Dad angered by defendant's arrogance

My hearet goes out to the family who lost three young men in that road rage crash. tyhey will be in my prayers also the families.
Please accept my grievances.
God Bless You,
Carolyn Kanzig
Brookpark, Ohio

I feel bad for the families, but they have to see that Mr. Davis did not cause this accident alone. His son's friends are just as much if not more at fault. Parents need to be parents and stop believing everything their kids say. These teens are lying through their teeth, they were driving like maniacs and now three are dead.

the teenagers weree playing a game they could not win. who else would anyone know that it is stupid and might be mental..Please put this on air if u can it needs to b said
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There were a lot of people doing things wrong in this case, but to say that Davis was victimized because he was boxed in in the middle lane, well, what was he doing in that middle lane. It's very obvious to me that he made himself a part of this situation due to his road rage.

According to Joyce's testimony, Mr. Davis is no more culpable for the accident than any of the teenagers involved. In fact, LeCouvoisier's truck, may have struck Davis's bumper, sending the truck into the path of the oncoming bus.
Tragic turn of events, but everyone involved seems to be equally at fault.
Davis was just another fool on the road.

I think the father deserves a little rage on the perpertrator himself. That truck look as if a building fell on it. My GOD, I`m not surprised that the people died. I only hope they didn`t suffer, that it was quick. This kid has an attitude? Break him, send him away forever except make forever just long enough to get ole sparky ready and tuned up for his little sit down session. Fry this schmo.......he took 3 lives and affected countless more, we can`t even know yet the full extent of the damage done here. Someone teach that boy a lesson!! A lesson in humility.

Vinnie, als age is 69. We all were young and reckless, well almost all. I think Mr. Davis was intimitated and frighted and that turned into fear and he got angry. I have been there myself a couple of times. There is no way this young man caused the death of these poor kids with our without purpose. Its a trajady but Mr. davis as the kids parents and friends have to live with this, punishment enough I would think. NOT GUILTY, except for being human

Were all of these kids friends horsing around, or was it a bully terrorising someone? The reason I ask is to determine degree of guilt. I think that if they were involved then the responsinility is shared.

It is pretty obious that something must have been going on before the participitants arrived at the 26 mile light. Mr. Davis should be responsible for his part in the reckless driving episodes.

I am confused.. I am watching it now and they are saying three vehicles were involved..Keep me posted

I feel bad for the families of the teens that were killed in the accident, but I think that all the vehicles were about equally at fault. One's charges were dropped from reckless driving to careless driving? I don't get that.
The testimony of the medical examiner don't seem to have any bearing on weather or not Davis caused the accident. I know the prosecution wants to put it in for it's effect on the jury, but if he were to say that he could tell what happened in the accident by looking at the condition of the bodies, I'd have to be skeptical.

If you have every been in an accident you know that things happen very quickly. The defense attorney when asking for details is really asking for the impossible. I couldn't answer half those questions about the accidents I have been in.

The comment, as to how Mr Davis looks, is totally uncalled for. The man is being accused of killing three teens, who were being very reckless and playing games with an automobile, How is he suppose to look. I see horror in his face and complete remorse, ask yourself how would you feel. Why does the attorneys ask, Have you discussed this with anyone prior to this case? You know that everyone has discussed the case to get their story in sync, PLEASE those boys are lying to protect themselves, I have followed this case and I have had teens !!!!

There were 3 lives lost that day due to reckless and stupidity on the parts of those drivers,but in my opinion all that were involved in the danger of reckless driving should be held responsible for the accident.
If those 4 vehicles would have been driving more sensible there would not have been 3 lives lost that day.
How can 1 person be responsible when it was 4 vehicles involved in the recklessness?Davis was at fault but also the other 3 vehicles as they were engaging in the same behavior.

It is disgusting to see Doyle on the stand saying how he doesnt feel he is responsible at all for the accident when it is obvious that he held a major roll in the accident. It also seems that the teens who died played a roll in their own deaths. Davis seemed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and if it wasnt him then the teens would have found another driver to harrass. Davis might not have made the choice to slow down to get away from the teens but that does not mean he should go to prison. They want to blame someone other than the teens because it is sad that they died, but Davis is lucky that he did not also die in the accident. But becasue he survived they are placing the blame on him.

My deepest sympathy goes out to all the people affected by this including the defendant and his family. I think this was a horrible accident, I don't believe the defendant meant to cause injury or death to any of those young men. I know being a mother of three young men two of which are drivers. They have told me(many years after) of how careless either themself or a friends were when they first got there license. Of course I yelled at them, cryed and told them that they could kill themselves or even their friends..."Awe Mom come on we were just messing around know one is going to get hurt"!! I said you couldn't know that for sure. I don't believe all of this should fall on this mans lap because it could have very well been his life that was taken and those three boys would be sitting court fighting for thier lives!! I have brake checked many people driving behind me, because they were almost sucking on my bumper. People just don't even think about consequences or just don't care or they are talking or texting on their phone. I don't believe I would classify brake checking is irresponsible if you your not playing games, because when I do it it is just me trying to get their attention to pay attention...It never turned ugly. We as a society have to have someone to blame instead of placing blame on our loved ones. God bless all of you!!

Michigan has a graduated drivers license.

The adult should have been more responsible than he was as well as the car in the right most lane. Why wasn't someone calling the police before this accident happened?

Where are the accident reconstructionists? They can determine if Mr. Davis hit LeCourssierre first causing him to go out of control and hit the bus.

I want to know why the driver of the car is not on trial. He was the one driving and lived!!!!

you have other vehicles who played a part in this tragedy. Why is davis the only one being charged in this case? just becasue someone is a teenager doen't excuse them from being held accountable for their actions.

it is outrageous that the outcome of this terrible tragedy is being place soley at the feet of Mr Davis. But for the fact that the other drivers were using their cars as toys and risking the live's of everyone on the road that day, the entire accident would not have occurred.

I can visualize this whole thing in my mind as it happens between teens all of the time. My question is why weren't all of the drivers charged? If they had not been playing games and being reckless, this would not have happened. They are all equally at fault, egging each other on to out do the other driver. The passengers as well were probably guilty of the encouragement of bad decisions.

Selective prosecution by the DA . Can anyone tell my why none of the others wreckless drivers were charged in this case?

I know the families of the three teens who died are deep in grief & pain & my heart breaks for them. But I do not believe Mr. Davis is criminally culpable for their deaths. He could probably be held civially culpable & IMO that is the proper court to resolve this issue. Yes he was engaged in the deadly game but the game was already in progress long before he was involved. The deceased boys are equally responsible for the end result as Mr. Davis & the boys who survived the crash. The comment of "they were just being teenagers" just does not fly with me, that is an attempt to excuse their responsibility & shift it to someone else.

I know the families are in a great deal of pain and want to blame someone, anyone. They might want to direct that rage at James LaCoursiere however who was in control of the lethal weapon that killed their sons.
I'm not convinced the 3 teenaged victims were completely innocent and have to say, that if there were to be fatalities in this accident, I'm glad they were contained to the vehicle that initiated the stunt driving routine.

We have graduated licensing in Ontario. Kids that age would not be able to drive without an adult sitting up front or an a highway person. a
Accidents like this are the reason.

Davis needs to be accountable for his actions. There were many bad choices that day and there was plenty of time to remove himself from the situation before the accident occurred. Operating a motor vehicle is a privalege and he should lose that privalege for the rest of his life as well as a certain amount of freedom for a few years.

Looking at the pictures of the automobiles, Mr Davis's car is crushed from the rear, wouldn"t that mean he was rammed from the rear? how does that make him responsible? I believe he was trying to get away from the boys in the truck, I have not heard, not one time the attorneys mention this. Mr Davis is being made a Scape Goat. I believe with all my heart this poor man is innocent.

I know the fathers are very upset,but no one else is to blame.They were driving crazy long before the accident.Who gave the kids the trucks?Who let them run rampant?

If not for the 17 year olds playing games on the road in a deadly weapon none of this would have happened. Kids seem to think that they are invincible. I feel that the police feel that someone has to pay for this accident – not the kids, but maybe someone who was trying to get away from them. He is INNOCENT – the kids are guilty. That being said I feel sorry for the family and friends of the deceased children, but this was an accident waiting to happen!!

If you look at the accident photo of the scene, you will see that the defendant's car is on the right, the bus in the middle, and the teen's truck on the left. With that photo alone, the witnesses that claimed that the defendant was on the left of truck are proven wrong. The only way the vehicles could end up that way is with the truck on the left, red car on the right, and when they struck the bus, separated in a Y type pattern with the bus in the center.......I think the photo proves the state's case by itself.

Davis was trying to get away from these kids??? this is crap. If he wanted to get away from them, he would have pulled back and pulled off the road. He was just as involved and egging the teens on. I had been in a simular situation and I pulled back and slowed down. I am sure had I not, there also would have been a tragic accident. For Davis's Atty to say they would have been in an accident anyway, he has no right to say that. Shame on him for not telling his client to own up to his part in this and take the punishment like a man. Davis will get away with this in this life, but trust me, he won't slide by when it is time for him to meet his maker and trust me he will see these boys again. Let him try to lie out of his involvement to God and these boys.
He was ANGRY and he was going to show these boys he was a better driver than them.

These kids were acting irrationally and wreckless. And for the DA to insinuate that the defense Attorney shouldn't adress the drug issue is ludicrous. It's apparent that these kids were motivated by something, be it alcohol or drugs, but the defense Attorney is trying to save his client, not to mention, it was the kids that started this whole series of events to begin with.

This is such a heartbreaking loss for everyone involved.

Mr. Davis has a conscience and will live with any part he played in this
tragedy, but, anyone who has been victimized by kids playing deadly games on the highways of this country know beyond a shadow of a doubt that the kids were the cause and effect of this devastation.

The pictures show it all, if the jury gets this one wrong, I feel they will regret it down the road when this type of "terror" happens to them.

I have traveled up and down the highways as far as 163 miles one way a day at times and years at 78 miles a day each way. I can tell you horror stories I have encountered that I can't even believe.

Mr Davis was victimized and his part of the reaction was wrong but he was just as much a victim as the others innocent people terrorized that day by the out of control children.

We must have parents take responsibility for their children to protect and raise them to be respectful of others which would be reflected
in their driving as well as their everyday lives.

Unless the bus was coming over a hill, it is hard to believe that the bus driver could not see what was happening in front of him until just 1 or 2 seconds before impact.

I just watched the bus driver testify, he looks and sounds so sad,you can tell this has really affected him, it's almost like he feels like hes to blame some how,it breaks my heart. He just happened to be in the path of some really immature,know it all drivers. He needs a big hug! He is also the only person to testify that has shown real emotion. It's amazing he wasn't killed!

I think they were all playing a deadly game of "chicken" and they are all equally responsible for what happened. I think Davis is guilty and when LaCoursiere goes on trial next month he should be found guilty too. This includes Doyle. Did he cop a deal or is he facing charges too?

It's all about speed and if cops stopped more people for going over posted speed limits , I mean one mile over, than speed might be taken out of this type of behavior.. jim huff

We've all seen motorist driving recklessly and were alarmed and perhaps frightened. However, we have two immediate choices ...get out of the way or try to alter the reckless drivers behavior. I have seen 18 wheelers block someone trying to pass on the shoulder many times. I have also witnessed them drive slow in the left lane on purpose to slow down a speeding driver. These responses are extremely dangerous. If Stephen Davis intentionally tried to alter the boys path, then he is guilty and deserves the maximum sentence of 45 years: 15 on each count.

My heart goes out to the parents and all involved. I was just wondering if the jury sees the Mom sitting there crying? I know they will only judge on the facts of the case, buy my that is heartbreaking to see her crying like that. Tally

My sympathy goes out to these families who have suffered the loss of their children,but not only was mr Davis driving out of control (i think) so were the boys who died. had they not started this game of cat and mouse, this tradgic accident probablly would'nt have occured!!!! Thank god it wasn't more fatal than it was!!!

does davis have a bad driving record? i cant hardly believe that a 22 year old with nice car is going to intentionally sideswipe anyone. if he is charged all drivers should be. maybe horseplay in vehicles would be taken seriously if ALL ,EVEN THE DECEASED are charged.my son was supposedly horseplaying which took his life, my nephew and their friend. i feel for the parents but we have to step up and accept that our deceased children were not perfect. i feel guilty everyday for his actions and i made contact will all other vehicles involved.i especially feel for the tractor trailer driver that hit my sons vehicle.the death of three was not his fault

Both drivers are at fault for horseplay on the road. However, I feel Davis being the older and more experienced driver should not have antagonized the teenagers. He should have called the police and let them deal with the boys, instead of taking matters into his own hands.

Doyle and the other driver that was involved were very unbelievable testifying that Doyle did not break check Mr Davis causing him to move over into the center lane where the blue truck crashes into the bus. With all the testimony from other eye witnesses not lining up, I think the jury has to find him not guilty on these charges. I personally think that all the parties should have been charged with some sort of reckless driving, but it was an accident and Mr. Davis doesn't look to be responsible for solely "CAUSING" this accident.

I have to say I really feel bad for these families losing there teens in such a horrible way, but I do have a problem with people stating that Mr.Davis shouldn't be charged when in fact he put himself in this situation and he is suppose to be the adult here. I'm not saying the boys didn't have any fault to this because yes I believe they do but had Mr.Davis removed himself from this situation I think the outcome would have been different.

As much as you try to drive safely on the road, it really doesn't matter. I think this man was a target. There are lots of reckless drivers every where and you can definetly be provoked on the road and It really is unfortunate 3 lives were lost but you choose wether to participate or not.

My heart goes out for all that were involved in the accident. That being said it is clear that the teens also contributed to the accident and I feel it is wrong to only hold one driver accountable. The teenagers made the choice to drive recklessly and if they had not been playing games with a "deadly weapon" the defendent would not be on trial right now. It is wrong to not hold the teens equally accountable.

The driver of the teal pickup containing the 3 teens who died is James LaCoursiere. HE will go on trial for his part in this event next month (April). He deserves to be convicted of vehicular homocide. However, it's also quite clear the Mr Davis inserted himself into this event, and choose to play the teenages reckless game behind the wheel of his own car. The question of whether he did so out of anger seems to have been answered by witnesses who saw him during, and right after the collision. He's as guilty of recklessness as everyone else involved in this incident.

I'm not surprised to hear that all witness accounts differ; we all have differences in perception and will not retain the same information. Having said this, one thing is clear in all of the different accounts... the kids provoked him and he chose to be involved. Kids will be kids and their brains don't process information the same nor allow them to make decisions the same as an adult would. Davis was the adult and he should have backed off; 3 children would still be alive if he would have made an adult decision. My condolences to all of the families involved in this terrible tradegy!

I agree with most of the comments, all drivers were responsible for their part of this terrible accident and deaths. They have a responsibility to drive carefully when they were given the priviledge of having a drivers license. The charges need to be applied to the others involved. The passengers could have decided they didn't want to be a part of this while it was going on, but I am sure they were encouraging the drivers to "keep it up". I call the police when I see drivers driving reckless on the road, give a description and license number, so the police can maybe run it and pay them a visit.

I believe the tenagers were horseplaying back and forth and Mr. davis took it upon hiself to join in. It looks like to me that the pickup was trying to pass the grand am and the grand am was trying to block him from passing and break checking the pickup in the center lane.. I believe the pickup lost control, hitting the bus and therfore cocked the rear of the bus into the turning lane causing the grand am to turn back towards the left lane and clipping the bus with the rear end of the grand am which caused the grand am to lose control, spinning it into the other car further down the road. It only takes a split second for a tragedy like this to happen. It is a shame this happend and all involved should be on trial.

The Prosecutor is so bent on convecting Mr Davis that he seems to be putting words into the mouths of the people he questions. The teens has a bad case of the "I DON'T KNOW" and "I DON'T REMEMBER' I was in a bad wreck in 1988 with my grand-daughter, when a lady ran a red light and hit my car on the passenger side and spinning me around, believe me, I still remember the sounds and everything that happen. They did not get their stories straight. Mr Davis is going thru hell, I can see the pain on his face.

I am really getting sick of these teens acting like they are so innocent. They helped cause this accident too. I don't believe a word that has come out of any of their mouths.

I understand that grieving famiies want answers, but the fact remains that had it been 'just an accident' with no fatalities, these young men would have all been reprimanded by their parents. They all played a part. No one considered the danger and simply said "Stop driving like an idiot." There is enough culpability to go around. It was not manslaughter. It was a combination of foolish acts that culminated into the unimaginable. Youth carries a sense of immortality that is evident in the way that they behaved. Unfortunately, that is not the case in the word we live in....

Davis like was threatened when he was boxed in by these teanagers. They put him in an imposibile sitiutation.This is a civil case,and should be decided among pretispants.% of responsibility.ONLY;;;;;;;;;;

I just started following this case, and while it's a terrible tragedy what happened. I feel that people are just trying to find someone to blame. Mr. Davis being that person, since from what I'm gathering he's the only other primary participant of the accident (aside from the bus driver)

No parent wants to accept that their child doesn't make the right decisions all of the time, but kids will be kids especially when there's a large group of them goofing around. They always tend to have the desire to "out do" the others. Fault should be placed on all of the participants, not just Mr. Davis.

One last thing, who hasn't "brake checked" someone in the past? It doesn't necessarily mean they are trying to cause an accident or suffering from road roage but to hopefully get the person to slow down and back off.

Normally, school buses travel in lane #1..why was the school bus in lane #2?

So only Mr. Davis was driving recklessly?? The teenagers were following all the traffic laws and going the speed limit??? That is such BULL! These teens need to face their responsibility in the loss of their friends, but they won't do that. Just keep passing the blame to Mr. Davis..... While my heart goes out completely to the parents.....Parents need to learn that their kids do lots of things away from their parents eyes. unfortunately parents in that area don't make their kids take responsibility for their actions. It's always someone else's fault. This man shouldn't even be on trial.

This unfortunately is a tragic accident. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families involved.

I concur that science will answer the questions as to the events that lead up to the death of those teens. I do feel Mr. Davis is guilty of being aggressive. I'm very sure that most of us that has driven for many years have experienced an inexperienced and "silly" teen-age driver. The facts so far just doesn't seem to support they were acting out of silliness. The issue might be a level of inexperience with the teen-age drivers compared to a driver that is more experienced.

Based on some of the testimony, it comes across as Mr. Davis was being aggressive and the teen drivers were not experienced enough to put themselves out of harm's way. If I were faced with that scenario, I would try and stay away from on-coming traffic and not put myself in between an aggressive driver and oncoming traffic. Mr. Davis may have made a bad choice in his driving aggressiveness, but it appears the teens may have not had the driving experience or was being stubborn which unfortunately ended tragically.

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This is a very sad case, My heart goes out to the the 3 boys killed in the accident and their families. Although I personally believe Davis was at fault, I feel all involved were reckless, putting not only their lives but other lives at risk through this immature behavior. If Davis had called the police instead of trying to get involved himself, the famlies of these boys may have only been dealing with traffic tickets instead of funerals.

I wonder why they won't let the jury hear the fact that Davis was driving around with an assault rifle in his car. It really helps show the kind of person who is capaple of using his car as a weapon.

Tell me Mr. McGuire, where was the "CONCERN" by your kid and his buddies for the law abiding drivers on that road who had to try to stay out of way of them because THEY CHOSE to drive like the MORONS that they were? Gee, were the kids to "ARROGANT" to "CONCERN" themselves as to whether they could hurt someone else by driving like asinine FOOLS?
Did you teach your son not to be so stupid as to stay inside a vehicle being driven by a maniac? Did you teach him that it IS cool to say "let me out"?
If James LaCoursiere had NOT began driving like an imbecile TO BEGIN WITH, none of this would have happened. HE killed your kids. It was HIS actions right from the get go that caused it.
Now sit down with YOUR OTHER KIDS AND TALK TO THEM about the responsibilities that come with owning a license to drive what can become a deadly weapon in the wrong hands and teach them how to get out of that type of situation should they ever encounter it. It may not save them all but if it saves one, then it worked.
I tell mine to ask them to pull over so she can use the bathroom or tell them that they just passed a cop and to pull into a gas station then get out and don't get back in. Saying something is better than saying nothing.

I have been watching most of the coverage on the accident involving 3 trucks & a bus, grand am. I believe that the teenagers were driving very, very, recklous. They caused the accident. I don't believe that Davis should go to jail for the rest of his life for the carelessness of 3 teenage drivers playing on the road going 70 miles an hour. I believe the age of driving with friends in the auto should be moved to 20 yrs. of age. These kids thought the road was a playground only for them and others should back off. Do not convict.

Franny is absolutly right. I raised my children, 39 and 34 to respect others and to obey the laws, and if Mr Davis' parents had done the same, he would have passed and gone about his business and not tried to teach someone else's kids a lesson. He is responsible for his actions and is not a victim.

this trial shouldnt even be happening. its clear james is at fault. mr. davis is guilty of reckless driving, james is guilty of killing those boys.
sad, but tru.

With all the conflicting eye witness testimony, even coming from people in the same car, most or all of it should probably be discounted. Where is the scientific evidence? Some witneses have said that the two vehicles touched and others said that they didn't. If they touched at all there would be paint tranfer evidence. Some of this conflicting testimony could be settled by scientific means. Also, if I were a juror in this case, they would have to be more specific about what the lanes on the roads are called. The curb lane, the passing lane , the speed lane, the turning lane, the middle lane, the left lane, the right lane. At least three witnesses have refered to the turning lane differently. It's confusing to me and probably to the jury also.

As a parent of a LCN student who just recently started driving I am using this horrific accident as a lession for my child. I was driving home on that day and seen the affect of this for myself and heard the screams of Bobby Mcguires brother and will never forget the fear in that poor boys voice. My heart goes out to the families of the victims and for anyone else involved in this accident. As for Mr. Davis...simply trying to teach these boys a lesson doesn't mean that 45 years in prison is the answer. Living with this should affect him for the rest of his life. From watching this trial, it is evident that all are at fault and playing around while in an automobile is clearly the reason that these young men lost their precious lives.

As a mother, I to feel very sad for the families of the three young teens who lost their lives. However, how come the driver of the blue pickup is not being charged with manslaughter? I understand from watching in session that the red car was involved, but I see where there were 3 pickups involved in acting stupid with their driving. This tells me there should be 4 drivers involved with manslaughter, not just 1. This accident would not have happened if not for the carelessness of three teenage drivers, all showing off. These three drivers, KILLED these three teens. They were all acting dumb with their driving even before Mr. Davis joined up. So, there is no case against Mr. Davis. If you need a trial, then get the right Defendants, and there are 3 of them. It does not matter their ages, they contributed to the deaths of 3 of their friends and they need to pay the price. Lets be fair about this and not dump all the blame on the adult. Here in Oklahoma when school lets out in June, there will be anywhere from 1 to 6 teenage deaths due to stupidity acts while driving their cars, or being in that car.as a passenger. Prosecute the cause of the wreck and deaths. The teens!

No one has mentioned that the three teenagers in james lacoursiere were not have their seatbelts on. They might have been saved if they had them on. I blame these deaths mostly on james the driver because it is your responsibility to make sure no one gets in you car unless buckled up. I also put a lot of the blame on those three teenagers for not buckling up. A small amount of blame should also go on the shoulders of doyle and davis.

Where were the other two pickups prior to and when the accident occured? Listening to the accident reconstruction and the diagrams, it appears that both Davis and the teal pick-up veered to the left to avoid something coming from the right...hmm could it have been one of the other two trucks. The prosecution need about 15 more witnesses with about 15 more descriptions as to what happened.

I feel that the teens driving were at fault but Mr Davis involved himself so he is just as responsible for the deaths. He should have like other wittnesses backed off and let the teens do what they were going to do. RECK. most normal people who saw this would have backed off. We have seen people driving crazy and we have done just that. Am I not reading this right. Did James Lacoursiere get life sentence already? Would like to know if the teens were killed if they were telling James to let them out. I know we will never know this.The teens and Mr Davis should spend same amount of time. He chose to involve himself so he should get what James Lacoursiere gets. Why did Mr Doyle get a plead deal? He would of had to testify anyway wouldn't he? Sounds like he had a part in not letting Mr Davis pass him.

First of all, sorry to all the parents,for their loss. BUT lets be fare & put the blame where it belongs...The friends of your kids, who were driving, horsing around, risking everyones lives,on the road that day Thank god, the school bus had no kids, it would have being a mayor dissaster. Mr Davis, was an unlucky driver, that day...thats all. It could have been you,me anyone,that could have been kill.! L.KINGSLEY.

It sounds like Davis could have been bumped which could have made his car yaw; Pontiac has ABS Brakes and allows you to steer. I owned a Pontiac and I have had to make a panic stop and never have a spin out.

I would like to know why with all the witness's no one call 911, and reported the reckless driving of these teens. And Davis was acting out I do believe, he should have backed off, and called 911. I believe he is guilty and should serve time. Why weren't the other teens charged with something, they were all at fault.

What ever happened to the laws that most of us that are late boomers (all of which "rat" raced in our youths & lost friends)? You must be in control of your vehicle at "ALL" times. The driver of the teal dodge is guilty of vehicular homicide of his 2 friends and the 3 other vehicles that were playing the game are guilty of speeding and failure to control their vehicles. The man on trial is not guilty of the charges and this is an expense the state of Michigan can not afford. Putting food in the mouths of starving people out of work would be money better spent. This should be an expensive ticket and a loss of license but this trial is a farce and witch hunt. The vehicle that killed people is where the trial should be! Stop trying to blame every body else beside the guily!

first off this is very tragic and i my heart goes out to the families. i do not understand how this could be mr.davis's fault. from the photos the reenactments. it shows the truck going into the other lane at higher speeds. it shows the red car on the right side of the pick up. if mr davis was doing anything to frighten or terrorize these kids they were behind him. why wouldnt they just stop or turn off on another road and then they wouldnt be in danger anymore. it looks to me these kids were the aggressors and they were wrong. mr. davis should not be held responsible for there actions. maybe the parents should pay more attention to who there kids are hanging with and riding with and take responsibilty or atleast say hey my kidswas wrong?

will Mr.Davis stand trial?

will he go on the stand?

where is lacoursiere? I missed the beginning of this trial. Welcome to the southalnd Vinny.

The National Safety Council states:
Drivers aged 15-25 encompass 14% of all licensed drivers in US yet drivers in this age group encompass 28% of all fatalities

Also parents need to understand that kids start learning how to drive the instant the rear facing car seat is turned forward facing. They get many years of watching what their parents think is "good driving" and safe enough for their kids. As parents we all need to clean up our act on driving behaviors like cell phone use, interaction with other drivers and seat belt use. Your kids are watching!

I agree with the CSI expert. The grand am pulled into the middle lane at the same time the truck accerated. The grand am turned right too quickly and lost control. The truck saw this and slightly turned left but this is where the fatal decission to slam on the brakes occured. If the truck had not applied the brakes and just gone around only the grand am would have wrecked. By appling the brakes @ 80+mph you lose all control. This was a case where the drivers or both cars were not as good of drivers as they thought...80% truck, 20% grand am.

the truck is a 4by 4 and small wheels which means more weight in front due to 2 transmissions and was the truck tested was the anti lok light on the dash on? also decoomack testied they were only 3or 4 feet behind at the collision he had to be flying too!! somebody is not listening !

my heart goes out to the family's of all four boys. I think mr davis should spend his life in prison.He was the adult in this situtation and did not have to get involed but he choose to anyways. As for James he will also have his day in court. I do realize it was also his actions that lead to this unfortunate event but I do think having to live with the guilt of being the driver in an accident that killed three of his friends is far bigger a punishment then any sentence he could receive.

It's always always a sad case when small children and teenagers gets killed in any type of car accident. I've been following the Michigan vs Davis case off and on and from what I gathered Davis did act irresponsible in the way he handled the situation. However the teenagers were driving erratically and throwing bottles back and forth
in itself post a danger to the other drivers on the road. Just about every driver on the road today, has a cell phone yet no one called the police to report these teenagers. Parents needs to start taking some responsibillity for the actions of their children off and on the road and stop blaming others everytime a teenager gets killed or hurt. I've had my own encounters with teenage drivers and it was scary.

my theory is this, the other two pickup must have been in the two traffic lanes with Mr. Davis in the left traffic lane, he probaby attempted to get out of the block by turning left into the turn, one of the other trucks swerved left to try to block his passing, Lacoursiere trying to get back into the game was traveling extremely fast and also swerved left and lost control.

i have a question in that state are you allowed to travel or pass in the turn lane because here in ga. you are not allowed to travel in a turn lane so both of them would be guilty of reckless driving and was decoompack in doyles truck ??

As a teen I would like to say:

I know when driving around with my friends I dont drive all that safe. You cannot possibly think your children are not to blame in any sort of a way. They were driving erraticly and ended up dead.

Even if Davis was going along with the "games" he is not completely to blame. These kids were traveling at 80+ miles an hour, what did they think was going to happen?

This should be a leasson to all teens who think things like this are fun to do....including me.

And to the families who lost a child. Its such a horrible thing to go through. No parent should have to bury their child. My prayers go out to you.

I have previously served on two jury trials. All I can say by observing
this on going trial, is that the prosecution is doing its best to positively
confuse the jury. In my opinion, all the testimony and fact finding has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Davis swerved, for reasons unknown. By swerving, Davis caused the teen's pickup truck, in order to
avoid hitting his vehicle, veer into oncoming traffic, thus striking bus.
Unfortunately, excessive speed, inexperience, and carelessness
contributed to a tragic and deadly accident.
Bottom line, I have come to the conclusion, that the prosecution has
done more to convict their client than determine his innocence. Proven to me over and over again, Davis swerved, major contributing
factor in this senseless and preventable accident.

I Object!
It is always easy to blame teenage drivers. I pick up a grandson at high school which exposed me to many immature driving decisions by teen- agers. But, how immature is a married adult with his brother in his car, that made numerous agressive decisions to engage teenagers. The very final decision to block the teenagers truck warrants a very serious decisions and attitude adjustment.

Guilty As Charged!

Mr. Davis exacerbated the situation with less experienced drivers than himself. Yes, the teens were being teens, but Mr. Davis should not have been a participant with such severity.

I believe the majority of drivers see this all the time and get angry &/or frustrated but don't react like Mr. Davis. He should have backed off, or taken a different route to avoid these drivers.

Three questions I have:

If Davis wasn't trying to block or ram the pick-up how did he get in the oncoming traffic lane?

If Davis is not guilty shouldn't he be eager to get up on the witness stand and give his side, or is he content to hide behind the 5th amendment?

If Davis wasn't a hothead why is he driving around with an assault rifle?

I have been watching this case and it seems to me that up to this point they have been pointing the finger at mr.davis. saying it's his fault and nobody is pointing any finger or putting any blame on the teenagers as to what they did leading up to this deadly accident.

Of course this is a tragedy, but to put the heavy part of the blame on mr davis is uncalled for, anyone that has been driving for any amount of time knows how teens can drive.The little experience and the i don't care attitude is what led to these deaths.I have been driving for 16 years and i have seen alot of things, but i have never seen a teen get brake checked and not throw the finger or yell obsenities at the person doing the braking! I'm not saying mr. davis isn't responsible but doesn't deserve to have his life ruined forever fo this. I'm sorry for the parents of these children i just hope that they come to the understanding that there was more to this than just mr. davis's involvement!!!

LaCoursiere will be standing trial separately from what I understand.

From what I gather there was only one bottle tossed into the back of one of the other trucks. The boys may have been driving crazy, but were not going so much over the limit until Davis came into the picture.

According to the driver of the other red Grand Am, he past her on the two lane and looked her as he did so as if he were challenging her to a race. Then acording to her passenger he tried to cut her off on the four lane but she would not let her in, so it appears he was looking for a fight.

He passed the three trucks in the turning lane, which in LA is illegal, so he set a bad example there. Then he started the break cheking. Doyle managed to get past and did not follow suit but just kept goint, the logical thing to do. The silver pickup moved into the right land. Also the logical thing to do.

Being afraid of hitting the Grand Am, the teal truck moved into the turning lane and tried to pass it at which point he tried to block it, moved back into his lane. It tried to pass him again and again he tried to block it and the truck swerved and both drivers lost control and hit the bus. Both drivers had the option of backing off and neither chose to as the other two had therefore both are at fault. No brainer.

Arrogance? Mr Davis is essentially on trial for his life and the crash reconstruction experts have cast strong doubts on his culpability. I guess I see not arrogance but a man who is strong in the face of dire circumstances.
This is a nightmare, creating guilt out of thin air.
Bad judgment is not criminality.

Why is Mr Davis the only one on trial for this? What about the other teenagers that were driving like idots? Where is justice with only MR Davis on trial? When are we going to hold our children responsible for their own action?

I can understand the hurt and anger this father has but my question is, What does he feel that his responsiblity is to the other 2 teens that were killed in the accident. because of the actions of his son?

There were conflicting statements but what about the other drivers in their trucks? When placing the cars on the board they placed cars next to the defendants car and how was he going to move over to the right if they were slowing and speeding up. Its the small details that make this case.

I don't buy for a minute that this guy was 'victimized." I think he saw a group of boys acting recklessly and let his own anger get the best of
him. Instead of steering clear like most of us do when we see this
type of thing, he did the most irresponsible thing he could have done... he decided to "show them." I think his own passenger did
not testify for good reason... he probably would have said something
that would have hurt the defense badly.

This trial is a compounding of a tragedy. Lives were lost in an accident that was clearly caused by the immaturity of teenage drivers. No matter how you reconstruct it, Mr. Davis' actions did not have the majority of the blame, beyond any reasonable doubt.

Reasonable doubt is the key here. Nowhere in this trial did the prosecution show clearly that Mr. Davis was the major contributor to this accident. The testimony was, at best, indecisive as to Mr. Davis' contribution to the accident. This is hardly sufficient to place a man's freedom at risk. What was a tragedy has been multiplied by this trial for what is at best a marginal case.

I believe the teens are just as responsible but Davis being older then he should see danger where the teens don't . NOBODY is putting all the blame on Davis. The teen will stand trial also just at a seperate time. The teen that got charged with careless driving wasnt part of the accident therefore i understand why he isnt charged with the same as Davis. He was driving careless in the begining and that is what he is charged with!!!!!!!!!! My heart and soul feels for the families of the three teens who lost their lives being a mom of four (two being teenagers) I can only imagine the heartache and pain they must suffer. I would want justice for my child as well wether one of the charged is a friend of theirs or not

Your attitude is "My little angel is so perfect he wouldn't do anything wrong"
Why should all these people who had to get off the road so your kid could play his feaking game???????" Now YOU should pay for not teaching your kid good road manners.

now today ,davis placed the cars up on the board with the green truck up above him to his right,teal truck to his left and davis in the middle with no cars in front of him ,so my question is.........why did he not just keep going forward?

one more thing............why didnt any of you witnesses call 911 if you knew it was road rage?

This is just devastating for EVERYONE involved. It's tough to say but the kids and Mr. Davis share the responsibility of what happened. So sad.

The physical reconstruction showed a "two-body problem", similar to a couple of billiard balls when they collide. Trajectories are simply computed. A three-body problem, e.g., three billiard balls colliding, is more complex since the times of collision can vary by a little and create a great deal of difference in resulting trajectories. I would call this accident a psychological three-body problem; who thought what, and when, results in many different outcomes. Since the whole group of drivers were involved at some time in the development of the accident, I don't know how the jurors can parse out the percentage of blame amongst the drivers, except through over-simplification or emotionalism (such as "he's older he should have known better" or "they were hooligans").
I would not be able to apportion blame between the two accused except equally. Since Davis is to be tried first I can imagine if he is convicted of anything other than the minimum negligence a successful appeal will be made.

Pray for the families of those who died so young. Pray for those who lived, for few people can take the life of another and not live their own life in regret. Remember to love your children and help them understand how to enjoy a meaningful life. Search for peace and give thanks for all you love and all who love you.

I am so sorry for your loss Mr. McGuire. I totally understand the feelings you have about this man's smug attitude. My son was murdered by Terrance Hough, an off-duty fireman in Cleveland, Ohio. He also sat in the court room looking smug and entitled. He looked around and smiled at his family, with an arrogance that gnawed at me. His family laughed and joked in the hallways. They have no idea of our horrendous loss. Our grief. Our pain. Our torture. Our disbelief. Our new reality. If I had known that this mad dog was only going to get life in prison, I would have taken the opportunity when I had it, and hurled myself over the defense table and clawed his eyes out of his head. That's fact.
When you think nobody in the "system" gets it–it's because they don't. Our children are just case numbers to many. It's what the courts deal with everyday. Courts see the worst humans in society every day and I believe they are jaded as to the victim's feelings. We are left to deal with our shattered lives, while creeps like these just want to be found "not guilty", so they can go on with their lives. Our lives are forever changed. Everybody else just lives on, don't they?

Put the blame where it belongs–on the teenage freaks. Let's hope
in happens more often.

Personally, I think all the arguments about who was “more at fault” for this accident are ridiculous. How can anyone determine percentages of blame when both LaCoursiere and Davis were driving recklessly? They were both speeding, they were both weaving in and out of traffic, they were both tailgaiting, pulling in front of one another, slamming on their brakes, etc. While it’s true that LaCoursiere is to blame for driving at such a ridiculous rate of speed, it’s also true that it wasn’t until Davis suddenly swerved into LaCoursiere’s lane and then jerked his car back to the right that both drivers lost control of their vehicles, causing them both to slam into the bus. They’re both guilty and they both need to be held accountable for the senseless, tragic deaths of these three young men.

Did any of the parents know the speed at which any of their sons or their friends were driving???
I know we all think our children are angels. However, the stupidity of the teens, the fact that at least one of them was passing on the shoulder of the road, at least one of them was using the center turn lane to pass, and the speed at which they were traveling says they were headed for trouble. If not this day, then one day.
LaCourisiere was driving at a minimum - a "conservative" minimum - of 70 to 75 miles per hour in a turn only lane and where the posted speed limit was 55. That seems to scream - accident waiting to happen.

I am sorry about the loss to the families .
Mr davis was not at fault in anyway ,The four teensagers in the teal blue truck it was a wreck waiting to happen ,All LaCoursiere the driver had to do was slow down and drive normal , follow the laws of the road !!!! IT WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPEN.
Mr Davis i feel for you and hope you come out of the trail with your head up and move on away fro this berden placed apon you .You Mr Davis are a VICTMM.
The families need to look elsewere for the blame and anger towards Mr davis.

I do feel awful for the families of these boys that were killed in the horrible accident. I am torn about the verdict, if the jury was going to convict him I think this is a fair verdict. The parents of these boys have to realize that even if Mr. Davis did have road rage the boys friend who was driving the other vehicle was at fault too! They talked and talked about how Mr. Davis could have just not engaged in the game the boys were playing but so could the boy who was driving the other vehicle! It is a very sad situation but I think the anger towards Mr. Davis is just a little too much!

If Mr. Davis simply over corrected himself, what was he doing going into the turn lane? Was he turning? Was there even somewhere he could turn? Doubt it. He had no business in that lane, neither did the teens but them being there isn't reason enough for him to go there to.

The prosecution was continually stating that Davis was trying to teach the teens a lesson! It seems he succeeded!
Also, Matt Noble stated it must have been his son's "Time to Die."
If that is true then only God can be held accountable!

I can understand the parents of the dead teenagers are devastated BUT Mr. Davis should not spend his entire life in jail. The parents are looking for someone to blame and punish but ALL the kids are to blame. So since since Mr. Davis was lucky enough to survive now they want to put it all on him. They should revoke his license & give him probation. He should not have to spend his life in jail to ease some of the pain the parents have. Its a "you hurt me let me hurt you back" game and its pathetic..

This man does deserve to go to prison. He was the adult, and it was a case of road rage brought on by the defendant in this case.

I don't understand why ALL that were involved were not charged. The three trucks and Mr Davis was stupid to get involved with thw teens driving recklessly on the highway. They all are GUILTY of causing the deaths of the boys that lost their lives.

They should not have been driving so fast.