lake Cumberland that has enough room in between the hills
that even on a dim night you get some light) IF you feel safe by driving your family and friends out into the darkness in the middle
of the night into a place that DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO COMPARE to Lake Cumberland then I wish you safe travel. I wouldn't do it and I am sure
drunk or not that man never expected it either.
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:02 PM |
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I really have no idea where to begin other then to say that it is very sad that people are so ignorant to believe everything they read in the
papers.
So just to set the record straight...from someone who knows the ACTUAL story.
This accident happened not only to the victims, but to Glenn as well.
If you look at the accident reconstruction or have ever been in any type of boating accident yourself-you could see how he had no idea that he had hit
anything more then perhaps a log or some floating debree. Just look at the minimal amount of damage there was to his boat. Let alone the size of his
in comparison to the victim's.
Also-no where in any of the articles will you read that the Maher boat was out, at night, with no lights on their boat. NONE.
Nor will you read of the countless witnes's that knew he had not arrived into town that day until well into the evening hours (so he couldn't have
been arrogantly daring people to race him throughout the day), nor will you see the statements given by the restaraunt that he was at for the evening,
or by the people that were in his boat that he was by no means intoxicated, and he had only drank 2 beers throughout the course of the evening.
You will not read of the morning that he saw the description of his boat and went to the authorities himself thinking it may have not just been a log
that he hit.
Nor will you read of his 100% cooperation.
You will not read of the corruption (and now, resignation) of the detective that botched the investigation.
And finally, you will not read of the man himself that lost everything that he worked his entire life to earn because of an accident. His home, his
job, retirement, his freedom, his dignity, and his faith in our judicial system.
Nor will you read of the one thing that he is greatful for...the fact that no one on the Maher's boat was killed. He thanks God everyday for that.
And trust me...for those that seemed so worried that the Maher's would not be compensated....they just settled their civil suit WELL into the
millions. Glenn is not bitter for this either-he feels as if they deserve that.
He is dissappointed in our judicial system and the life that he had to give up. here is a man- a good man-whose has lost his entire life because the
media portrayed him to be an arrogant, drunk, rich man who cared about no one other then himself. This could not be further from the truth.
So...next time you are out on the water...say a little prayer .
This could have been any one of us.
In a matter of seconds.....anyone's life could be altered...so please don't be so quick to judge.
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:08 PM |
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Why did he pull the boat out quickly at a remote boat ramp? Is that true?
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:10 PM |
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No- it is not true.
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:15 PM |
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and this is the officer that was in charge of the investigation that had it set in his mind...that he would be GUILTY.
Click here: Veteran Kentucky Officer Faces Slew of Charges: Top News Stories at Officer.com
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:34 PM |
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Hmmmm, looks like a dead link.
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:41 PM |
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if you do a search on the accident...on google...it all pops up
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Boat Racer
A terirble situation, & a very old thread... My thoughts and prayers to all involved...
On a lighter side, did ya have to bring up " arrogantly daring people to race him" Makes me feel kinda bad... |
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| posted on 12-29-2005 at 11:43 PM |
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I brought it up because that is how he was portrayed...that he was arrogant and had been speeding along the water the entire day daring other boaters
to race him
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I have not really followed this story, but I would like to say that this could happen to anyone. It almost happened to me one beautiful night last
August at lake cumberland. It was about 9pm, dark, and I along with a friend were headed back to the dock from our HB cove to help a friend find our
cove. First, I was in a 16ft Boston Whaler going around 23mph. I don't know why I decided to back off the throtle at that moment but when I did I
caught the glimpse of a light. It was a cell phone light coming from a wave runner on my port side not 3ft in front of me. Yes there was a women on
a wave runner that had come out from a cove to use her cell phone in the main lake (in the main channel). No lights, no sense. As I swerved to miss
her, I stoped and ask her if she needed help, silly me I thought it might have been someone broken down. She said no, started her wave runner and
went back to the HB in the cove. We didn't go more than a few hundred yards and there was another wave runner running behind a boat. You know
sometimes your eyes play tricks on you at night and you try to read the lights but just can't figure it out, what are these people thinking? It
could have been me. Please, find the lesson in this and travel safe.
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| posted on 12-30-2005 at 01:22 AM |
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Thank you so much for sharing that.
Honestly.
At any given point, on any given day....
this could be any one of us.
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