Another thing that might come out of this. Were they down there racing? Did they get any prizes or money? Do they have any commercial sponsors for their racing efforts? If any of that is a "yes," then they've violated laws. Because a 17 year old can't operate a commercial vehicle. And, you can't use a recreational vehicle as a commercial vehicle. And, if it's over 26k lbs. (just the tow vehicle without the trailer) then it needs D.O.T. inspection. If the cause of the accident was a steer tire blowout, maybe a D.O.T. inspection would have caught old tires? If there was a medical problem with the driver maybe a health card checkup would have caught that. If the driver was fatigued maybe following the driving time restrictions might have prevented that. All of this speculation is very premature, I know. Let's keep an open mind about this until we find out what the reconstructionists figure out about it. But we can still speculate.
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'03 Freightliner FL112, 295" wheel base, with '03 United Specialties 26' living quarters, single screw, Cat C12 430 h/p 1650 torque, Eaton 10speed , 3.42 rear axle ratio
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