Hey remember my diary last week where the Alaska State troopers in Fairbanks were covering up Joe Miller's culpability in causing a fender bender? Well remarkably the story has zagged again and Miller HAS been cited for causing the accident.
Here's the poop:
The Fairbanks Newsminer reports that Miller was cited for for “failing to exercise due care to avoid a collision.”
A New York Times article included an interview with the driver of the car making the left turn who is contesting being cited for being partially out of the middle turn lane. He claims Joe Miller's insurance is paying for his costs which supports Joe being at fault not him.
I drive that stretch of road and it's always very congested at 7:30am. There is a clear middle lane for turning into the high school but the traffic at that time is usually backed up from an intersection with a stoplight further down.
I still think Joe Miller's permanently attached cell phone might have been a part of the accident but that's pure speculation. Still just a little kerfuffle. Kudos to the AK State Troopers for eventually deciding to treat the latest Alaska celebrity Joe Miller like any other schmo.