Fran McCafferey's Son involved in fatal accident

[kupuna133]

Awful story!

Teenage son of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery identified as driver in crash that killed National Guard soldier

The crash left Hite, a 27-year veteran of the National Guard, with life-threatening injuries including a pelvis fracture, multiple skull fractures, and holes in his lung and kidney.

nypost.com

 

[hoquat63]

Awful

 

[MiloTalon13]

Oh man, what a nightmare for everyone involved. Rest in peace Sgt Hite.
Civil suit coming?

 

[RUGiddy777]

Awful.

 

[zappaa]

Terrible…
I know I’m an old man yelling at the sky, but new drivers utilizing AUX features, GPS and all the other sophisticated instrumentation of modern cars today, have a lot more going on than I did.

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

Awful, tragic. RIP.

A lesson for all of us - be ultra-careful about being a nice guy and waving on pedestrians.

 

[hoquat63]

Awful, tragic. RIP.

A lesson for all of us - be ultra-careful about being a nice guy and waving on pedestrians.

I think I remember reading a case many years ago that the waver and the driver were both found liable

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Awful, tragic. RIP.

A lesson for all of us - be ultra-careful about being a nice guy and waving on pedestrians.

I was guilty of being a waver and almost had something similar happen

 

[mikebal9]

I'm a bit confused on how this happened. Who waved him? Is this a situation where someone in a right lane waved the jogger, and the driver in question was in a left lane, not knowing he was there?

 

[RU to the Core]

I was pulling onto a busy and dangerous 4 lane road with construction so I couldn’t see. I had to rely on the random construction guy waving me on. I literally thought of this thread in that moment. I like inched onto the road bc I’m. Or trusting some random guy who might me making a mistake while I blindly pull into cars going 50.

 

[RU to the Core]

I'm a bit confused on how this happened. Who waved him? Is this a situation where someone in a right lane waved the jogger, and the driver in question was in a left lane, not knowing he was there?

It sounds like this. I can’t imagine it another way.

 

[mikebal9]

It sounds like this. I can’t imagine it another way.

I had a minor car accident like this when I was 17. Pulling out of a gas station, the guy waved me, and a car came down the middle lane to turn left. He clipped my front bumper and headlight. I get how this can turn out terribly.

 

[SKnight00]

This always makes me nervous when my kids or I are crossing a street. I’ve tried to teach them not to go just because one person is waving you - make eye contact with all of the cars approaching; it’s totally possible one of the others doesn’t even see you.

 

[NickRU714]

Terrible…
I know I’m an old man yelling at the sky, but new drivers utilizing AUX features, GPS and all the other sophisticated instrumentation of modern cars today, have a lot more going on than I did.

I don't know about.
Ever try to find a dropped CD while reading printed out MapQuest directions?

I find having everything on a touch screen in the middle of the dash and GPS directions through car speakers much less dangerous.
Even text messages come through the screen so no need to look at a phone now.

Oh man - remember having 8 CDs fall out of a sun visor CD holder? All over your lap.
Very distracting.

 

[SBP]

People playing traffic cop all the time pisses me off to no end! Folks just need to learn and follow the rules of the road. Right of ways, etc are no longer common knowledge. What a tragedy!

 

[Shelby65]

i do wonder if there truly was someone else there waving the jogger on. you’d think there’d be some article detail on that critical point.

also, a big pet peeve with the lazy ending to the article. why the f mention Iowa’s basketball record. irrelevant to the tragic event being reported.

 

[RUGiddy777]

This always makes me nervous when my kids or I are crossing a street. I’ve tried to teach them not to go just because one person is waving you - make eye contact with all of the cars approaching; it’s totally possible one of the others doesn’t even see you.

This is a lesson I hammer into my kids - can’t repeat this enough. Always make eye contact and always wait for a complete stop. I’ve been in situations making a right into traffic and looking left to clear, someone walked right in front of my car. Had I not seen them at the last second - I would have been in the wrong, but I’m not the one who would have been hurt or worse. As a runner, I’ve had some close calls as well with drivers not paying attention. Almost got deaded in a cross walk a few months ago myself.

Even more important as a

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I don't know about.
Ever try to find a dropped CD while reading printed out MapQuest directions?

I find having everything on a touch screen in the middle of the dash and GPS directions through car speakers much less dangerous.
Even text messages come through the screen so no need to look at a phone now.

Oh man - remember having 8 CDs fall out of a sun visor CD holder? All over your lap.
Very distracting.

Pretty sure that happens to ZAP. He only has 2 CDs on his visor. 1 is a looped play of the Rangers goal song and the other the broadcast of the Matteau goal.

 

[ruinac]

Pedestrian fatalities keep going up. People point to distracted driving as the main culprit but I also see pedestrian awareness has declined markedly. Like the local deer who have lost their fear of humans pedestrians have lost the fear of crossing without looking. I see it all the time in my town and accidents have become much much more common.

 

[Virginiarufan]

What did McCaffery think when he saw a car stopped in the right travel lane at a pedestrian crosswalk? Even if it wasn't a crosswalk, McCaffery should have used caution when he saw a car stopped in the right lane.

 

[ruinac]

What did McCaffery think when he saw a car stopped in the right travel lane at a pedestrian crosswalk? Even if it wasn't a crosswalk, McCaffery should have used caution when he saw a car stopped in the right lane.

Since he didn’t receive a ticket for running a stop sign we know he had the vehicular right of way. He probably thought that the driver was making a right turn, and maybe waiting for someone to cross the perpendicular road.

 

[hoquat63]

What did McCaffery think when he saw a car stopped in the right travel lane at a pedestrian crosswalk? Even if it wasn't a crosswalk, McCaffery should have used caution when he saw a car stopped in the right lane.

Couple of times I’ve stopped to let pedestrian in crosswalk go by and driver in other direction didn’t almost getting pedestrian- I did not wave pedestrian across either time. Smart pedestrian still has to look.

 

[e5fdny]

Couple of times I’ve stopped to let pedestrian in crosswalk go by and driver in other direction didn’t almost getting pedestrian- I did not wave pedestrian across either time. Smart pedestrian still has to look.

My younger Son for the last three summers had a job at the beach in Belmar renting out chairs and umbrellas.

He learned that too….especially if the license plate said NY or PA.

 

[BigEastPhil]

Fran has not had it easy being a Dad. Between the driving tragedy above and another son having cancer / depression anxiety etc - that’s tough.
Most importantly and sadly, RIP to the deceased individual !

 

[Virginiarufan]

Since he didn’t receive a ticket for running a stop sign we know he had the vehicular right of way. He probably thought that the driver was making a right turn, and maybe waiting for someone to cross the perpendicular road.

The article's not clear. Was he passing on a single or double lane road? Since there was no stop sign or traffic signal was the crosswalk between intersections?
I'm guessing it happened at a two lane intersection with no stop sign. Regardless, he should have slowed down so he could take evasive action. Heck, I slow down and look both ways at any intersection without a stop sign in my direction.

 

[SirPerceval]

One of the first things I told my sons - don’t play traffic cop - it’s not your job

 

[RU-ROCS]

I'm a bit confused on how this happened. Who waved him? Is this a situation where someone in a right lane waved the jogger, and the driver in question was in a left lane, not knowing he was there?

This “waving” happens all of the time on the two lane part of Rt. 35 down the shore South of Mantoloking. A car in the right lane slows down at a cross walk and waives the pedestrian on, while a car in the left lane fails to yield and keeps coming through the crosswalk area. Very dangerous.

 

[e5fdny]

This “waving” happens all of the time on the two lane part of Rt. 35 down the shore South of Mantoloking. A car in the right lane slows down at a cross walk and waives the pedestrian on, while a car in the left lane fails to yield and keeps coming through the crosswalk area. Very dangerous.

The “waving” part in reality shouldn’t be needed because as the driver you are supposed to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.

Didn’t work for me last evening though in Asbury Park. Guy went right thru the crosswalk without stopping when we were already in the other (luckily) side of side of the crosswalk.

The waving leads to rear end accidents and what this thread is talking about.