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http://www.star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article40236648.html

 

 

WARNING: Graphic images and language. Eric Sanders and his passenger Debra Simpson were struck by a swerving car Saturday as they tried to pass on Tin Top Highway near Granbury. Simpson is in ICU at Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. When told he hit the motorcyclists, the driver initially said "I don't care." Video courtesy of WFAA

 

By Ryan Osborne

GRANBURY

A 68-year-old driver involved in a weekend motorcycle wreck that left a woman in critical condition was arrested Monday night, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said.

William Crum faces two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, which is a second-degree felony, for his involvement in the motorcycle wreck, Rob Christian, Hood County district attorney, told the Star-Telegram on Monday night.

 

Crum’s bail was set Tuesday morning at $75,000 for each charge, Deeds said.

Eric Sanders, 37, of Granbury was driving a Kawasaki motorcycle south on Tin Top Highway on Saturday when a swerving vehicle driven by Crum caused him to crash, throwing him and his passenger, Debra Simpson, 38, from the bike.

The district attorney was investigating whether the wreck was intentional Monday afternoon.

The woman injured in the wreck was flown to Texas Health Harris Hospital Fort Worth, where she remained in intensive care Monday, said Trooper Dub Gillum, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman. Sanders was treated and released at the scene but later sought medical treatment.

Gillum said the wreck, which was captured on video taken from another motorcycle, occurred when Sanders tried to pass a 1996 Mercury sedan in a no-passing zone. As Sanders approached, the car driven by Crum swerved left, forcing Sanders to lose control of the motorcycle.

On the video, which had close to 3 million views on Facebook, Crum says, “I don’t care” at the scene of the wreck after he is told he hit Sanders and “I don’t care” again after he is told the crash was captured on video. Crum says on the video that he was stung by “a wasp or something,” causing him to swerve as Sanders tried to pass.

He later told media partner WFAA that he was bitten by an insect near his groin, which caused him to swerve into the motorcycle.

Sanders was cited at the scene for passing in a no-passing zone and for driving with an invalid license.

Both Sanders and Simpson were wearing helmets.

A GoFundMe page for Simpson and Sanders had brought in more than $5,700 in donations by Monday night.



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Okay the actual video of the accident didn't come out but if you follow the link the friend of the motorcyclist had a cam on and caught the whole thing on video. Every sickening bit it of it. There is no blood and/gore. Just cursing and a douche bag you want to punch. The driver of the car is in huge trouble now. He purposely ran them down.

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My DH rides, and he's been following this story. We're glad to hear that the guy who hit them got arrested.

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ME TOO! The guy was a total douche.

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So he decided not to let that unlicensed SOB pass him in a no-passing zone.

 



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You don't get to try and KILL someone just because they pass you illegally! Are you fvcking kidding me?

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Nobody Just Nobody wrote:

You don't get to try and KILL someone just because they pass you illegally! Are you fvcking kidding me?

 Yeah, hello?! The guy got the tickets he deserved for what he did. 



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Yes, this story has been all over the news up here.

I hope the driver goes to prison for a long time.

What a jerk!furious



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I really can't believe someone would condone killing the motorcyclist for making an illegal pass! This guy has a HISTORY of violence. All kinds of domestic violence on his record. The motorcyclist is going to be sitting pretty after this lawsuit.

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