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We summarize the evidence presented at trial. On March 27, 2000, the defendant was employed as a bellman at the Garden Plaza Hotel in Johnson City, Tennessee. One of his duties as bellman was to transport guests of the hotel to and from the airport via the hotels shuttle van.
Doctor Mohammed Shouri, a guest of the hotel, had traveled to Johnson City to interview for a pathology residency position at East Tennessee State University. After completing his interview and returning to the hotel, Dr. Shouri requested transportation to the airport. The guest services manager
of the hotel, Patti Copeland, instructed the defendant to drive Dr. Shouri to the airport. During their drive, Dr. Shouri asked the defendant several questions about Johnson City in an attempt to learn more about his potential new job site. Doctor Shouri characterized the defendants responses to his
questions as slow and sluggish.
While traveling toward the airport on Highway 75, Dr. Shouri noticed that the shuttle van had drifted into the lane of opposing traffic and that another vehicle was approaching the van.
Doctor Shouri then said to the defendant, Hey, hey, hey, hey, watch, watch, watch, which is the last thing he recalled prior to the ensuing crash with a Toyota Corolla driven by Ramona Gouge.
As a result of the accident, the occupants of both vehicles sustained injuries. The defendant broke his thumb and injured his leg; Dr. Shouri shattered his ankle, requiring several corrective surgeries; Ms. Gouge broke both ankles, several ribs, a wrist, a heel, and a hip, rendering her wheelchair-bound.
Ramona Gouges mother, Vernita Winters, was a passenger in Ms. Gouges car. Ms. Winters died at the accident scene.
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/061/BelcherOPN.pdf
We summarize the evidence presented at trial. On March 27, 2000, the defendant was employed as a bellman at the Garden Plaza Hotel in Johnson City, Tennessee. One of his duties as bellman was to transport guests of the hotel to and from the airport via the hotels shuttle van.
Doctor Mohammed Shouri, a guest of the hotel, had traveled to Johnson City to interview for a pathology residency position at East Tennessee State University. After completing his interview and returning to the hotel, Dr. Shouri requested transportation to the airport. The guest services manager
of the hotel, Patti Copeland, instructed the defendant to drive Dr. Shouri to the airport. During their drive, Dr. Shouri asked the defendant several questions about Johnson City in an attempt to learn more about his potential new job site. Doctor Shouri characterized the defendants responses to his
questions as slow and sluggish.
While traveling toward the airport on Highway 75, Dr. Shouri noticed that the shuttle van had drifted into the lane of opposing traffic and that another vehicle was approaching the van.
Doctor Shouri then said to the defendant, Hey, hey, hey, hey, watch, watch, watch, which is the last thing he recalled prior to the ensuing crash with a Toyota Corolla driven by Ramona Gouge.
As a result of the accident, the occupants of both vehicles sustained injuries. The defendant broke his thumb and injured his leg; Dr. Shouri shattered his ankle, requiring several corrective surgeries; Ms. Gouge broke both ankles, several ribs, a wrist, a heel, and a hip, rendering her wheelchair-bound.
Ramona Gouges mother, Vernita Winters, was a passenger in Ms. Gouges car. Ms. Winters died at the accident scene.
http://www.tsc.state.tn.us/OPINIONS/tcca/PDF/061/BelcherOPN.pdf
