Mother regrets life not lived

This is a very simple case in my opnion give him 3 life sentences with no parole simple as that!

AND I have a question:

If the american legal system (Trials,etc) are suppose to be an Open Book and nothing is to be hid in any way shape or form WHY ARENT JURIES shown? (of course I know the liberal reason of oh cant do that because its not polite) but doesn't that go against every cornerstone in the american legal system?

Dear God, there can be no satisfaction in this trial for anyone. My heart goes out to this mother who has lost three of her five children, as well as the other parents. This whole accident is so heart-rending and the trial will be difficult for everyone. I honestly don't know if justice CAN be served in this endeavor – it won't bring the boys back, and what good will it do if these young men are imprisoned? What do the families feel on this subject?

Hooligans are Hooligans, and if davis had died this would be the headline...however since he got lucky and survived...the three trucks full of punks parents are pissed...I would be too...doesn't mean Davis is at fault...partially to blame maybe...In the end...I don't see Davis walking around telling his friends and family in the future saying " I taught those kids"...let it rest family members...sounds like all here kids were out of control...lets not make that someone else's fail.

I think it is to the prosecutor's credit that he has included testimony from all the eyewitnesses despite the fact that there is a lot of variation among them. I believe that when the prosecutor got this case and all this conflicting testimony, even he wasn't sure if Davis was involved in causing this accident, so he made a decision to include ALL the witnesses' accounts and let the jury decide. It's likely that he brought this case due to what's been reported as "public pressure" rather than because of a clear-cut violation of the law by Mr. Davis. If he just wanted to win this case, he would not have included all these conflicting accounts and would have only used that eyewitness testimony that buttressed his case. However, he included all the accounts to seek justice and the truth by way of the jury rather than just winning the case.

I have been driving for 10 years now, through the years it seems that road rage is getting worse and worse. It seems that a lot of teens seem to be the center point of most of the road rage that goes on now a days. Movies like fast and the furious although great movies seems to make teens and young adults feel like they are invisible. Its a tragic that so many teens are involved in accidents that are ending lives.

Even if these kids were acting mischievous behind the wheel, it does not give someone the right to use their vehicle as a weapon.

It should be a lesson, however! If you drive mischievously or aggressively – you don't know how the other person will respond. A car is not only a weapon, but a very deadly one at that!

It is very sad and unfortunate.One fact stands out,If the trucks had not been driving erractrically,flying down the road,playing games,they would still be alive.If this man was interfering,then why did they not pull back,slow down.They had been picking up gravel,riding in the shoulder,lost contr\ol,when the other vehicle was integrated.They veered into the oncoming traffic.There was no contacvt form the other vehicle.So many times,I see in my own town,kids getting out of school,the drive crazy from the school,with no regard..There were 3 vehicles doing this,A bit daunting for other vehickes to have to contend with,There are no winners, just more dead young people,I don't think Mr. Davis should be held responsible.

It is easy to overlook an important fact about this case and paint with a broad brush.

I have seen comments about Stephen Davis being prosecuted while others have not.

One simple fact is that not one of the three kids killed were driving a vehicle in the incident. In no way can they be elevated to participant.

When the defense attorney makes the closing statement he will use the term "they" or the "vehicle".

He will not want it pointed out that the victims were not driving- he will make it look like the kids were participants. Stephen Davis does not get it.

I hope the prosecuter will be smart enouph to point this out to the jury- those killed were passengers.

It is evident that the 6 teen age youths are lining to protect their selfs. I think that all 6 of the men should be charged. then Mr Davis. but not him alone they are all responsible, for the incident.

Mr. Davis deserves to have the book thrown at him. If he had kept out of the mix, maybe none of this would have happened.

What makes me so angry about this case is that people keep trying to minimize the role these boys played in causing this wreck. Just because their brains aren't as developed at that age does not excuse the fact that had they not been driving recklessly in the first place this probably wouldn't have happened.

As for Mr. Davis, he should not have inserted himself into this incident and he deserves to be punished for his stupidity, but I could not convict him based solely on these boys' testimony. It's obvious that every one of them lied and downplayed their role in causing this wreck.

Would like to read the police report on this one to decide if they deserve time or if this was indeed just a tragic accident. I will reserve judgement until then.

In the accident reconstruction the truck was going faster than the red trans am, The truck would have had to hit the trans am to put it in a tail spin and when the truck made contact with the car it forced the truck in to the bus. The truck is at fault for this accident. There is no way at 65 to 75 mph could the trans am go into a tail spin unless there was contact by the truck. That proves that the truck was at fault.

I do not understand why this has went to trial, Tax payers money will not bring the three lives back. Why try to take the life of Davis?

Personally I'm tired of the prosecuter asking the detective questions regarding Davis's car hitting the school bus, we all know the two vehicles colided. I'm not going to believe Davis is guilty until someone can explain to me what caused the Dodge to swurve into the oncoming lane as well as Davis swurving starting from his rear tires. No paint transfer was found from the Dodge to Davis's car but a minor bump from the dodge could have caused Davis to swurve. Davis couldn't have started his swurve from his rear tires unless he was initially bumped from the Dodge or he was swurving to avoid the truck. Watching the Simulation video i see that the truck was already beside Davis when Davis had started his swurve. Like I said, Davis is innocent until you can prove what caused the initial beginning of Davis and the Dodge to transfer into the oncoming lane.

good make them BOTH pay. 15 years is NOT enough. teens today are worse than when in my teen days. parents are giving kids keys to car younger and younger, I was 17 and driving but i was responsible. i had a job at 17. i had friends but we didn't race or drag the cars on the road. he got his just due. it takes 2 to tango both parties involves are GUILTY
throw the book at them both. stop blaming one another for the fault you were ALL involved

the mother who lost 3 kids need to take fault. she has lost 3 of her kids so far. i blame her. stop having kids and take more time to teach them HOW NOT TO BE A TYPICAL PUNK TEENAGER

Is Mr. Davis guilty of the charges? Yes, to some degree, but not to the extent that he could be sentenced to the maximum term under the law if convicted on all counts.
With all the conflicting eyewitness statements I would seriously take into account the visual re-creation of the accident and discount 90% of the eyewitness accounts of what happened.
I think the kids acted in a manner that was just as irresponsible as Mr. Davis. I know "horseplay" when I see it, and there was plenty to go around.

I just want to say...if they are accusing him of "playing their game", and the expert JUST SAID...that the 2 cars did NOT touch. Then why are the other teens that were also "playing", not being charged as well?

Given the reenactment that you show of the accident I find it very difficult to agree that there was no contact between the two defendant’s vehicles prior to both vehicles losing control and the tragic impact with the school bus. The red car and teal truck must have experienced some contact causing both to lose control at exactly the same time; two vehicles don’t just simultaneously lose control without a cause. The lack of ‘discovered’ paint transfer between these two vehicles does not mean they didn’t have contact. The extensive impact of each of these vehicles could easily have eliminated minor paint transfers between these vehicles. My question to the accident investigators is, “It is ‘possible’ that the vehicles could have made contact, causing both to lose control at the same time before colliding with the bus, and as a result of the massive impact with the bus there is no discernable transfer evidence from the initial contact of the car and truck?”

Where is the driver of the blue truck? He is the one who should be on trial for manslaughter. He was almost 18, knew better, from looking at his parents, I'll guarantee they are very responsible people and taught him better. It only broke his legs. He should be held responsible, along with the drivers of the other two pickups that were driving just as stupid as him. The driver of the blue pickup KILLED his passengers. Not the driver of the red car. If you are going to punish someone, then punish the right people. The drivers of all three of those pickups are the RESPONSIBLE parties for the deaths of three innocent passengers. Make them stand up, be tried by a court of peers, and take their punishment as they should.

Also, I just wanted to add...what if the truck in front of Davis(driven by another teen), brake checked him, causing the Blue pickup to slam on their brakes behind Davis....both of them could have lost control by hitting their brakes without touching? That would place the blame on the other teens.....

I'm wondering who the people are sitting in the front row that the cameras keep focusing on. Are these the kids' parents or defendants family?

Is it not possible that the tranfer of paint between Davis and LaCoursere would be hidden on an area that is hidden by the mangled metals or torn from either or both autos from the horrific violence of the accident? Also boys being boys why did Davis(assuming he is more experienced driver) think it was his duty to teach anyone a lession? Or did Davis think because he had a Gran Am that his car was hotter and he could "race and beat" the teal truck(LaCoursere's Dodge pickup)?

Where is the blue truck driver. He only had broken legs, he should be in court everyday. This is ALL HIS FAULT!!! He KILLED all his passengers and now he has to live with the knowledge that he is a killer due to his acting stupid behind the wheel, traveling too fast, showing off, probably giving Mr. Davis the "bird" and driving erratic. No one ever wants this kind of thing to happen, but it did and now the in session bunch, the court, the attorneys, need to get their acts together and put the proper people on trial for manslaughter. These three drivers will have a hard time of life living with the deaths of these friends on their hands. They are the responsible people here for the deaths. Teens should not be allowed to drive until they are out of high school, as they do not know how to be a responsible driver and appreciate the privilege they get, by getting their driver's license.

Racing down the center lane of traffic stupid and obviously dangerous.
The witnesses could be very important as they are stating rather than back off, the three men maintained their illegal aggressive position which puts them at fault...Crime?...did the witnesses see Davis intentionally kill these men?...NO!....I know nobody thinks these three trucks were just cruising along minding their own business...not even their parents.

what a waste of taxpayer money! Davis may or may not share some of the blame, but already there is no doubt in my mind that i would vote "not guilty" if i were on this jury. t

Its called"Chicken" when we did it on a boring days with nothing to do.

To many teens,to much speed,inexperience,and a adult that got involved instead of proventing something so bad that would happen to all!! THEY ARE ALL AT FAULT. ITS SO SAD!!!!!!!!!!!!

MICKEYD.

I don't understand why Davis just didn't call 911 give his location, and tell the operator that these teenager's were driving recklessly. Or even one of the other motorist calling in the reckless driving by these boys.

After watching the trial, it seems to me that Davis saw the boys driving fast and wreckless and attempted to take the law into his own hands by trying to slow the boys down, hence 'brake checking'.
Perhaps probation could be in order, but 15-30 years in prison? No.

I belelieve I heard the speed limit southbound after the light at 26Mile Road was 45MPH. If so why was Davis going faster even if he was trying to stay out of the way. Any REASONABLE driver knows that staying behind and slowing down to avoid possible involvement in any type of occurances when you see any horseplay by any other drivers young or older. Is this not the idea behind the "reasonable person" theory?

I do not understand why these teenagers are being treated as if they are innocent bystanders in this tragic accident. I can understand the pain of these kids' parents, having lost their sons. but I do not understand their sheer anger and hatred at Davis. These parents are acting as if their children had no hand in their own deaths. I believe that maybe some thought should be given to handing 17 year old children vehicles and turning them loose on the roads to act fools and put other peoples lives at risk. I am not saying Davis did not have a part in this but when the share of blame is passed around it belongs not just to Davis but right down the line and into the parents hands also. At some time parents need to be responsible for teaching their children respect and responsiblilty for their actions in public and to the rights of others. There is more at risk out in the real world.

From the beginning of the trial I just knew that Mr.Davis wasn`t the one who caused the crash.He was just caught up in the shenanagins of the boys racing. My condolences for the Family`s loss.

There was absolutely no reason for Mr. Davis to be involved in this activity by the teenagers. When he decided to involve himself, he decided to involve himself in the responsibility of the outcome.

why is the bus in the lane it is?

I think they all should be guilty of murder!

After days of unreliable witness testimony we finally have an expert testifying about the meaningful physical evidence photographed at the scene. He walks the court through what all the tire marks mean in the photographs however the camera is 90% focused on the witness and you cant see the photos and what he is referring to. Please show the photos not the witness so the audience can follow!

I am from Michigan & I think everyone that is in a drivers' training course, or anyone that drives at all, should watch this whole trial before they take the keys to get on the road. We have all been victims of this kind of driving, whether being boxed in by someone, getting upset enough to feel road rage, or just having a good time...you never know what road situations will come up & maybe this trial will help people think before they react on the highways ....... Maybe it would prevent another horrible accident. Thank you.

did (James La.) see (Steven Davis) start to lose control? So (James) wanted move out of the way by speeing up.

The fact that the vehicles didn't touch doesn't matter. The question is why is Davis' car following the teen's truck into the oncoming traffic. They're not dragging him there. The teen's were going faster because they were trying to pass him and shake him off and Davis wasn't going to let them by without a fight. There is no reason he should have left his lane of traffic other than that.

Davis is no more guilty of encouraging these young boys to cause their own deaths than anyone else on that road. Dead or alive you must be accountable for your own actions. The deceased were a threat to themselves as well as any vehicle in the area.

Why hasn't anyone questioned what the 3 boys that were killed in the
pick-up were doing speeding in the turn only lane? Certainly their
80 mile an hour speed in a lane they shouldn't have been in was a large contribution to the accident. If the bus had been in the right lane where it belonged maybe the whole accident could have been avoided. People just don't obey the keep right except when passing law.

This is so awful. I feel for the parents of all the kids.
I do think that Mr. Davis should get some kind of pusishment since
he decided to involved himself. As an adult he should have just called 911 and reported what he was seeing.
I'm confused though because if the officer's and the reconsruction of the accident is showing Mr. Davis is not at fault then how did they charge him? I guess it must have been because he was in the center turn lane where he shouldn"t have been eather. He knew the truck was in the center lane and even if the truck in front of him was brake checking him it would have been better to just rear end the front truck. and probably there would have been no deaths. I think the blue truck swered into oncoming traciffic because Mr. Davis cut in front of them on purpose to slow them down and they were watching Mr. Davis and didn't see the bus. If Mr. Davis hadn't put himself in front of them they would have been able to pass even if it was wrong for them to be doing that at that point.

Regardless of if they think Mr.Davis isn't guilt, he is just as much involved in this accident as they were. Being an ADULT he shouldn't of went to these teens level and got involved. GUILTY I say.

I think the driver of the truck was definitely negligent but I also believe that Davis was an accelerant in the situation and if he were not involved...what was he doing in that middle turn lane. He should have backed off and stayed out of it and there is a possibility that it never would have happened, and even if it did, he would not be on trial right now.

In regards to Michigan VS Davis case, Where is the defendant's family in the court room? I only keep seeing the victim's family shown! We're they not allowed in the court room?

is the prosecution putting on the defenses case? come on . manslaughter,... absolutley not!!!!!!

Why should the tax payers have to pay, let her get public defenders,No one is thinking of Caylee she never had a chance.

Is it possible that the teal truck was speeding to pass Davis at the same time that Doyle's truck was in the right lane and may have swerved toward Davis causing him to swerve into the turn lane causing the teal truck to loose control?

I would like to see in the reconstructions of this accident, where the other two vehicles were at the time of the inpact, or just prior to the impact. I agree that Mr Davis possibly had an opportunity to pull off of the road to report this irresponsible driving, but in reality, who would do this? Who hasn't tapped their brakes to get someone off of their backside when they are traveling too close? If those other vehicles were blocking Mr Davis into a certain lane, they would be just as responsible for the accident as Mr Davis. If teens were not given these expensive 'showy' vehicles without working for them, many would have more respect for others on the road.

I am interested to know where the driver of the truck is. Why is he not in the courtroom? Has he lawyered up? If so, I'm sure it has been suggested that he lose his memory. How convenient.

Just because there was no contact between the two vehicles does not mean that the truck was not trying to avoid being hit by Davis's car as he was sliding toward him. If I saw someone coming toward me from the next lane I would have to maneuver my way out of it without getting into a worse situation. I think as a younger driver his first instinct was to avoid Davis, not taking into consider the consequences of that move. In opinion, there is no way that anyone can say that this accident would have happened with or without Davis in the mix. No one knows that!!

i would like to know if mr lacoursiere and \or mr davis in jail awaiting trial outcomes

now that we know lacousiere was more responsible for the crash, why isnt he on trial for these deaths.

If you look at the pictures of the scene you can see that the center
lane of the roadway is mared by two solid yellow lines.That means it is not a passing lane.
The driver of the red car I believe knew before the accident that the other vehicles were driving wrecklessly and I belive he may have seen
the green pickup truck catching up too him at a high rate of speed and
was trying to get out of his way because he thougt the green pickup
was going too hit in the rear end. when he did that he over steered
and loss control of his car. I believe the driver of the green pickup
truck is at fault for causing the who;e accident.

I am a retired truck driver with over five million accident free miles
and I have been in the area where that accident happened.
I know that I watch my rear view mirrors all the time and if I seen
a vehicle coming up behind me that fast I would also try too get out of
the way.

i would like to know, if Mr.LaCoursiere and /or Mr.Davis are in jail awaiting trial outcomes?

In regards to who is at fault for this horrible accident, it doth seem to me the spin-off from it points the finger...goverment creating a day to imphasize the inportance of good teen-age driving habits!
The boys were caught in their own petard!

The juries are not and should not be viewed. Juries are adequately chosen by both sides for bias etc. Juries are under tremendous pressure and responsibility. They should not have the additional and unnecessary pressure of the Public peering in. The jury needs to focus on the evidence and come to a just verdict. After the trial it is the jurors choice to speak. And for the most part they do speak (if not writing a book). Our Jury system is not perfect but it is superior to most of the world. If it ain't broke don't fix it.

Stephen Davis was convicted of negligent homicide in the death of the 3 students. He will spend 16-24 months in jail.

Re: Comment by Mark

The traffic reconstructionfact is that the cars DID NOT MAKE CONTACT. Davis crossed the center line (likely blocking the trucks' path). The skid marks of Davis's car showed he overcorrected once he crossed the center lane. The impact with the bus shows his car was not spinning much at the time of the impact. they both crossed the center lane voluntarily, and tragically. The drivers are both at fault. And the truck driver will be going to trial soon.

First of all, this is all very sad for everyone involved. I have been driving for 30+ years and one of the worst i've seen. I have been watching the case since it started and have heard all the witnesses. I think there was some racing and some braking going on before the accident. But I think that LaCoursiere was intirely to blame for the accident.

He was breaking the law by not only passing someone in a turning lane but speeding along with it. He put EVERYONE on that road in danger by doing that. He had no reguards for his passengers or himself. He could have ran into anything or anybody in the course of his high speed antics. If he would have not decided to pass in that lane, the accident would not have happened. I also think the other 2 trucks had a something to do with it also, all of their stories were not consistent and it seemed like they were trying to hide something.

I just wonder what his passengers were thinking or saying the whole time this irresponsible behavior was going on. You would think one of them would have said Slow the hell down! Or... we shouldn't be doing this.. They had to know it was going to end very violently, going that fast with other cars, and people on the road.

Hey Spoiler, please don't post verdicts! I enjoy watching trials to the end and not knowing how they will come out!

I'm so tired of hearing about Mr. Davis being 22 at the time of the accident and should have known better. I know several 22 year olds that don't seem to have matured beyond 16 years yet. I also know a 46 year old man that believes he needs to teach all drivers a lesson, and usually does something to try to.

However, that doesn't change my opinion: Mr. Davis involved himself in this. He could have stayed out of it, but he didn't. Being either stupid or angry doesn't make you less accountable.

After listening to the expert testimony on the physical evidence of the crash, there is still one unanswered question. Was there any reason for Davis to move from the left lane to the center turn lane? If no other vehicle was in front of Davis, then his only motivation to move left was to "cut off" or prevent the truck from passing. It was this final act that started the accident. Davis veered left, lost control when he veered right. Lacoursiere swerved left to avoid Davis and lost control. In my opinion, but for that last act by Davis, this accident would not have happened.

BOTH are at fault! They should both be charged equally at maximum penalty. They were practically drag racing. They had the option of braking and getting out the mess but no, they decided to push it. Unfortunately the passengers died instead of the drivers. There are bad drivers everywhere at every age and race and gender, be careful out there.

I have watched every minute of this trial, and if I'm seeing and hearing everything the jury is seeing and hearing, I say Mr. Davis should be aquitted (sp?) of any and all charges. I feel very bad for the families and their HUGE loss of their children, but they are using their hurt to blame an innocent man. If anyone is to blame it is the driver of the teal green truck(that is yet to be on trial) that killed the 3 young men with his bad bad judgement, I am sure if he had it to do over, he would'nt have made that terrible bad choice, but he did, and for that he should pay. I hope if any good can come out of this, it will be for any and all who have watched this trial, or know about this horriffic accident, that it may make people think twice when getting behind the wheel of a vehicle, and use good judgement. My heart truly goes out to all involved. God Bless.

@ Nick What do you mean,"why aren't jurors shown?" You mean their faces?

I agree with the verdict. Davis was negligent but was not a murderer. I hope both drivers recieve 16-24 months in jail. However I also hope that they are put on probation and not allowed to drive. I am an Over the Road truck driver and have seen this very thing happen. Kids and adults driving aggressively. I know when I was 16-17 years old I did some crazy things. I am just glad my mistakes didnt cost me my life.

Today’s testimony solved the case. Putting all the wildly conflicting witness testimony aside, the teal truck was flying up the center turn lane at a high rate of speed (at least 70+) and the red Grand Am intentionally tried to block him from passing in the center lane. As a result of the Grand Am swerving into the center lane to block they both lost control and crashed. Both are at fault and should be punished severely. Case closed in my opinion. Only question is what laws did they violate and what the punishment should be.

it seems to me that ALL parties involved are responsible. this had a tragic ending and i have sympothy for all families, but if the 3 boys had not died, I think they would also be facing charges. Seems someone needs to pay but I think all drivers involved are equally responsiblle!!!

If the teens were not driving wreckless to begin with, their would not have been an accident. How can they charge Davis alone in this crime when their are other participants obviously quilty as well.

I haven t seen this on trial session yet.Doesn t the reactment of the cars prove that the red car mad the truck run into the bus?Plus the skid marks?Both were heading toward the bus.Doesn t that prove that either the car hit the truck of moved torward the truck making it hit the bus?Surely both car and truck just all of a sudden decide hey lets both run into the bus.

After listening to Tamara Holder comment with Vinnie about this case I can tell you she's NO DEFENSE ATTORNEY!! Also the fault for this tragedy is squarely the fault of the one driver of the truck and collectively ALL of these dumb teenagers!!! This is why insurance is priced so high for teenage boys!! Their brains are still in the infant stage!!

Question: If the jury feels they agree with what the traffic investigator stated "Both were at fault" Does this mean that Mr. Davis has to be found not guilty? ,or could he be found with a lesser charge and if so,what would that be?

i been watching this trial.and as anyone knows you are responsible for any passengers in your car..so this mr davis should be held a accountable for the 3 lifes that he took.the familys of the 3 that lost there lifes should get justice.they should put this man away for a long time.if it was anyone else they would get life.its a shame that if he dont get charged with what they are chargeing him with.the family is the only one that is suffering .he dont even look like he has any regrets sitting there in the court room.but if it was his kids he would want to put the person away for good.if he dont get charged with what they chargeing him with we dont have any justice.,,,,robert

After the accident reconstruction and testimony of Brian McNair, I think it's pretty clear what happened. They were all boneheads and putting everyone's lives in jeopardy. The kids are not telling the truth and should be held responsible for that as well, especially Tozer. Evidence clearly shows that Davis's car and LaCoursiere's truck never touched. David engaged these kids because he didn't like the way they were acting on the road. Vigilante or not, he is partially to blame. You know he was trying to keep LaCoursiere's truck from pass, that's why the yaw. LaCoursiere had no recourse at the time, he was simply going way too fast and for that he is responsible for the lives that were in his truck. I agree with Brian McNair. I think LaCoursiere is more at fault, but Davis is still culpable. It's such a tragic story, but given the statements of the kids, I don't feel like anyone has learned anything from this.

whjat happened to her other two children//

How could the Prosector make a deal with Mr.Doyle ??? His role in this accident is to much involved to just get a slap on the wrist.
I have volunteered in fire & ems for almost 20 years..I've never seen anything so tragic in my years.
Mr. Davis cant be held responsilble for this accident if ALL of the drivers involved including all of the pickups are not. Yes, Mr. Davis was
a possible contributing factor, but remember the kids were throwing things back and forth.
NOT GUILTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If James (blue truck) was doing 80-90 mph then Mr. Davis must have been doing that also since they were right next to each other during the last few seconds before the crash into the bus.

I've seen many points and many angles of this but here is the question I did not hear, If the truck in the center lane was going 80-95 mph how fast was mr davis going to impeed not only their passing him but also keeping them in the center lane! Sounds like ego to me. Given the kids were fooling around, Other drivers just moved. away but I think mr davis was too arrogent for that and essentially lit the match.

I would like to know what Scott Richards statements were to the police. Did those statements get introduced in the trial. This was Davis's passenger. Seems that he would be a credible witness also.

This looks like it is taking the shape of a responsibility case...civil set-up...even if Davis is acquitted on all charges, and they prosecution can convince the court there was even the slightest amount of responsibility by any other driver on the road that day. The parents will be able to go after Davis civilly to get some cash.

The fact that Mr Davis's brother did not testify, speaks volumes. Also, why wasn't the possibility that Mr Davis did not have an opportunity to pull back or get away from these teens in trucks that were playing a game? To me that leaves the doubt that Mr Davis was not innocent of blame. Such a tragidy, somehow parents also have to take responsibility who give their teens high end vehicles without the need for transportation to a job that would pay for their insurance, payments and fuel.

You know...the more I think about this, the more thoughts I have about it.....All of those kids were irresponsible.....if there had to be a tragic ending to stop the 80 90 mph road rage...I think maybe its a good thing they hit a bus and not a mini van or car full of innocent children...I still have sympathy for the families..I would be devasted if it happened to my daughter but I think I taught her better than to play ROAD GAMES, seems the only ones hurt were the ones PLAYING the games...but road games put everyone on that road at risk....

As an adult,Mr. Davis Sould have BACKED-OFF!! He was more

this is sooo obviously a tough guy and his friend, gunna teach some kids a lesson.. Davis CHOSE to play with these kids, only his style of play was absolutely the "i'll show them a thing or two" atittude. Road rage??cmon, there is zero doubt of that, regardless of "unmatched" testimony. Defense lawyer constantly voiced his opinion, all but called some witnesses liers, embellished some unknowns into casual speak "facts"..( like the I dont know how fast they were going, but lets assume it was 95...puleesze) . Mr. tough guy davis made a huge mistake, showing off to his friend, and now he should pay..funny how the passenger in davis's car was not called as witness in the defense. There would be 3 more witnesses to what happened, but their lives were ended that day.

Its sad that a lesson taught is not always a lesson learned. This was an accident waiting to happen with or without Stephen Davis. These boys made poor choices by playing bottle tag whether be that day or days before. Gaurenteed it wasnt the first time they played this. Just Gods Fate that a family of small children were not involved. If they are going to charge someone then all should be charged there were nine teens playing. then all nine should be charged. the three that died are not only victims, they made the choice to get in the vehicle and play the game. Because they died does not make them any less at fault. I am sorry for the families. This is not road rage just plain stupidity on everyones part.

All the teens and Mr. Davis are guilty of the same actions and all should get the same punishment.

Mr Davis, as an adult should have been smart enough and big
enough to BACK-OFF !!!! Others did !! Mr. Davis was playing a DEADLY
game w/ these kids!! They were inticed by this adult's actions.. as an adult his negligence was ignoring the dangers AND challenging the
kids.

The accident reconstructionist doesn't put Davis in the center lane, but he also shows the Davis's yaw mark on the pavement begins in the left oncoming traffic lane. He said the vehicles didn't contact each other, so that means Davis lost control and passed over 2 lanes of traffic before hitting the wheel and wheel well of the bus. His passage over two lanes, including the center lane, explains why James LaCoursiere's vehicle went in the same direction. LaCoursiere would have been manevering to avoid colliding with Mr Davis. That puts them both at fault. If James LaCoursiere hadn't been speeding and driving in the center turn lane, using it as a driving lane, the incident wouldn't have happened. If Davis hadn't lost control of his vehicle and passed over two lanes of traffic, the incident wouldn't have happened. I do agree that it looks more like Ordinary Negligence on Davis's part and Gross Negligence on LaCoursiere's part. But their own invidividual actions each played a contributory part in the incident.

In my experience with my children, they had many accidents with our cars, but when they had to buy their own, they treated them like gold!!

Can't believe Davis is on trial. This was an accident There are a lot of "ifs". Ultimately the teenagers started this and probably do it all the time.The parents need to look to their own teenagers for fault not Mr. Davis who was caught in the middle of this tragrdy.

If you really look at, this whole accident could have been avoided. I was always taught that if someone is trying to past you, slow down and let them past and if you're trying to pass someone and can't do so at a safe speed then wait on them to get out of the way. Steven Davis had the opportunity to back off like the other drivers did but he chose to get involved which resulted in this terrible accident. All of the blame should be fully put on Davis because the other driver had a part in it to, all he had to do was be patient and none of this would have never happened.

ALL OF THE PARTICIPANTS NEED TO TAKE FULL BLAME FOR THIS TRAGEDY. MR. DAVIS I THINK WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT, BUT THE KIDS PUT EVERYTHING IN MOTION BY SPEEDING. IT LOOKS TO ME THAT THE RED CAR LOST CONTROL AND FORCED THE TRUCK TO CROSS INTO THE ON COMING TRAFFIC WERE THE COLLISION OCCURED WITH THE BUS. IN THE DEMONSTRATION SHOWN TODAY, THE RED CAR IS IN THE SECOND LANE AND THE TRUCK IS IN THE TURN LANE . IT WAS STATED BY A WITNESSES THAT THE CAR SWERVED AND OVER COMPENSATED WHICH CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THEREFOR, I BELIEVE THE DEFENDENT IS RESPONSIBLE. THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK IS ALSO AT FAULT BUT OF TRYING TO PASS IN A TURN LANE AND WREKLESS DRIVING.

it sounds like the kids involved are not telling everything. and because they are kids they (must be telling the truth hmm yea right)
there was an adult involved and they need some one to blame for the deaths of the teens. the vehicle the teens were killed in that driver is more liable for his passengers. even if the defendant Mr davis was driving carelessly. the driver of the pick up should have never been on the side of the road he was. he had to know he was speeding in the wrong lane and as a result of his action he killed his friends

The accident reconstruction showed in detail what happened at the accident scene. Mr Davis was in the center lane , saw the green (teal) truck was going at a higher rate of speed than he thought (80-90 mph) went to go back into the left lane (passing lane) to get out of the way, over corrected at the same time the truck was upon him and they both veered straight into the bus, simultaniuosly, Mr Davis (the red car) hitting the bus under the left front wheel well and the teal truck hitting the front end head on just about. It was proven scientifically that Mr Davis rate of speed was 67 mph, and the teal truck going 90+ mph, and defense asked could he been going up to 95-100 mph, and he said yes. The wrost thing Mr Davis did was getting out of the way from getting hit by the truck going that fast, the truck would have still went into the oncoming traffic lane to try and pass him as he did before, and the accident would have still happened, no matter where Mr Davis was, at a speed that fast you are commiting suicide. Mr LaCoursiere has a trial starting next month, I googled him just out of curiosity, he has a facebook. Im curious how his trial goes.

The passenger in Mr Davis's car was his brother, I think thats why the defense chose not to call him as a witness, it probably would have looked like he was just taking his brothers side. I think the prosecution would have pointed that out , therefore it would have looked bad for the defense. I think it was best he didnt testify on his brothers behalf, and Im sure the defese recommended that he didnt.

in response to DB if you REALLY watch the reenactmet is it possible that James L. saw Davis start into the the yaw and paying attention to Davis and not the oncoming traffic steered left to avoid hitting Davis who was in the yaw already resulting in hitting the bus. When no one has an explanation for James steering left (not even James) maybe this could be one explanation

The Comentators keep surounding this trial with the question,...Why didn't Davis back off like the other drivers...do we know why?...NO!...we don't know how it started. however, I think a person should be able to defend themselves on the road as
well as in the courtroom. Davis could have been under attack on the road, and just
defending himself?...no one testified to his actual inside the vehicle
actions, either way defending yourself from juniors driving crazy
should not be a crime just cause they're kids.

From what I see this was with out a doubt the truck's fault. But maybe it would not been a fatal head on if the bus driver was in the right hand lane where he belonged.

I think the driver in the teal truck went in the turn lane to try to pass Mr. Davis, he sped up to 90 miles an hr. to get by Mr. Davis who was going 64 mph and he lost control of the truck when saw the bus coming, he over corrected and hit the bus. Mr. Davis is not guilty!!

One can only summise how this accident occurred due to the conflicting witness testimonies. What happended to personal accountability? There is no excuse for what the teenagers did nor any excuse for Mr. Davis' participation. Mr. Davis should have had the mindset to distance himself from the situation. Any intelligent driver who sees reckless driving stands down, not engages in it. This isn't a question of whom was more at fault Mr. LaCoursiere or Mr. Davis. They both share the guilt. According to the reconstruction it shows both vehicles travelling at excessive speeds. Mr. Davis may not have hit Mr. LaCoursiere's truck but it appears that he was instrumental in it's positioning. Additionally, teens should understand their culpability, even if they are the passenger, not the driver. They need to learn to say "no" , however they don't because they equally enjoy it. They do have a say. Sadly, they were active participants and now they have paid the price with their lives. What a shame for them and their families. Everyone suffers! Prayers go out to their families as they try to find peace and solace in their lives.

I had a guy pass me on a two lane road with no middle turn lane recently. It was a 35 zone and he came up at some 65 or 70 to pass me ... he ran into the oncoming traffic and swerved to miss an oncoming car and slammed headfirst into a telephone pole. I didn't bother to stop to see if he lived. I was doing my 35 miles per hour - there were no shoulders, nowhere to pull over on this little suburban road, and I had kids in the car. Maybe he died. Oh well - but I didn't try to race him down the road the way Davis did.

I remember when I was 15 and a half. I was given learners permit to drive and at 16 a Drivers License. I don't remember how many times I may have escaped serious injury or maybe even my death or the death of others. This was a horrible thing that happened. Those kids were driving out of control. I have the young and the old put my life and families’ life in danger with their erratic driving. I admit that I got really pissed more than once. Really pissed I might add. I didn't go after them with my 3000 pound truck. Wanted to a couple of times. Have these two men do community service at a rehab for accident victims, take their driving license for ten years and place them on probation for five years with a five year prison sentence suspended unless violated. Change the law to 18 years old to receive a Drivers License if you enlist in the Military, become employed full time and or attend college and work a part time job. Otherwise they wait until their 21 years old. To end here I say both guilty and not guilty. Nobody wins this one folks. Hope their sitting with God.

Just a couple of points– say there was only contact between the
BUMPERS of the 2 vehicles, sending both simultaneously out of control ?
Could that account for the fact that there was no paint found ?
I agree that fellow bloggers who know the outcomes of these trials should please not let the cat out of the bag and spoil it for the rest of us.
And,indeed WHY was the brother of Stephen Davis not brought forward
as a witness? This is extremely suspicious!!

I feel deep sorrow for the boy's families but think the trial of Mr Davis is a waste of tax money. All the eye witnesses saw someting different so who is to say he did anything..... Still shocked that with all the witnesses not one called 911 to report their driving.. The driver of the p/u is the one who should be in jail. He is lucky he didnt kill an entire family on top of the 3 teens driving in the turn lane!

Why would someone cop a plea, if tgey didn't feel they might be convicted of a crime?
Our young assasin has copped a plea to a lesser degree already. Hmmm food for thought there.

i am so glad that the jury came back with the lesser charge verdict. this man was not guilty. Mr LaCoursiere is the guilty one. and these parents need to realize that their son's were going some 80 miles an hour and they are to blame. the father who left the court room who was so upset. parents need to realize that their children are to blame and stop blaming every one else. when are parents going to be come parents and see that their children do wrong. not some one else. i see it every day in school. i am so happy that Mr. Davis was found guilty of the lesser charge. there is faith in the justice system.

As sorry as it is to have 3 young boys killed, I really feel that is was just an accident. All the parties have their share of fault, and unfortunally this is the result, they are all guilty including the dead boys. This should be turned into an example of what can happen, and every teenager should be required to watch this, so they think twice before playing games with their cars.

My heart goes out to those parents that lost there young men but I commend the jury for their findings. Mr Davis may have owned guns, may have had a history of whatever these parents are accussing him of, but those are not the reasons that these boys were playing games with high powered vehicles with reckless abandon. What stands out in this trial is that Mr Davis could easily been killed by them and their poor decisions. Was Mr Davis using poor decisions? Yes, but wasn't there a doubt whether Mr Davis was merely trying to slow these boys down so that they wouldn't kill themselves? There was doubt in my mind about the mind set of Mr Davis, the jury did the right thing.

As a society we have a grave tendency to blame others or something else for our actions. I am not sure if this is a necessary human function and reaction but we all need to be more honest with accepting responsibility. I have seen in this case, the casting of more blame on Davis versus the teens involved. This is baloney. People have said that Davis should have known better etc. - well, these licenced drivers of all the vehicles should have known better. We seem to give teens the benefit of their age as excuses for crimes they commit. If someone is old enough to get a licence , they should be fully responsible for their actions. This whole situation is tragic and I know words cannot describe the teen's parents feelings - but to attach so much one-sided blame to Davis is unfair and just not right. Science spoke in this case yet the parents are still saying that Davis hit the truck into the bus. As a parent, when are we going to accept the truth that our children do foolish things and should also be held accountable. Perhaps the pending or future law suits play a role. I would have more respect for these families if they had not launched predictable lawsuits to get the all important money.

To tell a kid " Be careful and watch your speed" is so vague.
I wish before I received my driver's license MANY years ago,I could have been able to observe, in an emergency room, the effects of a 2 ton bullet coming at me and seeing the horrific results of these encounters.So many people never see this unless they work in emergency rooms across the natio, maybe it is time.

I don't think the outcome was as it should have been. How ever LaCrosse has many years ahead of him, he should pat himself on the back and the kids should go celebrate. And then face the rest of thier lives remembering how they lied on the witness stand under oath. Good luck. Have a happy life, your firends won't.

they all should listen to the to the person who investigayed the accident. In stead the family members are saying he changed his testimony. which he did not, only worded things differently. I know people love their kids, but listening to these families talk about their sons, they are all Saints which does happen when one dies. But truth be told they were only teenagers, out on the highway, speeding . Boys will be boys. I feel bad for Davis. He will remember this for the rest of his life. The one father has no ill will toward James, the driver.

I believe the jury was misled with respect to one very important detail. Although the "expert" said the cars did not touch, he is most definitely wrong. I know from personal experience that two cars do not go out of control at the same time unless they touch. I was involved in a similar situation, at a slower speed, and the moment our cars bumped control was lost. Only a bump or tap could have caused Davis to slide in the direction of the bus. I can tell you the experts are wrong because I lived through my incident and I know exactly what happened. Plus, the audience knows that Davis did admit to contact. Unfortunately this statement was not admissible.

@NickGillingham. Jurors shouldn't feel intimidated by exposure to people who may not like their decisions.

I am so surprised at some of the comments that I have read. Especially the one's that are talking about it's these boys fault & they got what they deserved! How heartless can you be? Do you not realize that the boys that died were NOT driving?? It's not their fault. The fault lies on Mr. Davis & Mr. LaCoursiere, hands down! And I don't believe that Mr. Davis was only driving 64MPH. Think about it...if LaCoursiere had to go 80MPH or higher just to pass Davis, then Davis had to be pushing his car to go faster to not allow LsCoursiere to pass him. Right? I just have to ask the same question that many would like to know the answer to...why didn't Davis just fall back like many others did that day? That just further lets me know that his actions were intentional. I just feel very sorry for the parents, family & friends of the 3 boys that lost their lives in this horrific accident.

I do not believe at the time of the yaw the car was going more than 64mph. Thats not just a belief but a fact based of skid marks left. Now was he going faster before hand. Probably. I just wish that Michigan would have had a graduating license as TN now has at the time of the crash. Those boys were being boys. Mr Davis wasnt much older than those boys. He was acting immature. No doubt about that. I also submit that had Mr LaCoursiere been a more experienced driver he would have know to let up off the brake and steer then reapply. Had Davis been more experienced he wouldnt have over corrected and hit the bus. They boys who died while not driving, were guiltly of getting in the car with an immature driver. You cant tell me that Mr LaCoursiere had never done this kind of thing before.

I was right....hahahah...now they got the conviction in place at any price...they will now be able to persue without obstruction, a cash civil case with ease, which in the end is really what this is all about...they know all involved were smokin' and playin' in the street...but why not go for the money...ya'll will see...2 years from now.

Peace and Love,

Mark Allen

I agree there will be a civil law suite for money, and all other kinds of monitary action. These families of these kids will reap a harvest at a mans expense that should not have been convictec\d. These kids and parents seem to think the road is thier play ground and the rest of the world should BACK OFF. Our justise system is broken.

Exactly........so people are hassling you while your driving...and what? You should not defend yourself? That would have been an excellent defense for Davis...nobody new why he was involved, and there was no testimony to his beliefs as to what had happened, and was about to happen...he could have said he was being chased, they cut him off, they were risking his life and others...I mean why not?, everyone else was friggin' making stuff up as they go...hahahaha

those kids were and are punks I hope the truck driver lives in hell every day for killing those kids I am just glad that the school bus was empty think parents before you put the blame on other people kids are not perfect

Vanessa is not a victim she knew about his plans to kill Keri and she was only looking out for herself. She was not afraid of him; if she was she would not have been willfully sleeping with him after Keri died. She should be setting in a defense chair next to him; she should be on trial as well. I do not know how she lives with herself; knowing he was going to take the life of the mother of his children. They are both horrible people.