Umm, Bill, I do drive in Arizona, everyday. I live in Pinetop and am an Arizona native. Also lived in Tucson (attended L. M. Prince grade school) a couple of times (go Cats), along with Yuma and Glendale.
And no, the school zone comparison was not sarcastic on my part - it was just the easiest one I could think of at the time - of course there are many others.
And I haven't convicted anyone - I merely would like to know what the true facts are that caused this accident. Many folks have posted comments to the effect that "no one will ever know why the accident occurred". Well, I don't believe that - I feel the authorities will be able to properly assess the cause. Hopefully we will learn of the final outcome.
And by the way, the math percentage numbers I posted were by me. I used the stated speed zone (45 mph) that no one seems to argue with and also the police comment about "70 mph" and wanted to see how the two compare, percentage wise. The illustration of highway (interstate) speed limit of 75 mph, using the same percentage shows how fast one has to go (116) to be at the same ratio. Hopefully, as others have posted, the proximate cause of the accident was something Mr. Niebauer had no control over.
I'll be patient and hope to learn of investigative results.
