Alaska US Senate Candidate Cited in 3-Car Crash

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

The Republican candidate who defeated U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's primary election has been cited with failing to exercise due care to avoid a recent three-car collision.

Joe Miller was involved in the crash in his hometown of Fairbanks three days after the Aug. 24 election and before his surprise victory was confirmed in the counting of thousands of absentee votes and questioned ballots.

Alaska State Troopers say Miller's vehicle rear-ended a vehicle driven by Denali Park resident James Raisis, who then rear-ended a car driven by Mark Lewis of Fairbanks.

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Miller told the Daily News on Monday he hasn't seen the $160 citation yet, but doubts he'll challenge it. He said troopers only cited drivers in the accident after learning a U.S. Senate candidate was in one of the vehicles.

Miller said he was not talking on or looking at a mobile phone at the time of the accident. Miller said he was "just driving down the road."

The day of the crash, troopers said it was unclear who was at fault. Beth Ipsen, a troopers spokeswoman, said Miller's high profile did not prompt the tickets.

"It's pretty typical not to cite drivers at the scene of a crash because many times the investigating trooper needs to sort out the information before making a determination on who to cite," she said in an e-mail.



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[Dawson Leery]

1. Why was Miller driving on publicy funded roads?

[usregimechange]

3. Maybe he is a socialist?

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

6. Because it's not cold enough yet to use a snowmobile?

:shrug:

[rocktivity]

7. DUzy!

More to the point, does Murskowski now have a new lease on life?

:scared:
rocktivity

[Ken Burch]

15. Not likely. She conceded, and the Alaska GOP would have a massive revolt on its hands

If it imposed her as nominee instead of Miller.

Also, the state Libertarian Party said they wouldn't let her have their ballot line since, well, she's not a Libertarian or a libertarian.

Her only chance would be a write-in, and that never gets you elected up here.

[usregimechange]

2. What was his BAC?

[Mz Pip]

4. Inquiring minds want to know...

This could get interesting.

[wordpix]

29. my first thought...

[alp227]

5. Bad Republican driver pattern?

They complain about illegal immigrants driving without licenses and crashing and hurting others, but what would they say about their own (like Bill Janklow, Kristi Noem, and now this Teadouchebag)?

A car crash would make for a great campaign ad metaphor. Seriously.

[usregimechange]

8. He could be an illegal Russian immigrant, where is his papers, we haven't seen them!

[Ken Burch]

16. That's it....Joe Miller is actually...Yakoff Smirnoff...

[The Doctor.]

22. OMG.

"In Soviet Alaska, car drives you."

Nice finds.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

9. Was he texting?

edit: The OP update says he wasn't.

[usregimechange]

10. seems rather defensive to me, he needs to take personal responsibility

[Ken Burch]

17. And not be a burden to society, either.

n/t.

[brewens]

11. It'd be interesting to know if he'd been drinking. I wouldn't be

surprised to have one of their state troopers smell alcohol in that situation, and knowing who he is, just get him out of there without a Breathalyzer test.

[usregimechange]

12. notice how he thinks it was the cops fault

[Lasher]

21. Ever the victim, these Republicans.

[givemebackmycountry]

13. Was he ALONE? WHO was in the vehicle with him?

Oh please, please, please...
Let it be someone GOOD.

We can only hope...

[Loudmxr]

14. Examination of State Trooper's party affiliations in 3..2..

BREAKING NEWS ON GRETA TONITE!!!

[Ken Burch]

18. They'll say it's the NEXT guy Sarah's sister was divorcing....

n/t.

[AllyCat]

19. How come they count the absentee ballots for Republicans but no one else?

[JJW]

20. Gotch ya

It's the limp, impotent, gotcha state troopers again. U betch ya!

[grantcart]

23. Man this guy just can't wait to drive the country into the ditch.

[LawnKorn]

24. Miller said he was not talking on or looking at a mobile phone

Miller said he was not talking on or looking at a mobile phone because he was too busy putting the liquor bottle back under the seat.

[rpannier]

25. Another Republikkan Victim

The police are picking on him because he's running for Senate

It has nothing to do with the fact he's a crappy driver and a menace on the road

[anachro1]

26. What a drunk.

[anachro1]

27. Get it right, Joe...

It was Alaskan voters who had the collective stupidity to vote you in, not the Alaskan Police.

[wordpix]

28. usually if you rear end someone, you're at fault since

you're supposed to be watching the road ahead :crazy:

[Kber]

30. I'd have thought that Alaska was big enough that tail-gating would be unnecessary

I could understand it in New Jersey, but we're pretty crowded in down here.