Georgia Trail Riders Forum
MEMBERS DISCUSSION AREA => General Discussion => Topic started by: bigaj234 on February 15, 2018, 09:10:28 AM
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Guys this article is just a reminder of what not to do on a trail and why at the end of the day everyone wants to be able to go home at the end of the day.
http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/02/15/child-killed-in-jeep-flip-at-tennessee-off-road-park.html
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. – A man accused of driving under the influence at an off-road park in Tennessee has been blamed for the death of a 12-year-old girl.
WTVF-TV reports Arika Long was 50-year-old Thomas Ruggeri's passenger at Wheelin' in the Country late Friday night. Lawrence County Sheriff's Capt. Adam Brewer says she was killed when their modified Jeep hit a rock and flipped over. She was trapped for 30 minutes before first responders reached the park's remote location.
Ruggeri's14-year-old child also was a passenger and suffered minor injuries. Brewer said no one was wearing a seatbelt.
Ruggeri is charged with vehicular homicide, operating a vehicle under influence and possession of drug paraphernalia in connection with marijuana pipes found. It's unclear whether he has a lawyer.
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Very sad and so preventable. There simply is no cure for stupid.
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Just about every year one of these happens.
It is terrible and raises concerns about adults not
having wearing their seat belt....but to have this
happen to a kid just breaks my heart.
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There is no excuse for anyone in this group to not wear a seatbelt... please buckle up
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fantastic. just the kind of publicity the whole sport needs. 50k people shop up to KOH for a week, noone killed. Some drunk in the woods with two teens, pot, beers, and one night=death. wtf. so it took 30 mins for first responders to get there, was he wheeling alone with these two teens? Hang him, cut off the bloodline, thats the fix in this case, at least short term. Sad for the family, but where were they? who let these kids in the rig with this idiot?
I know we have all seen it, but i witnessed this trash at Hale Mtn several years ago. Drunks, kids, no driving skills, an individual and his buddy got impatient with us at Whiskey Still and decided to go around and flipped his rig right beside us. Threw the child who was sitting on a cooler out of the back, narrowly missed killing him. His wife/gf grabbed the cage and it almost crushed her hand off, didnt even scratch the driver, then he was mad at us for trying to help him right the jeep and get it off her arm. Cant fix stupid. Enjoy the sport while we still have it, it wont be long before insurance costs will be too high for anyone to operate and we will lose the parks that are left.
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Right on Justin.....
Our hobby can barely survive the black eye we
get from those idiots on Facebook. You know
whenever we talk about illegal wheeling. Stories
like this one will enrage public opinion even more!!
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There is no place for alcohol on the trail. I think that is a rule that needs more strictly enforced in this club. That means during the day ride and night rides. If you can't go 6-8 hours wheeling without a beer, you might have a drinking problem. Yep, I said it. Deal with it.
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There is no place for alcohol on the trail. I think that is a rule that needs more strictly enforced in this club. That means during the day ride and night rides. If you can't go 6-8 hours wheeling without a beer, you might have a drinking problem. Yep, I said it. Deal with it.
agreed
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There is no place for alcohol on the trail. I think that is a rule that needs more strictly enforced in this club. That means during the day ride and night rides. If you can't go 6-8 hours wheeling without a beer, you might have a drinking problem. Yep, I said it. Deal with it.
oh i already knew i had a drinking problem... i am fully aware im fixing to kick a hornets nest and ill deal with the sting, but you guys gonna sit there and tell me you NEVER drink and get under the wheel? never had a beer at the bar and went to the house? never watched a game at a buddies and had a couple and drove home? Some havent, and wont, I get that. Ive been in trouble, paid my price, and moved on. We are all (mostly) responsible adults here and im probly admittedly the worst one of the group, but even I feel like we can all police ourselves and aren't in need of any more rules and regulations. Ive never seen the first person in this club get out of hand in any manner while they were driving.
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We have a long standing rule. It was written like this:
If you are seen drinking on the trail or operating a vehicle after consuming, you will be asked to leave immediately. If you don't oblige the sheriff will be called.
Staff has dealt with it privately on a case by case basis. Does anyone want to change the rule? I've not seen anyone trashed or I would say something, but how much is too much? The only way to position the club and be family friendly and max safe out there is to have a rule.
The problem is stuff happens, and if you are drinking it becomes the reason, right or not.
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We have a long standing rule. It was written like this:
If you are seen drinking on the trail or operating a vehicle after consuming, you will be asked to leave immediately. If you don't oblige the sheriff will be called.
Staff has dealt with it privately on a case by case basis. Does anyone want to change the rule? I've not seen anyone trashed or I would say something, but how much is too much? The only way to position the club and be family friendly and max safe out there is to have a rule.
The problem is stuff happens, and if you are drinking it becomes the reason, right or not.
Fantastic explanation Doug, thanks for your all encompassing wisdom.
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That is a sad story and John's right it's so avoidable. I try to avoid forum debating, all I can say is that this is the safest and most organized club I've seen.
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Fantastic explanation Doug, thanks for your all encompassing wisdom.
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//cheers2//
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That is a sad story and John's right it's so avoidable. I try to avoid forum debating, all I can say is that this is the safest and most organized club I've seen.
We are a safe club, and I am thankful for that. But we all need to keep our eyes open and speak out when something is not right on our rides.
Accidents can happen but when we are not using safety equipment the accident can quickly become a tragedy.
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Timely article in this months Crawl (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180217/e37419d96ffe4927cc3505ff5ef921c7.jpg)
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