Let me make one thing perfectly clear: There is not a hot enough corner of Hell for Brett Truskin. And, the judge who ROR’d him thus enabling him to steal a life from this Earth has a lot of explaining to do. Here’s the evidence against the fucking lowlife scumbag driver who’s probably not even worth the energy that it takes to craft a shiv:
The family is mourning Sunday night, trying to understand how a man who was arrested for DUI could be released a few hours later, only to get behind the wheel of his mother’s car.
According to police, he was high on drugs when he struck and killed their loved one in an attempted hit and run accident.
“I’m hurting, I’m hurting real bad,” said Tanya Cuffee. “If I had a choice, I would give my life for his, because he didn’t deserve it.”
The widow of 49 year old Greg Loper is still trying to come to grips with the loss of her husband, a father of 11 children and 11 great-grandchildren.
Police say he was riding a bicycle Friday night in the 1900 block of East Lehigh when he was struck and killed by a car being driven by 22 year old Brett Truskin of Ivyland, Bucks County.
Police say Truskin was driving under the influence, and only hours earlier, he had been arrested for another DUI after a three car crash on I-95. A judge had just released him from jail on his own recognizance.
“He was high as a kite, and he took my baby. He left me with this,” said Tanya. “He left me to raise 11 kids, by myself, because he wanted to get high.” Tanya Cuffee says her husband was working three odds and end jobs trying to feed his family.
From the Bicycle Coaltion of Greater Philadelphia:
Bicycle Coalition To Hold Candlelight Vigil For Bicyclist Killed In Kensington Bike Lane
Tuesday Vigil Will Memorialize Man Killed By Intoxicated Hit-and-Run Driver on Lehigh Ave Last Friday
NOVEMBER 20, 2011. PHILADELPHIA, PA. The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia will hold a candlelight vigil Tuesday for the bicyclist killed by a hit-and-run Friday evening in Kensington. The vigil will honor the victim, Mr. Gregory Loper, and serve as a reminder of pedestrians’ and bicyclists’ vulnerability to intoxicated drivers and drivers who choose to hit and run.
The vigil will take place Tuesday, November 22nd, from 5:30 – 6:30 pm, on the corner of E. Lehigh Ave and Jasper Street. The vigil will include the installation of a ghost bike.
“This is a shame and a tragedy, and our deepest sympathy goes out to Mr. Loper’s family,” said Alex Doty, Executive Director of the Bicycle Coalition. “This reminds us that hit-and-runs disproportionately affect pedestrians and bicyclists, and we need better educational efforts and legal protection to reduce the frequency of these awful incidents.”
A ghost bike is a bicycle painted white and installed as a memorial to a bicyclist killed or severely injured. A tradition in bicycling communities in the United States and abroad, ghost bikes also serve to remind passing motorists of the importance of safely sharing the road with bicyclists.
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He’s not worth the energy you spent on this blog post. Here’s the problem: you care overly what he did, and the victim’s family cares. He cares not. He will be in prison for decades and most likely not care because if he gets out, he’ll do it again. Drugs suck.
This should be printed and posted at every judicial hall in America.