Was sorry to hear you lost your friend Doug. Recall you mentioning him many times. But this is just insane that the guy is not behind bars. Can only hope there is a method to such madness. Do you think the guy is just a lone a hole? He's obviously arrogant and thinking he got away with something. That usually stems from being part of something bigger and thinking he is somehow protected. Maybe they are looking for him to reveal a next level a hole. Or maybe we have just all gone that deep in a shthole...
The guy who hit him was known to always speed through the neighborhood... He had a hot rod BMW with loud mufflers... Many neighbors used to complain... This has been going on for years... Eddie even saw it when we were building his Dart in 2016 and stopped by Doug's house... Doug lived on the main street in the hood... He used to yell at that guy to slow down all the time when he passed by...
Doug saw him speeding again that day and flagged down a cop later who went to the station and made a report... Then later that same day he followed Doug's son home and ran Doug over and killed him on purpose when raging at Doug's kid... The guy didn't even hit the brakes, just gunned it and aimed for Doug as he was crossing the street to ask his son why they were in an argument... Doug and his wife just got back from walking the dogs around the block and saw the commotion...
Then his lawyer tried to claim that he was scared and it was self defense... It wasn't self defense, because he did a u-turn to come back and continue the argument with Doug's son... If the guy would have just kept going and went home this wouldn't have happened, he wanted to keep it going and escalate it and came back for more... The judge is known for being lenient on offenders and was transferred out here from the city because of it...
They did revoke the guy's gun owners card and took all of his guns now that he's charged with a felony... 27 year old hot head male...
The cops started giving speeding tickets on his street after this happened, but it's too late to save Doug, the damage is already done... But it may save someone else, a kid, adult, or pet...
My dad always told us never speed in your own neighborhood, because if something happens, your reputation will catch up with you...
Doug was a great guy... He liked to hang out, tell sick offensive jokes, work on cars, and fed anyone who was hanging out at his house when it was dinner time... Sometimes he would invite groups of friends and family over to eat and him and his wife would cook on the bbq and/or oven and feed all of us... He would fit in with us in the coffee thread, but he wasn't an old Mopar guy (yet), he did have a Hellcat, a 90's Buick Regal that he had a custom built 600 HP 3.8L with dual turbos, a Willys, and bought an AMX last summer... He was starting to collect old classic cars.... He also served in the Marines...
He would criticize me if I did a quick stop in and left, he always wanted to hang out for a few hours... He used to fix my daily driver for me and give me good deals, just to cover parts and a little time for his labor... He would fix cars in his driveway for side money on weekends or his day off... He also has a 300 gallon salt water fish tank in his living room that he drained halfway every two weeks and topped off with fresh water to keep it clean...
There is a 91 year old man living across the street from him and Doug and his son would cut his lawn all summer and clear the snow for him in the winter... Doug would send plates of food over to him every day for him to eat... The guy was too old to drive and let Doug park cars in his driveway... It worked out well for everyone involved... The old guy can live at home instead of in a nursing home...
Doug was a great guy with a big heart and would help you if you were in need...
but !! I better stay at this while my ambitious attitude is in drive ..
