A lil logic says u didnt read the article.
id give the parents more of the blame than the truck driver off principle alone. someone that small is virtually impossible to see unless they are directly in front of you.
Blame Game
1. crossing guard
2. parents
3. truck driver
"Amar, who lived in the East River Houses, was walking to school with his 9-year-old brother at 7:50 a.m. Thursday when he sprinted into the street and was struck by the back wheel of a tractor-trailer turning north onto First Ave".
"Driver Robert Carroll Jr., 42, of Woodbury, N.J., at first didn’t realize he’d hit the boy. He was hit with two traffic violations for failing to yield and failing to use due care.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/cops-patrol-east-harlem-corner-boy-killed-article-1.1277045#ixzz2MO3kfmoy
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Edited by JasonWllms55 - Mar 02 2013 at 7:20am