[Hal Copple]

Why is there the assumption that he was speeding or accelerating hard? At the accident site, it seems that the right side tires left the asphalt, returned to the road, spun when the off-road tire gained traction again, and about the time his car was broadside in the oncoming lane, he and his passenger were impacted by an older Oldsmobile. This occured after dark, on an unlit rural road, and typical speeds coming down the hill for the Oldsmobile i would guess be about 50+ mph.

My daughter had the car in front of her hit a deer and roll last night down in Ga, putting a deer leg thru her windshield. Why do we assume Steve was speeding, when perhaps he was talking to his passenger, or a deer ran across in front of him, or there was ice then on the road, (it was well below freezing last night) or someother distraction/road hazard that he did his best to avoid.

They are both dead, as would be likely in a such a side impact from such a much larger and heavier car. He cannot defend his actions, so let the speculation end now. For all we know, perhaps he was heroic in an unanticipated circumstance

Vaya Con Dios, old friend