Update: Unidentified Person Claiming to be a "First Responder" Leaves Voice Message on Our Voicemail - Claims Trash Truck in Regina Lloyd Case Lost Its Brakes
On Saturday, November 3, 2007, an unidentified female claiming to be a "first responder" left a voice message on The Bradley Law Firm's after-hours voice recorder claiming the trash truck lost its brakes in the St. Charles wrongful death of Regina Lloyd. The unidentified caller claimed the truck took the right hand turn to avoid traffic ahead.
We are in the process of downloading the voicemail and will post the audio file here on this web blog as soon as possible.
If in fact the truck lost its brakes, experts would need to determine why the brakes failed. The most likely scenario for a vehicle losing braking power is improper maintenance. However, there are a host of other things that could cause this as well such as loss of hydraulic power or loss of air, if the truck was equipped with air brakes. It will be interesting to find out if in fact there was a braking malfunction in this case.
Once an investigation is completed, and more information is learned, we will update the web blog.
