According to the Illinois police report, A man named Justin tolar, driving a Geo Prism, became stalled when it spun out after being cut off by another vehicle on I-64.
A man named Jacob Hargrove, driving a flatbed tow truck belonging to Eddie's Towing, stopped to help.
A man named Josh Hancock, relief pitcher for St. Louis Cardinals comes along and smashes into the truck.
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Authorities said the 29-year pitcher had a blood content of nearly twice the legal limit for alcohol in his system when he crashed into the back of the tow truck. He was also speeding, using a cell phone and wasn't wearing a seat belt, Police Chief Joe Mokwa said after the accident. Marijuana also was found in the SUV.
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Darwin lives.
A man named Dean Hancock, father of the dead pitcher, is suing Mike Shannon's Restaurant, along with Shannon's daughter, Patricia Shannon Van Matre, the restaurant manager, for serving the deceased too much booze.
That's debatable, but not a surprise.
Hancock is also suing Eddie's Towing and Jacob Hargrove, because he was stopped for five to seven minutes, yet failed to get the stalled vehicle out of the way.
Hancock is also suing Justin tolar for being, "negligent in allowing his Geo Prism to reach the point where it stalled on the highway, and for failing to move it out of the way of oncoming traffic."
Handcock's lawyer says, "others could be added later as defendants in the suit. He declined to speculate on whether the Cardinals or Major League Baseball could be added to the suit,"
Handcock says, "the facts and circumstances of Josh's death "have caused great pain to all of Josh's family."
Well Mr Handcock, I'm sure it has. I suppose suing all these people will help dull the pain.... but it won't change the fact that your son was an idiot and his death was his own doing and responsibility. Asshat.