The Josh Hancock story just keeps on rolling. Yesterday, tow truck driver Jacob Hargrove was served with lawsuit papers from the Hancock estate, claiming he was partially at fault for Josh's death in the Highway 40 crash.
Today, Hargrove's attorney, Robert Pedroli, was on my KMOX show to explain why he has threatened a countersuit unless the Hancock lawsuit against his client is dropped. He pointed out that, since Josh was drunk, speeding, and on the cell phone, he's the only one responsible for his death, and that the lawsuit against Hargrove is frivolous.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Tow Truck Countersuit vs. Hancock Estate
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I would expect everyone that Josh Hancock's father tries to sue will, or at least should, file a countersuit.
Robert Pedroli is 100% right in this case...the ONLY person responsible for Josh's death is Josh.
THIS IS AN OPEN LTTER TO MR. HANDCOCK.
I defended you when everyone else was calling you names. I know what it is like to experience the sudden death syndrome--by auto.
I located the person who was at fault and let her know that I knew. I, also, let it drop. A couple of years later I heard that she had died. She had become ill shortly after the accident.
Mr Handcock, you are swatting at non existent flies. I was much relieved to know that my son was clean when it happened. I know how I would have felt if he had been in your son's state.
Unless you are the greedy person most of the entries on this connection thought, then you are going to have to face a very painful fact. You are mad at your son for the stupid things he did and for dying. You are trying to offload your anger at him onto others.
If you are interested, only, in your son's earning capacity, then talking to you is useless. If not, then it is time to admit that your son, Josh, did some pretty stupid things, yes HE did them. He did the same kind of things that a lot of other young men his age do, but fortunately, they do not end up dead.
No, he did not "pass on," expire. leave any of the other terms used----he DIED. He is DEAD and nothing can bring him back, if it were possible, my son would be here today. When you can say those words to yourself, you will reenter the real world. I know what that world between reality and nothingness is.
Your life will never be the same, but you will learn to live with it. In about two years you will begin not to hurt so badly and each year after that the pain will get lighter. There will be times when you will remember and there may be a myriad of feelings but they will be fleeting.
Let it go. That truck driver did not kill your child nor did the bar tender. YOUR SON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR KILLING HIMSELF. HE WAS AN ADULT.
Why are you trying to punish others instead of facing your own pain and dealing with it? Why are you trying to ruin this man financially to satisfy that pain? Believe me, the money will not help, even if you do win. Each time you spend a dime you will remember it is blood money (that money will come to represent the blood your son spilled that night).
Tomorrow will still come and you will be faced with the fact that you have RUN OUT of diversions and you will have to say, "my son is dead." These ARE the words yoou will have to say to yourself.
I feel for your pain, but these diversions, and that is what they are, will not help.
You have two choices: grieve and get on with your life or join him (I do not suggest the latter, because we all die sooner or later.) I handled it by telling myself that the amount of time beteen his death and mine, even if I lived a hundred years, was not even a blink in the eye of time.
"The time has come the walrus said to talk of many things
Of ships and shoes and sealing wax
Of cbbages and Kings.
And time for you to face reality, As painful as it may be.
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