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Clouded Death of St. Louis Cardinal Josh Hancock

I'm sure everyone is aware of the death of the pitcher Josh Hancock. He was drunk and he crashed into the back of a tow truck on April 28.

He had weed in his car, he was speeding, using his cell phone and he wasn't wearing his seatbelt. Yes, it’s a tragedy, but what Josh's dad is doing is even more tragic.

He should preserve the memory of his son in a different manner, and you can't do that with a glut of lawsuits.

Here's the recent ESPN.com breaking story....

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2881602

The dad wants to sue the restaurant who served his son. His reasoning is justifiable, since he claims they served him, knowing that he was past any manageable blood alcohol level. No big deal in my eyes.

But the dad wants to sue the tow truck company and the driver that was stalled out, or the reason the tow truck was at the scene. You have got to be kidding me.

I can only imagine, maybe, just maybe, that the restaurant that served him might be a little responsible for the wreck.

But here's my suggestion. If Hancock was also high, and I haven't any reports stating that he was, why doesn't the dad sue the drug dealer for influencing his son in a "wrongful manner?"

Maybe the dad should sue the company of the vehicle that his son was driving. Something about not making a seatbelt installed that HAD to be used properly.

The nerve. I know it hurts to see a family member go and maybe he's just angry by throwing these lawsuits around like Frisbees, but you have to have some type of restraint.

Just a thought.

Posted by Clayton Hein at 6:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)