Sonal Patel was sentenced to seven years in a Georgia prison after falling asleep while driving drunk and sleep deprived, causing a crash that left a father of two dead.
I think the drugs are related to the sleep deprivation. Honestly more attention needs to be given to tired driving. It represents thousands of deaths a year and is just as dangerous as driving intoxicated, it’s just another form of impairment.
As much as the truckers hate it, the best thing that ever happened to the industry were the GPS trackers forcing them to take their mandated breaks.
The title really seems to downplay the alcohol and drugs involved here
I think the drugs are related to the sleep deprivation. Honestly more attention needs to be given to tired driving. It represents thousands of deaths a year and is just as dangerous as driving intoxicated, it’s just another form of impairment.
As much as the truckers hate it, the best thing that ever happened to the industry were the GPS trackers forcing them to take their mandated breaks.